Okay, so I have spent like 17 hours on one project, and one would assume that effort is related to result. In my case, I think it went backwards, and what I have now is a project that really looks ugly and doesn't really make much sense. I am not sure.
What I was trying to do is make a large scale structure of my small water bottle sculpture. I made it a personal challenge to not use any wires or glue to hold up my bottles. So my entire project is made with just water bottles supporting themselves. It is supposed to look like a tree. The point is to create an "organic" structure from water bottles to remind people that, hey, water is beautiful and pure, and we need to remember that. It may be in a disposable container and we may have control over this element, but without water, we cannot survive and we are still dependent.
What I was trying to do is make a large scale structure of my small water bottle sculpture. I made it a personal challenge to not use any wires or glue to hold up my bottles. So my entire project is made with just water bottles supporting themselves. It is supposed to look like a tree. The point is to create an "organic" structure from water bottles to remind people that, hey, water is beautiful and pure, and we need to remember that. It may be in a disposable container and we may have control over this element, but without water, we cannot survive and we are still dependent.
The mini model is in the right corner. I should quit art projects from now on. What was I thinking? ;)
This piece actually reminds me of Dan Ariely's recent TEDtalk, "What makes us feel good about our work." (http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_what_makes_us_feel_good_about_our_work.html) Ariely argues that we are more prone to liking a project of ours and finding value and beauty in it because of the fact that we made it. He reasons that that is why parents parents find their children to be the most beautiful and wonderful, and why we value IKEA's complex furnitures. When we put effort into something, we find beauty in it. So although I am telling you that I dislike this piece, a part of me wants to say the exact opposite, and I know that it would hurt my feelings if someone agreed with me.
