Final Project I believe in God and Christianity, however I also believe in evolution and the evolving of man and animals. Christianity was a very large part of my upbringing and as I have grown older I have discovered more about myself and my beliefs about the world than I ever thought I would. I appreciate my love for God and the values that he has given me to live by, but religion does not consume my life as it once did when I was young. In fifth grade I read the whole book of Mathew, I was very proud of myself; Mathew was not a short chapter in the bible. I of course thought it would look cool if I highlighted the shit out of the chapter and to write on sticky notes and in the margins, because I wanted to look cool; like I really studied this chapter of the bible, that I was really dedicated. I never fully intended to learn anything. I honestly just read it for show, but I learned probably one of the most important lessons in my life.
In the New Testament, in the book of Mathew is my favorite quote/verse/parable. It is called the parable of the mustard seed, and it goes something like this: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches” Mathew 123:31-32. This was my favorite verse even before fully new what it meant. In eighth grade I started getting into the arts and because of my private school it was highly encouraged to make art about the bible or religious things. I immediately thought about my favorite bible verse. I thought to my eighth grade self, “A tree would be so beautiful to draw and it could come from a tiny person holding the little seeds!” I thought that the idea of something small turning and evolving into something big was so cool. I was never actually able to make that drawing and ever since then I have tried to find a unique was of portraying this parable in a way that was like my personality, appreciating the religion but not consumed by it. While searching for a worthy enough project for my final, I found my original sketch from eighth grade in an old sketchbook and I knew immediately knew that this was the time to make this meaning come to life. I thought for a long time about how I wanted to portrait it, still not wanting it to directly refer to the parable. I had a great idea, and then changed it, then the changed one Jeremy shot down and stomped on, then I thought some more. Through discussion with classmates, teachers and a long thought process I realized that all of my previous projects where straightforward. What’s there is there. People didn’t need to think to view my art pieces. I wanted this project more than that; make people think; to see something in a new way. Legos are a child’s toy, awful to step on, but so much fun to play with. I used Legos as my medium, because they are small. Just like the seed, they are tiny, just like children, atoms, molecules; all are tiny objects. But when molded together they grow and create big and monumental beings. My piece will be interactive because no matter what form it takes on, it creates something bigger than just one piece by itself. I left the color of the Legos the natural color because it shows the youthfulness of my idea and the innocence of the smaller objects. One could say this is a city made up of all different colors of people but forming a larger world. It could be a child’s creativity, so small and innocent but capable of bigger things. It could be the inner workings of an organism, complicated and unique. It will be left to the viewer to decide what object they want to see. The point of it is that even the biggest things, objects, or beings are created from something so small and yet are often dismissed. Don’t dismiss the small things; they will someday become the big things.
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