happy (not so happy) yom kippur.

the previous 4 comps clearly look ridiculously similar. each one underwent slight modifications. the composition is a collage of 3 found images. i really wanted to express the importance of creativity in regards to my lifestyle. 'the perfunctory' addresses what i feel to be the monotony and stagnant quality of standard 9-5 profession and the fear of falling into that pit of death (no offense). the beauty of living a creative lifestyle is that the sense of unexpectedness always exists.

One of the reasons I took to Nauman's work so much is because of his use of text as image. On top of that, his content does speak volumes. I find it interesting that throughout the course of a day, one hundred people might come across this piece, which might yield one hundred different interpretations (the beauty of art). I read his work as addressing the incessant needs and wants that humans have throughout their lifetime. The overwhelming quality that his medium evokes lends itself to that same interpretation. The neon lights might also reflect the consumption and the effects of media and advertising.

initial thought for a conceptual typographically driven composition. lame, i know. more to come (i swear).

this is actually a negative/inverted version of my digital print. my concept and execution simply mimicked the collaborative efforts executed in class. through random selections of photographs taken of the preliminary sculpture, i then consciously manipulated and constructed this composition.

Bruce Nauman's One Hundred Live and Die (1984) touches on the essential components of human existence with the use of non-traditional materials. Although Nauman's piece is solely typographic, his work speaks volumes as it stimulates thought and inquiry from its audience. 

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