AvantProjectPotentialResponses

Whydidyoumakethispiece?
ImadeArtiswiththegoalofcreatingdiscourseaboutwhatartreallyis.Throughoutthis
course,wehavespentcountlessdiscussionsaboutvariousformsofartandIwantpeopleto
arriveattheconclusionthateveryonesdefinitionofartiscompletelydifferent.Withmywork,I
showmanythingsthatIbelieveareartthatmaybecontroversial,sotheaudiencebeginsto
wonderwhattheyactuallybelieveisart.
Whatwasmostdifficultaboutmakingthispiece?
Forme,themostdifficultpartofmakingthispiecewasdecidingwhichworksofarttoincludein
mycollage.Icouldvefocusedonjustincludingavantgardepieces.However,Iwantedtonot
onlyhavethose,butalsootherthingsweseeinlifeandpopularculturethatarenottypically
consideredartinordertomaximizethereactionfromtheaudience.
Whatideasareyoutryingtogetacross?
Morethananythingelse,Iwantedtoshowthatthedefinitionofartiscompletelysubjectiveand
thateveryonehashisorherownopinionofwhatitis.Thisnotonlyappliestohowwecategorize
artandnonart,butalsohowweinterpretit.
Whatotherartistshaveinfluencedyou?
ThebiggestinfluenceonmewastheSuprematistKazimirMalevich.Suprematismisanart
movementmeanttorepresentthesupremacyofartisticfeeling;however,alloftheworksare
simplygeometricshapes.Assillyastheworkssound,Iwasstruckbytheideaandeventhe
execution.Tome,thiswastheperfectexampleofhowsubjectiveartcouldtrulybe.The

unapologeticambiguityoftheworksmakethempowerful.Theideasunderlyingthisinspiredmy
work.
Whydidyouchoosetomakeanelectroniccollage?
IwantedtouseamediumthatIwascomfortablewithbutwasalsoquestionedintermsofits
artistry.Photoshopisntusuallyconsideredanartform,especiallyamongmoretraditionalart
viewers.Byusingthismedium,Ifurtherdrivemypointhomeaboutthesubjectivityofart.
Imconfusedwhatsyourpiecesupposedtobe?Ireallyloveyourpiece!Canyoutellme
moreaboutit?
MypieceisacollageofvariousthingssuchasKazimirMalevichsBlackonBlack,YokoOno,
CallofDutyandMcDonaldsfriesamongotherthings.Overthecollage,Iveimposedthewords
Artisoverandoveragaintosuggestthatallofthingsinthecollageareart.