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[benyacavone]

It’s...done

Well. That’s it. The show is up. The opening came and went. And there she sits. A big twisted pile of lumber I call sculpture. I’m still kind of in a daze over the fact that it’s done. All that work, panic, fear, excitement, blood, sweat and tears (literally, if you look close enough) has culminated into one final piece. 

So...now what? 

There’s the paper to finish, and the defense to get through. But what about after that? I know these aren’t really questions for my MFA blog, but they’re all that’s on my mind now. How do I continue with this momentum? How do I keep making art after I don’t have a studio space and a wood shop all within half a block of my apartment? There’s a lot of hows and what-ifs in my life right now, and they’re starting to get to me. 

I’m looking forward to critique this week, as this is really the first group crit I’ve had with this final piece. I don’t know that I have any specific questions per say, more just looking for feedback and reactions. The final piece is far and away different form the fishhooks I was proposing a couple months ago (thankfully I got some sense talked into me). 

Here’s looking forward to Wednesday, and to getting this paper and defense over and done with. 

Cheers everyone. It’s been an honor. 

[benyacavone]

Final install and opening shots pt.2 (I’m done with the picture spam now)

[benyacavone]

Final gallery build shots pt.1 (feat. Brock and Julie for scale)

[benyacavone]

Progression shots from the initial build pt.1

[krichner0908]

first minute of the 2nd pass at my film. I will do at least one more pass in which I will be adding a bit more detail/depth (atmosphere, particles, effects) and tidying up the comps. I aim to have a completed rough cut by my next critique. There will still be placeholder 3d animations and minimal audio as those will be rendered and compiled at a later date. At this point I’m trying to nail down the look and story. The audio will be at least half of the experience. There may be some dialogue/voice over to come as well. Watch this with a huge grain of salt.  Hopefully I’ll have a rough cut uploaded in its entirety before my next crit.