So for my computer music class we had an assignment to create a piece with spoken text and then add music to it. So i recorded myself reading this slam poem entitled "I am the Sex Goddess of the western hemisphere". I then played around with effects, adding sexual moans, and changing parts so it sounded like other women talking. Then I added clips from the Dresdon Dolls "Girl Anachronism" as well as some great clips of 70's porn music. In the end, it turned out really great. I loved it, and I think other people in the class really liked it. Today at lunch one of the guys from class had apparently told his girlfriend about my piece and she said she'd really like to hear it. That's cool.
Anyways, what really inspired me about this piece is the subject matter. None of my art, be it prints, music, photos, drawing, or writing, ever is sexual in content. It is very rarely political, and hardly ever offensive. I've had a few pieces that were subtly feminist in nature. And my skateboard project last semester came the closest to being controversial of all my work. But this music piece was overtly sexual, political, and possiably offensive. And it was so much fun to make! It was very exciting, and rather liberating. I find it hard to express some emotions. Particularly ones dealing with sex, love, anger, and politics. Sometimes I write about them, but those are generally very personal, and not on display for others to see/read/hear. But now I'm realizing that it's ok to express them through art. because I use art to express so much of myself, why shouldn't I use it for these emotions too? I'm very excited by this. I feel like my art is definantly maturing. I can see, in just the past 3 years, a real progression and maturity of my art, its subject matter, and the themes expressed. I feel like this is the next step. Being offensive, sexual and political, but in my own style and my own manner. So my goal for the rest of my artistic projects (1 music piece, 1 drawing, and 1 print project) is to do something radical. Something drastically different from what I usually do. Something sexual, something full of rage, violence, passion. I think my drawing may involve bondage gear. I sort of want to take some photos too. And I wrote a poem for the first time in probably a year last week. And it was fairly decent. Perhaps I have found a muse.
