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As a conceptual thinker, I wanted to experiment with materials in a physical medium. <\/span>Typically, I write or speak about thrilling ideas and relationships. I pondered what would happen <\/span>if I chose to communicate my thoughts differently. I own a pair of beloved jeans about ten years <\/span>old and brought to life by being worn a thousand times. After reading John Cage\u2019s “<\/span>Changes” (Composition as Process<\/em>)<\/span>, I <\/span>became enraptured with the paradox that is one\u2019s attempt to manufacture anything as it exists <\/span>naturally.<\/span> Thus, I wanted to create another pair of my destroyed jeans. Then I thought about Jean <\/span>Tinguely\u2019s kinetic sculptures, and I desired to combine Cage\u2019s and Tinguely\u2019s ideas. While Cage <\/span>experimented with a kinetic energy form, sound, it is invisible and without tangible form. The <\/span>dynamism in Tinguely\u2019s works is the opposite. Using jeans to apply Cage\u2019s ideas to Tinguely\u2019s, <\/span>Cage\u2019s ideas are arguably better represented than in his works, as the article of clothing <\/span>experiences a random set of events each time it is worn. An element of unfabricated spontaneity <\/span>is applied to the piece as it moves and is subjected to the wearer\u2019s unpredictable inclinations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another idea I had was to create an interchangeable abstract painting with multiple <\/span>panels. In the spirit of Marcel Duchamp, I chose to fuse these ideas into the piece presented. The <\/span>decision for jeans instead of canvas to serve as the medium incorporates the satire of Duchamp\u2019s <\/span>Readymades. The jeans can hang on a wall or be worn as mundane clothing. The medium <\/span>illustrates that art is not elitist, that anything can become art, and that art is not sanctified. Another of <\/span>Duchamp\u2019s concepts that inspired me is that he used old methods applied in new ways.<\/span> If I only painted a canvas <\/span>using abstract expressionist techniques, it would be boring. If I apply those techniques in <\/span>conjunction with Cage\u2019s obsession with manufactured chaos and Tinguely\u2019s kinetics, the <\/span>outcome is entirely new, for it is a mutation of multiple philosophies. <\/span><\/p>\n

The artist\u2019s ideas that have proven the most influential are those found within Sol <\/span>Lewitt\u2019s <\/span>Sentences on Conceptual Art<\/span><\/em>. The rules he articulates contain paradoxes that serve as <\/span>the foundation of this project. The painted jeans are the product of following irrational thoughts <\/span>completely and logically.<\/span>\u00a0My concept was that I wanted to paint; my subsequent ideas taught <\/span>me how. The creative process was not linear; new ideas inspired those that would have been <\/span>expected to arrive earlier in the process. The process of inspiration requires a shared concept, <\/span>although the ideas need not. I resonated with the concepts of Duchamp, Cage, and Tinguely, <\/span>though not their ideas. <\/span><\/p>\n

Lucio Fontana, John Cage, and Sol Lewitt spoke about rational and subconscious, <\/span>method and structure, and logical and irrational, respectively. I wanted to explore the execution <\/span>of the subconscious using the rational. Thus, the final idea of my concept appeared. I chose to <\/span>use abstract expressionism to relay the mental state not actively aware. Brushes and colors <\/span>became extensions of the subliminal. The result is not merely painted jeans; it is a visual <\/span>representation of the subconscious as it exists independently and the manifestation of many <\/span>ideas. <\/span><\/p>\n

Reflection:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I just finished painting the jeans, and it was a shockingly cathartic experience! The <\/span>aggression, freedom, and creativity experienced during the event were more than I imagined. I <\/span>prepared my area, materials, put on a Metallica album, began painting, and time stopped. <\/span>Pollock\u2019s Action Painting technique is immersive and a surprisingly athletic endeavor. For forty <\/span>minutes, I was focused, my thoughts entirely dedicated to casting my subconscious state at that <\/span>moment on the denim. As I am writing this, I feel a state of relief. Creating abstract art is a state <\/span>of absolute freedom; I was not concerned with assignments I have to complete, thinking about <\/span>making dinner, or how I have to begin preparing for the GMAT. I was lost in creating the piece. <\/span>It was lovely. While thinking about what I want to write, I cannot move past how emotional the <\/span>experience was. Everything one feels is expressed. Abstract Expressionism genuinely is as its <\/span>name implies; one communicates their soul at that moment indescribably. The piece is <\/span>electrified. Similar to Frankenstein\u2019s creation, I have zapped the jeans with the happiness, <\/span>gratitude, anger, worry, fear, excitement, and sadness that I have been experiencing during the <\/span>past few months. I think I will begin painting because the experience is euphoric and cathartic in <\/span>a much different way than racing a car, waterskiing, and cliff-jumping. Those activities have a <\/span>hint of worry that the pursuit could end terribly, but not painting. There is no wrong answer; no <\/span>incorrect way to liberate the subconscious. One can run free. I had a BLAST!<\/span><\/p>\n

To learn about Jackson Pollock and his techniques, I watched the following videos: How to Paint like Pollock; The National Gallery of Australia\u2019s Pollock\/Blue Poles Documentary; and Action Painting Footage. The National <\/span>Gallery of Australia has a terrific documentary about Pollock and his creation of Blue Poles. My <\/span>only complaint is that it is far too short! Seeing Blue Poles in person is now on my bucket list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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