tuck's mind

 The prompt for this project was to: "Create a prop that will aid you in performing a 5-7 minute performance exploring the idea of generosity. " I explored a lot of different ideas, but I wanted to hone in on something that could bring in the deep interests of the world of entertainment in each individual in the class.  To start, I sent out a bulk email to each individual in the class, asking what their favorite movie and favorite song was. After gathering that info, I downloaded a LOT of clips from YouTube from each movie I was provided, and each song. I then started to edit each clip, in time to the song provided, creating an "edit." For some films, I kept the dialogue audio, where I used an AI Vocal Separator, so I could get clean vocals/dialogue and strip it from the original score of the movie. I layered the clips and songs in Premiere Pro, and put all the edits one after another, and uploaded on YouTube. Here is the LINK of the video. I then brought in movie ...

this project had me take time out of my day for five days in a row, and be intentional doing a specific action during an every-day ritual. i am a lover of music, and i listen to music throughout my entire day. i wanted to challenge myself, and see that if every time a new song came on, i would take a screenshot of the song, and pull up the lyrics, to try to bring myself to the present and see if any lyrics were applicable to me in the moment. over the course of the 5 days, i successfully did this ritual 180 times, capturing moments of walking around campus, driving around, on a run, in my room, doing homework, and hanging with friends. attached is a collage of all the songs put together, showcasing the timeline of all the tracks:

 GENERATIONAL AUDIO this project challenged the artist to discover new forms that interrogate and reveal personal histories within himself. i decided to take a deep dive into the voices of my extended family. i asked them to all send me an audio file of them singing the note "G" until they couldn't anymore. doing this allowed a lot of variability – a very long note from my younger cousin due to his lung capacity, a high note from my sister, and a shaky flat note from my grandpa with parkinsons. after receiving their voices, i threw them into Logic Pro X (a DAW – digital audio workstation), and sampled their voices, layering them on top of each other, and turning it into a song. i learned a lot about the different frequencies that their voices made, as was able to dive pretty deep within Logic Pro's sampling abilities. i was able to turn a simple voice note into a piano, a snare drum, a kick, bass, and other instruments; making a full song. LINK HERE for audio!

 for this project, i was supposed to draw on a series on multiple different objects in unique ways. for my first drawing, i got a plate from the dining hall, and smashed it to pieces. i then painted a wooden panel in the style of a tablecloth, and reassembled the plate on top of it. i superglued the pieces in place, but leaving little spaces between them, showing how broken it was. i then shoved a fork and knife into the board between the middle plate pieces, looking as if the plate broke from brute force of cutting too hard. the symbolism here is around the idea of eating disorders, either eating too much or too little. i wanted to grasp the simplistic aspect of anger at food through an abstract piece. my second drawing was more of an experience. i walked outside, and closed my eyes. i would turn 90 degrees to the right, and i would pick up the first object that i saw when i opened my eyes. i did that a few times, and traced each object on a piece of cardboard, rotating the object...

today i was challenged with the prompt to recreate a classmate's favorite childhood object. my classmate, julia, told me all about her favorite stuffed animal bear, and i had to reconstruct it. i ended up breaking apart a trader joes bag, and cutting it in the shape of a bear. i filled it with bubble wrap, stapled it together, and glued on facial/body features. then, mr. bear was created! this project was quite fun, as i played with materials i see on an every day basis. i spend a lot of time in the digital realm, so it's refreshing to get dirty and do hands-on things :)