Sunday, September 23, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Biodegradable in Motion
Biodegradable in Motion
If a still image can have a substantial impact, does the
animation of the image assist or detract from the initial reaction? Animating a
static image gives the artist a whole new palette to experiment from. By using
a static image of the vending machine, my hope is to show the impulsive act
that is associated with a vending machine purchase. The images that pass in
front of the background image are fleeting, but alter the environment in the
end. Through motion, one is able to see what can happen if an impulse purchase
is made, even on an item that lives and breathes.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
"The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" Questions to Walter Benjamin's writing.
Mr. Benjamin
speaks of art having cult and ritual value, which was the original intent and
subsequent creation of works of art. Could this “value” have an application to
a piece created by, say, Rauschenberg? If so, how? What would the ritual
purpose be? Is the work that is created today in line with what the Greeks were
producing when they were attempting to appease their gods?
(Rauschenberg)
Mr. Benjamin
states “By making many reproductions it substitutes a plurality of copies for a
unique existence. And in permitting the reproduction to meet the beholder or
listener in his own particular situation, it reactivates the object reproduced.”
Could this aura be the experience that the viewer has when reacting to a work
of art? A film, as a work of art, can have an astonishing affect on the viewer,
if viewed multiple times, could this effect the initial aura of the
reproduction?
Monday, September 3, 2012
"Biodegradable"
“Biodegradable”
Artist Statement
An artist has the ability to reach people without
words, to touch something inherent in the viewer that allows messages and
emotions to be conveyed. The ability to show what you believe is quite powerful
and I hope that my artwork shows my personal experiences and how they are
reflected in my philosophies. I work for
a non-profit, no-kill animal shelter. I have witnessed cruelty and pain. I have
seen dark corners in humanity and find it necessary to shed light into those
crevices.
The numbers speak volumes, and with statistics such
as those, once would believe that the logical, humane, and resourceful decision
would be to save a life and adopt a pet. However, puppy mills and back yard
breeders are contributing to these staggering numbers. I want to show the reality
of breeding, and the subsequent disregard for a living creature.
If my art does nothing else but make one person
decide not to breed their pet, then I will feel that I am successful.
“Four million cats
and dogs—about one every eight seconds—are put down in U.S. shelters each year”
– HumaneSociety.Org
Approximately
1 million puppies are produced through the puppy mill system in the United
States each year. When you buy a puppy from a pet store, you support puppy
mills' mass breeding and inhumane practices. (Statistics source: ASPCA.org)
UNITED STATES FACTS & FIGURES
• 70,000 = Number of cats and dogs born every day in the
U.S. (nearly 3,000 born every hour or 50 born every minute)
• 70 million = Number of stray cats and dogs living in the U.S.
• 30 million = Number of animals in the U.S. that die each year from cruelty, neglect, and exploitation.
• 4,000 – 6,000 = Number of animal shelters in the U.S.
• 6 – 8 million = Number of cats and dogs entering U.S. shelters each year.
• 3 – 4 million = Number of cats and dogs euthanized by U.S. shelters each year (nearly 10,000 animals killed every day)
• 3 – 4 million = Number of cats and dogs adopted by U.S. shelters each year.
• 25 – 30 % = Percentage of dogs in U.S. shelters which are purebred.
• 90% = Percentage of animals entering U.S. shelters that are healthy and adoptable.
• 42.5% = Percentage of animals entering animal shelters by animal control authorities.
• 30% = Percentage of animals entering animal shelters that were surrendered by their owners.
• 70% = Percentage of people who acquire animals that end up giving them away, abandoning them, or taking them to shelters.
• 10% = Percentage of animals received by animal shelters that have been spayed or neutered. ”
• 70 million = Number of stray cats and dogs living in the U.S.
• 30 million = Number of animals in the U.S. that die each year from cruelty, neglect, and exploitation.
• 4,000 – 6,000 = Number of animal shelters in the U.S.
• 6 – 8 million = Number of cats and dogs entering U.S. shelters each year.
• 3 – 4 million = Number of cats and dogs euthanized by U.S. shelters each year (nearly 10,000 animals killed every day)
• 3 – 4 million = Number of cats and dogs adopted by U.S. shelters each year.
• 25 – 30 % = Percentage of dogs in U.S. shelters which are purebred.
• 90% = Percentage of animals entering U.S. shelters that are healthy and adoptable.
• 42.5% = Percentage of animals entering animal shelters by animal control authorities.
• 30% = Percentage of animals entering animal shelters that were surrendered by their owners.
• 70% = Percentage of people who acquire animals that end up giving them away, abandoning them, or taking them to shelters.
• 10% = Percentage of animals received by animal shelters that have been spayed or neutered. ”
- Oxfordpets (http://www.oxfordpets.com)
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