12 October 2009

"Your hands do not look like they're your's."

We build to express ideas set forth by a practical art form debated upon for years. All of this intellectual discussion has to transform from a weightless idea into a tangible 3D form. We're taught how to look at things with a prejudiced eye; to create a dichotomy between the 'representational' form & the robust embodiment of what we're trying to convey. We're constantly grasping at a process that is two steps ahead & laughing all the while. The ideas expressed often move at a slower pace than we build. We construct, deconstruct, & reconstruct without ever truly completing our thoughts. We tear away the pieces to reveal a skeletal notion of process; a bare bones approach to a complex & intricate problem. We sketch away the vigor of the project in order to do something-- anything!- that leads to production. Those walks around the block are often lies to ourselves. We try to force ideas that may never fully gestate much like people who pray to God to fix a problem immediately. There's never one singular solution-- we must create a laundry list & go with what will allow the project to spill over the sides. I'm not sure if I can swipe at my process, but it's in view. The pressure of a deadline is often the starter pistol that sets us up to produce. Ten days out & counting.

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