Tuesday, April 17, 2012
My shrine started off as many things. Things I hated, things that didn't match, things that were incomplete. As I continued to "wing it", the things that didn't match, collectively matched with eachother. Color became a huge theme and my shrine really popped in the end. I stopped making things I didn't like and started making things from my past. The central peice of my shrine being the tranquil icon of the Virgin Mary. The box of eyes represents the need for attention. All though it is a lot to take in, I wouldn't call my shrine chaotic. I would call it free.
The Build Up
When I began I thought I wanted to devote my shrine to the topic of thesis. But as I continued to think about what my thesis meant to me I realized that it is the culmination of my undergraduate studies. Therefore, my shrine captures the culmination of my undergraduate studies. I decided to work with cardboard and paper mache, the techniques that I found myself most comfortable with. The strips represent layers that I learned to think in, yet the simple structure reflects the overall item that I have learned in college: life is simultaneously simple and complex.
Shrine
This shrine is a shrine to color. Colors can evoke a lot of emotion and feeling, and can completely change a space that it is placed in.
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