I've just started this project and I already know that it's going to take so much more planning than any of my other projects. I already spent like 2 whole classes just reading about gentrification. I had researched a little about it for a debate case last year but I wanted to delve into more because I know that there are two distinct perspectives about it; some people strongly believe that gentrification is wrong and action should be taken against it, while other's don't see the negative aspects of it. With the piece, I know I don't want to make a political statement exactly, but rather just make something informative. Most of the people I've talked to about my idea for this project haven't known what gentrification is, so I want to make something that is more informative and clean looking, a complete 360 from my previous messy sculptures. I've done some planning in my sketchbook, but for me to like this piece I need it to be as clean and precise as possible so I may experiment with the laser cutter to make stencils.
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I went to the Fall Art Walk tonight and it was literally so cool!! I somehow just didn't know that First Fridays were a thing before learning about the Fall Art Walk, but I'm already excited to take my family to the next one. We visited VCU's ICA, the ADA Gallery, and , the Black Iris, and the 1708 Gallery, and I saw things in each that I really liked. The first was a sculpture at the ICA. While it didn't visually appeal to me that much, I loved the content behind it, and I feel like it really connects to the sculptures I've been making. The piece is a giant archway made out of prison tables, and I interpreted it as being about how in their standard setting they are used to divide and separate families, while in this position they are a pathway instead. Coach Hall recommended to me that in the future I should consider breaking my work down into just being about the architectural elements in my sculptures; the arches, the stairways, the balconies, and this piece kind of gave me an example of what doing so could possibly look like. I also loved the exhibit up at the Black Iris. The work was abstract and colorful, but still sophisticated and refined and kind of gory. It's a far stretch comparing it to my summer drawing, but something about the colors and materials just clicked. I also love how the abstract forms all intertwine, kind of like a mind puzzle. Seeing this piece makes me want to do a large abstract drawing in oil pastel. I don't know what direction I would take my own work, but seeing this piece also gave me a starting point by showing me one way I could possibly elevate my work. "Modern Immigration"
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