Wednesday, December 2, 2009

"Natural Decay" Watercolour Series







Just more watercolours from series' that seem to be constantly in progress.

"Fresh Fruit" Watercolour series





These have all been purchased, however the series is still in progress.

Stenciling with Spray Paint




There are the first two spray paint stencilings I made. I cut the bird and the chandelier out of bristol board with an exacto knife and then used spray paint and plastic jewels on an 8x10in canvas.

You're Still My Favourite Model

Public Art



This was a public art piece from August 2009. You may or may not still be able to see it @ the public rest stop of the 47 mi marker neaR Kingman, AZ on rte. 40. The materials are simply a plunger spray painted gold.

Untitled 2009
spray paint, yarn, ribbon and plastic jewels on 24x11in canvas

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Fitting In

During the first semester @ MECA (Post summer intensive) I worked on one main body of work called the Fitting In Series. It is 5 videos of different sized people fitting into spaces within their domestic environments. The ideas behind this work touch on things like identity, safety and camouflage. I asked that my subjects wear something representative of themselves (and that was comfortable enough to move around in) and that they let me come into their homes to film them. I chose to do this within the home, because it is the space where we feel most comfortable and at ease. I also chose subjects that I have known for a number of years and that feel comfortable enough with me to let me into their homes and to let me film them. In the videos we see how the subjects fit into actual spaces, but in a larger context it is a metaphor for fitting in, generally speaking. How we adjust or contort ourselves to fit in, how we hide from things, how we blend in to feel more at ease, and how sometimes we just will not fit in no matter how hard we try...

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Disclaimer

I'm using this website to post studio work that isn't in any way related to work on www.alexisandhercamera.com because that is the website that serves as a portfolio strictly for my photography. A lot of this is experimental and with mediums that I am in no way seasoned in. Not everything seen here is good, yet it is all still copyrighted so please keep that in mind. More to come.

-Alexis R.