Questions For Readings

Questions for Readings

The Effects of Consumption:

1. What should be valued as more important: Jobs and economic prosperity or the slow decline of our planet due to the mass consumerism caused by our capitalist lifestyle? Is this Capitalist lifestyle of ours the reason for our perception of lower product demand leading to a depression (a.k.a We associate the sheer volume of products we own with economic prosperity). Is there a chance that if society put less value on material products we could stop the progress of damage being caused to the earth? 

2. Personal self question: If the planet is slowly dying due to the over use of land for the production of cash crops and meat farming (for things like cattle) would a mass transfer to vegetarianism help cut back on that, or would land still be overused due to cash crops? Or would said cash crops change to apply to vegetarian consumerism, ultimately not solving the problem at all? 

 

Artist Statement (likely will be subject to change)

Artist Statement (subject to change)

This congregation of works intends to embody the idea of juxtaposition. However, whether it is direct and obviously presented in a surface level form varies. Some of the pieces may have a juxtaposing composition or have juxtaposing objects, while others play with juxtaposing ideas that highlight the ironies, flaws, or excellence of each other; this form of juxtaposition, although more difficult to find, occurs more prolifically throughout the pieces. Inspiration for these more deeply ingrained messages is likely drawn from the influence of absurdist artists, such Don Hertzfeldt an Throne Brandt, whose seemingly meaningless and highly strange artworks reveal intricate messages. A substantial difference, however, is that this body of works very closely relates to issues of the personal variety and often are used as a form of catharsis for strong emotions and observations of these emotions, such as loneliness, self disgust, a disconnect from humanity, and so on.