Studio notes: Heading to my studio in about 45 minutes. Going to buy a few more pieces of drywall and work on more "Given" works. For the drywall, I think it's most appropriate for this theme. The collages imply the falling apart of these images. They are cracked, destructively made, and depict images of a more anxiety world. I see these as a second group of pieces, coming after the drywall givens. I also see the potential in coupling these images. I've also been thinking a great deal about wooden bars with language and using them as framing devices. But then it would be too much perhaps. The Institution: The given works are about the institutional placement of the white man (me). The Society: The pink collages are about the mental effect of these institutional contexts (The white man in society). It's important I depict how I've enjoyed these placements. The Future? There needs to be a third placement. Something about the future. Something inclusive. Something that activates the work into a convoluted avenue of thought. Something that not only targets defensiveness, but prompts a heated discussion.
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