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EVELYN//KILL TIME, SPEND TIME

 There are so many repetitions of time in our life, such as the artwork, Crip Time, in 2018, suggested by Amie. It shows spending time and repeated activities. In another situation, time is not spent, but being 'killed'. 

A screenshot from the video Crip Time, Carolyn Lazard, 2018.

This video shows a new way to measure time and reflects on the experience of living with chronic illness. The labels are worn from use, one by one, each pill keeps time like an irregular clock. Here, we can the passage of time on changes in labels. Besides, the colourful pill boxes contain a duration, which is the number of pills.

              
                                          SerenaVestrucci, Ritagli di tempo (crave out time, 2013

Apart from spending time, sometimes we 'kill' it. Serena Vestrucci keeps cutting out book pages during her free time, as a way to kill time. It is a practice to keep herself busy when she has nothing to do. 

We all do have a moment when we feel bored. Usually, we repeatedly do one thing to 'kill' our time. This idea has been applied to many artworks. One of the most famous artists is Andy Warhol. His screenprints of Marilyn Monroe present movement and duration. Although Warhol used an image to print out this art piece. The start of motion can be told by the state of the ink. When the image is darker and clearer, which means more there is more ink, this moment is closer to the starting point. As the action progressed, the ink started to run out, and when it reduced, it created exposure of Marilyn Monroe like the one on the right of this picture. The end of duration ends at the brightest image.



Reference:

Fine Art Restoration Co. (2021). Pop art preservation: restoring Warhol prints. [online image]. Available from:


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Time, dreams and natural forms are the main subjects of my art. I work with multimedia, painting and video are the most common techniques. Although I transferred from a painter to a video artist, painting is still an important element of my work. My videos are combinations of paintings, photography, and films. Influenced by animation, I like flat colours and a clean outline. Also, I edit images to be brighter which gives a visual sparseness and vibrant luminosity. My art is the shadow of myself. They show my background, experience, personality, and emotions. My ethnicity is Chinese and my family belief is Buddhism; I studied at a Christian college in Hong Kong. In 2017, I came to the UK to study art. The conflict between western and eastern cultures become an inspiration in my art career. Moreover, I like travelling. I always bring my camera and sketchbook with me to create art diaries.

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