I did the 100 objects project, but I technically picked two objects. I used 100 paper plates and I collected 100 last meals. I asked people in the true crime community what they would choose as their last meal. Initially, I wanted to draw everything they told me but that started to seem unreasonable, so I chose one thing each person mentioned. I drew 100 different meals on the paper plates with some sharpies. I tried to use very simple illustration with little texture. I lined the plates in 5 rows of 20 on the wall. I think the concept is interesting, but I do want to make it a little more obvious what exactly the food means. I’m hoping to make the “last meal” point more apparent for part 2 of the assignment and I already have a few ideas of how to do that. I’ve been complimented on the installation by a few people, so I can assume the execution of the project was successful, even though the concept may not have been completely understood. I’m not completely happy with all of the plates, so I hope to redraw a few of them, but when they’re all displayed together I don’t think it’s as noticeable. If I were to redo this project, I would probably add in some more disturbing aspects to make it more obvious that they’re last meals. I have also been wondering how colour would affect the installation. Going into part two of this assignment, I want to add in colour and change the way the plates are installed. My idea is to put the plates in a darker setting that makes the viewer wonder what the meals could mean and why it has a negative feeling. I’ve been thinking of hanging each plate from a noose or putting them behind a wall and having the viewer sit in a creepy chair to view the meals, similar to what an electric chair used for executions might look like. The second idea would definitely be harder to do, but I think it would be good for the concept of my piece. I want to colour the plates with markers and make the colour very simple. I have been thinking of just using lines to colour them rather than shading in each food item completely. I think using contour lines will help define the shapes of the food as well. I am really looking forward to working more on this project and making it more successful.
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