Dinner and A Movie

“I’m Late, I’m Late”

Various teacups, saucers, other tableware, and utensils.

Inspired by the movie Alice in Wonderland (1951)

                The piece revolves around the concept of time and how it plays into one’s life. A main interpretation of this story is the fear of growing up and the effects that come from that, thus making Alice create a fantastical world from her imagination. I wanted to show that like many, we all are running out of time and are growing up quickly. To visually represent this idea, I wanted to focus on this aspect of time and pull from motifs of clockwork, while also relating back to the movie’s vibrant look. The circular motion of the composition directs the viewers eyes to move in a constant cycle around the clock centerpiece. Each piece of tableware refers to the cycle of life, starting from birth and ending in death. Visually, because of the circular force present, this cycle of life and death works well due to factors of placement, color, and material. Each different texture and color create this chaotic visual but is very structurally organized make a rather nice dynamic. Centered is the make-shift clock created from a cake tray and various sized utensils. Obviously, being that it’s the main focal point within the composition it plays a very important part in the piece. Being a major visual representation of time, the clock not only helps support the main idea of the piece but also refers to the movie with the forks being placed at 6:00: teatime in wonderland. Many objects in this piece subtly relate back to the actual looks of the film so that the piece isn’t taken to far away from the subject material. Other noticeable utensils were the differences in size of the forks and spoons. This design choice not only helped construct the overall work but also relates back to the visuals of her being larger than life at some points and miniscule at others.  Overall, the work conveys this message of escapism from adulthood and the rational fear of growing up and no longer being a child.