May 2016 Exhibition Proposal

Here is the original text for my proposals for my show in May! My concept has changed a bit after presenting them but my original ideas are still present in the final theme. Essentially, I want to have a series of drawings forming a loose narrative that follows the story of a girl on a very surreal snack run in the middle of the night. It has a definite form but gives me the freedom to play around with matters of length and structure. You can see the beginnings of this idea in my proposals below!

Proposal 01

1. My concept for this exhibition is to explore the relationship that humans have with food: the myths and associations we attribute to it as well as its role in forming our bodies. Food becomes more than just a source of nourishment; we have a tendency to attribute various characteristics to different foods and give them personalities. In this exhibition, I want to show human bodies interacting with their food in unusual ways, placing edibles in a new context and questioning if it is food that gives a person their character or the other way around.
2. My audience would be viewers with a humorous mindset towards art; I am not looking to be grave or dramatic in this exhibition. It would include anyone who has an offbeat way of looking at the world and a tendency to make strange connections between the things around them.
3. My goal with this exhibition would be to get a laugh out of viewers and possibly unnerve them a bit. I would also like to share some of the weird ideas I have about food and see if viewers agree with me.
4. My work would take the form of 4 to 6 paintings, approximately 12x16 inches. I want to work in either gouache or watercolors on paper. The paintings will be mounted on to panel or wood board and hung on the walls. They will be archival. The paintings will be fairly small so I should be able to transport them in a portfolio case.

Proposal 02

1. My concept for this exhibition is to explore the idea of the witching hour, the point in the night where the world is asleep and all of the strange things come out. It is the time of day that lends itself best to the realm of the fantastic and horrifying and the boundaries between what we know and what we dream of are at their weakest. In this exhibition, I want to try and capture this setting and bring it into the daylight for my audience to see; I want to depict the kind of uncanny moments that can only occur at 3 in the morning. 
2. My audience for this exhibition would be fans of the supernatural and horror, as well as anyone who has a tendency to stay up too late. I want to reach people who can relate to this strange feeling as well and who probably have their own strange stories to tell.
3. My goal for this exhibition would be to have my audience experience this particular setting and the mindset that goes along with it. Ideally, they will see the strange sense of wonder and terror that comes from being awake in the witching hour.
4. My work for this exhibition will take the form of 2-3 drawings approximately 24x32 inches. They will be done in ink on paper. They will also be archival. The paper will be suspended from walls by tabs of tape. Since it will be unstretched, it can be rolled up and transported in a cardboard tube.