Poles

For the Site-Specific project, I chose a place that was close to my home. I looked to find something that I probably often over looked. The area wasn’t anything to appealing to look at to begin with. It was a hole in the ground. In this hole used to be a pole that probably held a sign. So that gave me the idea to create a pole. Initially, I hoped to create three different poles, each one unique to themselves. Each would be placed into the space later, bold and slightly out of place. But alas, only two were crafted.

            These two have similarities but they are otherwise extremely different. For the first, I used only paint. I tried to utilize bright colors that would pop and liven the area around the hole in the ground, which of course was dull. For the second one, I used colored shapes I had previously created for a different project. I placed them carefully onto the pole, being careful to show the black that I had started with. I felt that this pole had to be significantly altered from the first so I incorporated the shapes as a 3D element. The way I chose to decorate does not fit into the space or relate at all. I did this purposely because I want them to stand out and be brought forward.

            For the documentation, I found that it was difficult to get these poles to stand by themselves. I had to get creative but that hindered me in the end. I documented them once up close and twice standing away. There was no public interaction seeing as the poles did not stay in the place long because they could not stand very well. Overall the piece fit into the area well because they didn’t fit at all.

(This is only first pole, Will upload other later)