tHoU sHaLl KiLl

So this week wrapped up with my finished shocking art piece. I ended up making an AK-47 out of paper and covered it in images of the Bible and placed it on some black and red wax hands. I was pretty happy with the final project, but it was not as shocking as I was hoping for. It was quite liberating destroying the Bible so I could paper mache with its contents. I go to church almost every weekend, but religion is used by people in the wrong way all too often. People use the Bible as a justification for horrible things. It is so frustrating to me and that was the point of the piece. It was not an anti-God piece, but focusing on anti-religion because they are such different things to me.

I was rather disappointed at the reaction of our pieces in general in regards to Back to School Night. I truly believe that art is a mode of commentary and expression. All of our pieces should have been displayed because students should be proud of their art. I don't mean to cause a fight, but art is intended to force discussion.

The Sarah Davis-inspired project has been fired and I decided to try a smoke firing with it because I am interested in exploring the idea.

"I just wanted to find out where the boundaries were. I've found out there aren't any. I wanted to be stopped but no one will stop me."

This is a picture of Damien Hirst's piece Virgin Mother. His portfolio is filled with shocking pieces and is a great source of inspiration.