I had the opportunity to have a studio visit with an artist named Kyle Peets this week ( http://kylepeets.com/ ) and thought I would reflect on some of the things that came up during that visit. We talked about failure being an underlying theme in much of the work, not failure in the creation of the work, but failure in the usefulness of the objects and systems that I have assembled. I’m going to spend time analyzing the use of failure in relation to myself. We also talked about the idea of the one liner in my work which is also a critique he has received in the past. I wrote down a quote from him… “What's the harm of a one liner in the context of a paragraph”. I’m going to continue exploring framing my work as a whole and letting one liners enhance and add interest to or engagement in a broader conversation.
What To Do With A Fancy Pencil
As I have critiques and studio visits most people I talk to can get on board with the idea of making a really nice pencil and the idea of it eventually being consumed, however the parameters surrounding the process of consumption seem to be where there is the most uncertainty/input so here is a list of options I can think of, and I welcome more suggestions. break the lead off in the wall mimicking another piece I'm working on give it to my eldest son to use at school and sharpen down (likelihood of it being lost in the first week is very high) make a drawing with it, though it is not a drawing pencil. shade a pedestal with it. play that game where you put your hand on a table and stab between each finger. rent it out for use. give it to Dylan to pin his hair with (though it doesn't necessarily get consumed that way) cover it with chicken grease and leave it out for a raccoon to chew on. use it to learn to write with my toes. just use it like a normal pencil. eat...
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