2. ‘Crying’ is a piece of video art, based on a
simple idea.
‘Crying’ consists mostly of a large, smiling
sun, pulsating on top of an orange
background. The sun constantly grows and
shrinks.
3. Underneath the sun is a thin strip of
video, showing people running around with
their hands in the air, worshipping the sun.
There will be roughly thirty
seconds of
this footage,
before it loops.
4. The footage will then loop, at a much
faster speed. The footage will continue to
loop, getting faster every time. The smiling
sun will make bigger
pulsations, depending on how fast the clip
of people worshipping it plays.
5. The art will play for two minutes.
It will be projected onto a radiator.
6. ‘Crying’ represents the idea of
warmth, and how it is loved by everyone.
By putting happy people and a smiling sun
onto a radiator, a strong sense of warmth
and joy is created.
‘Crying’ completely
ignores narrative, and
focusses solely on
expressionism.
7. The art has been named ‘Crying’, in
order to intentionally contrast with the
content of the art. Knowing that the
art is called ‘Crying’, an audience will
expect a sad piece, but will instead
be enlightened.
This may also lead an audience to think of the art
when they see sadness, allowing them to feel
happier.
Other working titles for the art include
‘Divorce’, ‘Miscarriage’, and ‘Graveyard’.
8. ‘Crying’ would be exhibited in video art
galleries, in a place where people would
believe a radiator was there anyway.
By putting the radiator in a normal place,
it gives the
impression that
everything in
the gallery is art.
9. ‘Crying’ could be seen as a side event in
these galleries, as it would be at a lower
level than the other pieces of art, and it will
be less sophisticated.
11. Filming ‘Crying’ will take less than an
hour, as little live footage is needed.
Editing the pulsating sun should not be
difficult, and we will create a sun in
Photoshop.
We will look for very happy free
music, under Creative Commons.
