Things are now going smoothly maybe too smoothly. All the work I did this summer is paying off.
Copy of SITE Gallery- Sculpture Month Houston - Installing the work#2
Packing the hanging pieces for transporting to the silos.
Last week I spent everyday packing and boxing the pieces I made this summer. I needed boxes they could hang in. Regular wardrobe boxes are not wide enough, so I made my own wardrobe style boxes to transport the sculpture pieces. I took two 30” X 30” X 30” boxes, stacked them and taped them to make them 78” tall.
Then I wrapped each element of each piece in thin plastic dry cleaning bags and kitchen zip lock bags. I don’t want any thing getting tangled. Each little section is in its own plastic cocoon.
Each small element bagged separately making bouquet of bee cocoons
Making my own wardrobe style boxes.
My pieces hang from the top of the boxes. I needed something to support the top of the box. Southland hardware yard sticks were the cheapest thing I could find. I think they will work.
My sculpture wardrobe boxes have doors.
The pieces in bags make awesome amnion shadows
7 boxes ready to go.
7 days left
7 days left to rip and wrangle rusted wire cloth, then delicately stitch the wire fragments into biospheres of frail and vulnerable abstract wild bees and organic shapes. Then coat hydro stone and cast shadows, to kinetically unveil the unintended consequences of forcing natural processes into an industrial model. Then pack, transport, unpack, install for 21 days, and open........ find more locations to install......... rinse and repeat.
Why document art work?
I recently received a link to download the photos taken of my recent wire cloth sculpture titled, "January 21, 2017." It is exciting to see professional photos of my finished work, but most importantly it is necessary to have professional photos for publications, websites, marketing, submitting to exhibitions and for documentation. I feel that when art historians of the future look at the work of artists living and working in this day and age, their ability to understand the processes, materials, concepts and inspirations will be as important as the actual work. The documentation of these items will greatly add to the artistic, social and monetary value of art. It is just a hunch I have from my years of experience in the business world. I hope I am right and that it does add to the value because it takes a lot of time, not to mention money, to have it done professionally.
I love this shot taken by Will Michels: http://madebywill.com/
Will is a very talented photographer. Check out his work on his website.
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