Sculpture

My piece politic TV has a strong use of iconography. It is about disconnection of people and politics, and the now-existing strong connection between the media and our government. The television represents the media and my statue of liberty is a representation of our country and government. It is about how our country is controlled by media. I made my sculpture large so that the viewer can look into the screen, I created a three minute video containing historical images, accompanied by a count down between every 4-5 three second clips. The ending of the video is ten seconds of television static and then the video picks back up at the begining. Rudolf Baranik was a large inspiration for this piece and his government defying work.

I love fishing. Matter of fact I spend about ⅓ of my summer vacation with a rod in my hand. Since I am out in the water so much, I have noticed a reoccurring problem. It is not the little kids chucking rocks into the river, but adults ripping their lines through the water. Snagging can leave a fish disfigured and can affect their way of life. In my project, I wanted to capture the effects of snagging. Particularly on sockeye salmon. I chose to use high gloss spray paint to make my fish look alive. I also used a common object that many people get their hooks caught on, or in this case a piece of wood to support my fish.