This project was for an upper division class, advanced ceramic sculpture through casts and molds.  
To make a mold, you build clay up to the half-way divider of your object, surround everything with a wooden frame, pour plaster and let dry, turn everything over and remove the clay, and finally, pour plaster on the other side.
Orange- Over Indulgence. As globalized Americans, we are conditioned to consume: purchase, use, repeat. Art based around this carnal desire, art of the excess and unnecessary, is ugly art to me.
Sinograffiti , 2014, ceramics, colored powder, and photographic documentary
Sinograffiti , 2014, ceramics, colored powder, and photographic documentary
Sinograffiti , 2014, ceramics, colored powder, and photographic documentary
Filling ceramic spray cans with colored holi powder correlating to their respective sin, I smashed and documented my conversation with street artists, the public, and society at large.
Red, the color of anger, was an easy category of sin to fill. By definition, anger is the fear of losing power, an aversion to violation of boundaries and the associated lashing out.
Sinograffiti , 2014, ceramics, colored powder, and photographic documentary
Sinograffiti , 2014, ceramics, colored powder, and photographic documentary
Sinograffiti , 2014, ceramics, colored powder, and photographic documentary
To extend my project beyond the limitations of a single performance, I left behind glazed ceramic spray cans identical to the ones I smashed.
Light Blue- Sloth. Sometimes as an artist, it is easy to take the shortcut and favor production over quality. This laziness in approach creates its own form of "ugly" art  
Sinograffiti , 2014, ceramics, colored powder, and photographic documentary
Sinograffiti , 2014, ceramics, colored powder, and photographic documentary
In the world of street art, respect is gained through proliferation, perseverance, and consistency. Often times, this is achieved through "tags", or stylized versions of their names.
Purple- Pride. The psychological rise some get from throwing their name on every visible surface boils down to pride, a sinful impetus for creation.
Sinograffiti , 2014, ceramics, colored powder, and photographic documentary
Sinograffiti , 2014, ceramics, colored powder, and photographic documentary
Yellow- Greed. Our constant need of accumulation is fostered by the environment that we live in. Greedy art is "ugly" art.  
Sinograffiti , 2014, ceramics, colored powder, and photographic documentary
Sinograffiti , 2014, ceramics, colored powder, and photographic documentary
Dark Blue- Lust. Some of the greatest poems, songs, paintings, and acts of war have been inspired by this universal carnal desire called lust. Ugly things happen when people let their heart override their mind.
Sinograffiti , 2014, ceramics, colored powder, and photographic documentary
Sinograffiti , 2014, ceramics, colored powder, and photographic documentary
Green- Greed. We all want what we don't have. I'll leave it at that.
Sinograffiti , 2014, ceramics, colored powder, and photographic documentary
Sinograffiti , 2014, ceramics, colored powder, and photographic documentary
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