its timeeeee
Againnnn
The magical time of the yearrr
Where my hairline recedesss
And my art multiplies😌
Why? What must be going on for this magical occurrence? The eclipses? Ramadan? Poor bodily health? A ship running into a major bridge in Baltimore? Yes!
But mostly, it’s nft nyc! Basically this is an event where most of the artists I met thru my years of posting art online congregate to meet and hang out for like a week. Legitimately a business retreat. But with a lot of open calls. And a lot of ppl to meet. So many ppl to meet. I wrote abt it last year too, and i hit the goal i wanted to. read abt it here (its like 3 mins relax)
And now that I live in nyc, me and my roommates who r also artists, @molly_mccutch And @gettles, are hosting an art show at our place! And we r hauling ass to make this work.
It rly is event planning more than art making rn. From organizing budget, space, ppl, and events, it rly has been a cool experience. My roommates have def taken the reigns on this, so I’ve j been giving input and some pieces, but this is rly surreal to see happen. We have food, a dj, art, and a whole tattoo artist. Like I didn’t even know these were options fr😭 and we want this place packed too, so the lil Partiful has been going off.
And now is for the stressful part - the art binge. It’s never a pretty sight. Dust everywhere, receipts thru the room, plaster smears, questionable stains, and manic paradise everywhere. Mostly in the basement, but for me it’s spiritually everywhere. Ish. I’m j tweaking fr.
And to add to the stress, I’ve decided on another new medium (so much for the focusing idea lmfao). But I keep hitting the same dilemma recently: I want to make physical pieces, but my stop motions have been received so well recently. The energy is fluctuating, but it’s something I don’t know how to manage and build momentum with. I still have ideas, and if anything I streamlined my process to make more of them faster. I want quantity now, the quality is guaranteed.
The medium this time is plaster! Specifically plaster reliefs! While definitely not on the cleaner side of mediums, I think now is a perfect time ish. Not rly. It’s act an awful time for a new medium, but the energy from this has been wild so we’re gonna push it. I just wanted to sculpt again. I wanna create a permanent idea that can b shown physically, and reflect a more heavy and softer feeling. My stopmotions tend to be more animated and young while still grimly real. But my woodworks have a feeling of softness and pizzazz (grandeur?) that I haven’t been able to recreate in the clay. Hopefully I can remake this in plaster. They’ll be hanging and can hopefully reflect light in a way that gives it a sense of radiance. I want them to be less contained as well - by touching on themes of life after liberation, i want these to sprawl outside of a square shape. A feeling of what life is like after a ruin, and how joy can prevail. I want to guide my woodworks here too, but this is honestly the main reason for the swap: plaster is faster.
Is soooo much faster. I don’t have to carve out so much wood. It’s easier on my feeble 25 year old limp wrists. And i can create larger works. It’s just messy. And fragile. And dusty asf like my hands r looking like shigaraki and falling apart. I sat down and now there’s a white stain on my pants like it’s giving backshots I hate it here😭. But I can make a piece in a week. And i think thats honestly the priority now. I get to finish and start projects within a good amount of time, promote, and build up my pieces. Idk how long ill be doing it, but i could see how it works by the time the show is done. then it is truly on to the next one.
switching mediums rly only leads to better things - i can take fundementals of each style and bring them to the next. they serve the messages needed, and provide a solid experience. i understand my audience has specific interests in my styles and mediums, but ultimately i get to decide the path for my art - and most of my audiencesticks around to see. ive realized-its not the medium
alas, i must break my fast.
oh and yall r invited to the show - fill out the partiful here and u can get the address or dm me :)
much love
Faraz
ps. im back to fasting after being sick for a bit and now i am hongry
pss god everyone decided to be a fawkin michellin chef at work today and i was simply suffering.
pipis im not rly good at having house guests so to have this many in my house is gonna b a trial and a tribulation. i j get nervous but this is gonna b a fun thing so we out here xoxo
i added stopmotions to my wbesite pull up