Black and White

I have searched for artworks similar to mine to see how the artist made it successfully. Both these two play with the idea of black and white, with clean straight edges. They look so simple yet powerful, dominating the space. I think because the work is essentially framing the space inside it emphasises it and brings the idea of a void or nothingness to the viewer, in particular the structure with a man lying inside it. This piece also uses the idea of light and dark. Because the metal is the same colour as the shadow, it adds another dimension to it- bringing 2D qualities into a 3D piece. This simple and striking quality is something im going to consider in my piece. Looking at these images makes me feel more comfortable in what im doing now.

Change?

So there's about a week left until i have to hand in my work and set up for an exhibition. The problem im having is that i wont be able to get my piece finished the way i want it on time. I have hugely underestimated the time it takes to prepare a metal frame from scratch and there is a lot more work to it that i had thought. So at the moment, all i have is a metal frame without the internal poles. This was starting to worry me, but it might be successful as it is. This made me think, by changing a piece of work, how much are you altering its meaning and purpose? I think slight alterations can make a big difference so what does this mean for my piece now? Well my proposal now is to have this frame resting on a wall at an angle with 4 scanners mounted on the wall (unfortunately they wont be working). I got these ideas from my last crit where people were concerned about how much time i have left. To begin with i was against the ideas but now see that they make sense and are my only real option. The original idea of the work was to evoke a sense of intrusion and discomfort, but with this revised plan, it wont achieve these qualities. I think that by showing it as a 'work in progress', it is quite vulnerable. I quite like this idea that something that's meant to be menacing is vulnerable but this will be lost on the audience.