Hey im totally chuffed so it wasnt as bad as it could have been- I wasnt shockingly and awkwardly late. It didnt matter because every art goer is it seems. The party raged on until 9....pm+
Pretty crazy.
I got to see some great pieces in the great Gaffa, and meet some new faces... and I learnt a few lessons about my work -
I want it to be a bit bigger, its haed to get into the juicy details when its less than 30cm... and not on the extremely intimate scale of things.
Ropes are a feature of space and gravity that I cant ignore- they are necessary! it needs to be a naked hang, otherwise the whole thing is mysterious. It doesn't communicate simplicity or melt or density or weight when its all hidden. And it doesn't occupy space the way it needs to in order to be an accessible, tangible, attention worthy piece of chemistry.
My last lesson is avoid corners if you want to be noticed - as potentiallypeople with prams like to squat in front. That happened for a long while it seemed, making it too hard for people to see my piece at all....
Big portraits are potentially dominant compared to my little trumpet. ... but I'm a bit self obsessed so I'm not sure if its just me or if the juxtaposition makes my piece seem alien. Maybe big portraits aren't bad afterall... Once you get to know them ?
I'm totally chuffed to be a part of it all- and pretty stoked to be chosen 1/20, from 300+ applications! A great achievement straight from uni :):):) I feel the ball is rolling and it will all get better.
