the Sun isson 1 Big TripodFeb.13 21no good, no bad, there only is - I think about this when I face difficult obstacles. Displeasure is powerful. Before facing the challenges, the
over-thinking stage and the hesitation stage- That is
the most
uncomfortable part for me. But I do find a
conquer/conquest type of
emotion when I am in that spot and soldier through it
despite the
apprehension to knowingly dive into discomfort. the
displeasure that
monks throughout history have endured to find "oneness"
is an extreme,
but what a trip to imagineThis year I am going to try my very best to avoid using digital screens and displays in my work- The history of cinema and narratives did it without screens used for plot progression. and themes like interfaces and programming can be absolutely applied into the animations of other, non-digital things. That is a bit of the puzzle for me now, though, and feels a bit like "new territory"; one example could be the construction of a large building- from breaking ground for foundation to the glazier installations at the 50th floore. The process could be showcased in a span of 10 or 20 seconds, with the slick, well-oiled tendencies of some of my more polished UI animation. The vehicles unloading the materials, the builders like ants welding and constructing. A crane that lifts heavy material to the incremental floors, wound like clockwork. All the pistons and hammers and lifts dancing like orchestra violinist bows- A construction symphony is how it looks in my mind In boston we have the big dig tunnel. It was the mission to put the highway over pass underground, and replacing the aboveground land with stretches of park and pedestrian pathway. The project completed in 05 or something, a decade after it began. like a billion+ dollars were  spent on
the project.... any ways- the tunnels had those orange
lights in them,
the super saturated and warm lamps that line the
interior walls/.. being
a
kid and feeling a warp tunnel/portal/gate passage
feeling when
driving through the big dig tunnels (1.5 miles long). i
have a
collection of very powerful visual memories from the
drives through the
tunnels. I encourage you to dig through your early
memory and find
something visually interesting- something with weight-
and maybe make a
project out of it. Use it as a component to a larger
idea, or as its
own dedicated piece, or just as inspiration from within.
I am finding
my amber-lit tunnel drives to be a powerful force in my
current visual
project and Maybe diving deep into the attic of your
mind will help you
along somehow too.Peace out and enjoy the weekend- jack |