Aim Thing, 2021
BFA Thesis Exhibition, Texas State University, JCM Building
This sculpture came through an inner dialogue I had when playing a video game. I noticed that the game can be boiled down to hitting a ball repeatedly to win. I didn’t know why I was so drawn to this game until I started thinking about my connection to sports when I was younger. In Texas, parents have a strong desire for their children to participate in a sport.
As a person who played football for over ten years, I realized that competition is a seemingly essential aspect of sports. To win, to want to win. The sculpture is a game or sport. There are components of the game that are familiar, but there is no proper direction on what to do. One thing is for sure though, you throw what you are being offered. While competition is seen as the most stimulating part of a sport or game, that comes second to the action. The action of exercising your body and or exercising your mind, coupled with the randomness and mystery embedded in participating.
Materials: Insulation board, oil paint, acrylic paint, wood, vinyl tape, and found objects
Documentation by Sterling Allen
144 x 204 x 96 inches
As a person who played football for over ten years, I realized that competition is a seemingly essential aspect of sports. To win, to want to win. The sculpture is a game or sport. There are components of the game that are familiar, but there is no proper direction on what to do. One thing is for sure though, you throw what you are being offered. While competition is seen as the most stimulating part of a sport or game, that comes second to the action. The action of exercising your body and or exercising your mind, coupled with the randomness and mystery embedded in participating.
Materials: Insulation board, oil paint, acrylic paint, wood, vinyl tape, and found objects
Documentation by Sterling Allen
144 x 204 x 96 inches