It takes a village" is a well-known saying for a reason. No one who has ever accomplished anything great has done it alone.
The idea for Eutierria began with the concept of stumbling upon the women featured in
@biancanemelc 's paintings as if you were a voyeur they didn't notice. To bring this to life, we decided to create a wooden dock that would give the effect of a realistic environment, leading the viewer up to the water where the women were bathing.
Once we confirmed that the show was happening,
@steveturnerla . Bianca mapped out where she wanted the work to be placed and shared additional notes for the environment. Beyond that, I am honored to say that she trusted me to do the rest, and I cannot express my gratitude for that experience.
This led to a SketchUp model that I created, which was then turned into a stunning rendering by the very talented Adriana Avendano (
@bae_driana ). I think that for any curators or artists trying to pitch a crazy idea, it's helpful to have a model or rendering to help sell the concept. The ideas in your head can sometimes be hard to describe, so having a visual aid can help clear the confusion and usually help sell what you’re trying to execute. This rendering became the base for everyone involved.
Once the concept was set, I was lucky enough to have my extremely talented and very busy brother from another, Anthony Hart (
@anthony.hart ), and his partner in crime, AJ (
@ajlendocivilianthings ), come in and run production. I don't have enough words to express the amount of work that AJ and his team (Justus & Gabe
@gabriels.hart ) put into this. Normally, you build a floor for something like this with cheap materials because it's temporary. Not these guys! They built a real wooden deck, and it took three guys just to move one of the six parts that created the floor. These things were extremely massive and heavy! I’d like to believe that they’re now living a second life as someone’s front porch somewhere. 😂
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