Tuesday, November 27, 2012

H     O      M      E

( Comfort  and  Joy )

For this extra credit assignment I wanted to represent the complexity of comfort.  What does it mean to be comfortable? What makes something uncomfortable? I pushed the contrast between my warm, fuzzy cat Jim and the sharp geometry that is naturally present throughout his face and body.  Despite the sharp angles, the image still has a warm lightness to it.  This comes partially from my relationship with my cat, but also the position of the animal, the lighting and its facial expression all suggest comfort and relaxation. Instead of becoming afraid of the angles, the viewer may find his or herself delightfully tracing and understanding the very purposeful positioning of the triangles.  
             To me, Jim is a very complex creature.  I consider him a brother of mine and there is no question this simple, furry animal has a very deep and interesting personality. I wanted to show that deepness within something that is stereotypical of a cat almost cliche. Jim represents home to me.  Home is also a many angled word.  When we think of home what comes to mind? My experience when thinking about home is we recall things we love most.  While we recall these things we love another small part of us remembers the uncomfortable and the strange associated with HOME. At a single moment both of these feelings collide. In the end we see past the sharp edges of our memory