Finding an appropriate subject to remix
for this assignment was not without difficulty. We tossed around many
ideas, initially leaning towards recreating a Blink 182 music video
in which we would all trash a room and videotape the process.
However, eventually we found our way to Jackson Pollock's
overwhelmingly emotive 'Number 11' painting from 1952. The idea would
be to recreate the painting and allow ourselves to be the blue poles
that feature in the image, as we were sure that we wanted to include
an interactive element. We organised a date and time to meet on the
La Trobe grounds, lay down a sheet, pull out some paints and go nuts.
And this is exactly what we did. Our first layer consisted of pastels
which added a certain depth to our image that a single layer of paint
would not be able to. After the painting was finished, I acted as
photographer for the day documenting each idea we came up with to
incorporate ourselves into the image as the blue poles (hence being
dressed in navy).
The process was extremely
collaborative. The initial idea was Heidi's, and from then on each
group member contributed equal amounts toward to the completion of
the project. Getting the painting done was a surprisingly cathartic
experience. I did not realise how much of a release it is to just
throw all of your energy into getting paint and pastels onto a sheet.
No rules, just expression.
These are the results.
ORIGINAL
OUR APPROPRIATION
Many photos were taken. We decided that each individual would stand in front of the painting and we would photoshop them together to match the style of the original. The blue skin came to being in post production.
Romany
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