Katelyn Curtis Weekly Post 3 1/31/2016

                                                          Rhodri Brooks

                                                         Blog Post by Katelyn Curtis

                                       


                                       


                                       


                                       


1) What are the artist’s technical choices?

    Brooks chose to have the sitter facing the light and showing no anxiety or joy as they sit. They sit with items associated to their past as children and current life as being an adult. Forced to view the sitter head on against a plan background as they gaze out into the world.


2) What are the artist’s conceptual and/or thematic intents?

    This ongoing project plays on the aspects of being a child and having spontaneity versus being an adult and having to live this accomplished life. Brooks wants the viewer to reflect on the journey that we all as individuals go through as we  grow up. The light is being used the represent the "looming transition" that occurs day after day, and eventually to your death. I thought it was interesting how the blog further pointed out that the sitter is forced to sit and wonder about the world they are looking at but yet their current position with the items on their head holds little hope for them to move.


3) How do you respond to these choices and intents? 

    This truly forced myself to reflect on how I myself have transitioned to being an adult and what obstacles and sacrifices I have had to give up from being  a child to becoming an adult. Furthermore, it made me reflect on what it "means" to our society and the standards we are forced to live by as to whether you are an accomplished adult. The silliness seems so strange to reflect upon with items placed on the head and such, but as a child, it would seem normal or fun. This series also echo's for the viewer to remember the original goals as a kid as to what their dreams were to be when grown, and to see where you are now. Most people are far from what they would have ever thought was their future, whether good or bad, but also, where each and everyone of us plan to go.