“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.
