Commission accomplished -
"Through the Looking Glass"digitally manipulated drawing, post proposal study by Mick Mather
- stacked sheets of found glass in the shape of half a tree
- installed against a mirror so the whole tree is revealed as a reflection of itself
- a round hollow feature midway between bottom and top is the single ornament composed of empty space
- when you bend to look into the ornament, you see your own reflection (the viewer is now the ornament)
Labels: Art Everyday by Mick Mather, conceptual art, digitally manipulated drawing, Everson Museum of Art, Everson Unwrapped, Lewis Carroll, Syracuse New York
posted by Mick at 3:22 AM
6 Comments:
Brilliant!! I love your concept and to see how it's written out for submission.
Just 1 question...would the viewers reflection be on top of the tree? or next too?
The difference in reflection would change the experience im my opinion...and the interpretation.
Festivel of the trees....way cool!
lisa sarsfield:
Thanks so much for the enthusiastic comment, Lisa. I was hoping that someone might find the proposal language interesting; that said, not all are quite as simple as this. As for the reflection, remember that the hole in the tree is the conceptual ornament and will be placed in the middle. When you look into the hole, you will see yourself reflected in the mirror behind. Maybe I should've added a little face to that part of the study. :)
Christmas tree? Nice!
elegia:
Thank you, Elegia! :)
I'm back. Life got in the way:)
The reason I asked about the reflection being on top of or next too the tree was because in my mind i was imagining where I would be in it if I were to actually be there...and if the viewers face represented the human race would that put us above the tree (dominance) or next too (in harmony with) but now i see that atleast in my mind I would be a part of the tree...2 seperate things that need each to co-exist with each other in order to survive seperately. A representation of real life, for me at least!
Hope that made sense to you and not just me! lol
Lisa Sarsfield:
I'm no stranger to that thing that called life that's always getting in the way and I did get what you were saying about the tree. I'm not sure that I wasn't a bit too clever with my own concept though. Considering the fact that we decorate our trees with ornaments, what does that say about the concept of the ornament as our own reflection? The hole in the tree remains existential, it just is. Anyway, there's always something to think about alrightee! :)
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