Thursday, October 14, 2010

Surface Assignment 6- Create and Destroy Progress

I actually remembered to take a second and take progress pics.

Image1: Primordial Darkness
I used charcoal, pen, and marker to create the "primordial sea of chaos." I wanted that to be the first image because I didn't just want to start at light point blank. 
I destroyed it by cutting it up so I could added it to the next painting.

Image2: Light

I wanted it to seem like it was breaking the darkness.
Ironically, I destroyed it by painting over it with black paint.  I flipped it over to prepare the back of the canvas to contain the heavens.

Image3: Firmament
I decided to do a atmospheric gradient with celestial stars streaking the skies.
Then I have to pour dirt and water on heaven...lol.
Fear the dirt bucket.

Image4: Earth and Sea
I built a little reservation of a shore on top of the heavens so that it looked like the water was reflecting it.   Making it water tight was easy.
I then mixed into a muddy, rocky bed for the next day.


Image5: Plant Life
I got plastic flowers and ripped up what made it watertight for scraps. I wanted it to feel warm and alive against the soil.
Then I uprooted everything, poured the dirt in a bucket, dismantled the canvas frame, and threw it all into a scrap pile.  


  ewww.
Image6: Sea Life

After all the care I put into making sure the glasses were never cracked, I broke them in a plastic bag.  I ripped off the fish and took apart the frame again.
I really liked this piece too....




Image7: Humanity and Rest
I decided to combine the 6th and 7th day to bring most of the pictures together into one piece.
I took most of the scraps and junk that accumulated and filled both the pillow and mattress with it, including the broken glass.  I wanted the doll, whether God or humanity, to rest upon "the world" in a way.    I then took the stretcher bars to make the bed frame and decorated the edges with leftover decorations.



It is the only survivor of all the pieces.





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