Day 4 - Fresh Starts

On Thursday, we watched a documentary on Andy Warhol that strongly influenced what I decided to start. I decided to start fresh. With a new idea. I realized what my problem was and why I couldn't get a solid idea- it's because I was thinking too hard. I was trying to plan what I didn't want to plan. It's a formula for disaster.

Anyway, I'm just going to cut straight to the chase. I was thinking about Andy Warhol, and how all he ever wanted in life was fortune and fame. To be recognized all over the face of the Earth. Although he achieved all of this and practically reinvented the wheel of art, the real solution he was looking for was happiness...and I honestly believe he never found it.

Yes, money can buy things that can make one happy for a period of time, but what is true happiness? Is it what social media says happiness is? To be famous and to have money? What does it mean to be  happy? At what state will one achieve happiness? Is true happiness even achievable?

 At first, I was going to just cut out a stencil and paint over it multiple times to give it that "printed" feel, but my work/motive/idea evolved as I continued to work. It eventually became what you see here.

I chose the words I chose because it's what I believe social media commonly portrays as being truly happy. I cut it out because it's empty; figuratively and literally. But I decided to leave the word "happy" alone and prop it up.

From this, I realized what I actually like to draw, and what I frequently design without realizing it- conceptual art. Luke pinned it for me, and it really opened up my eyes because it's what I've been doing for so long.

As an end project on this however, I'm thinking about heading towards a product design and making this into one of those candle covers. Meaning from this, I'm going to transfer it from paper to sheet metal. You'll see.