Macro/Micro

The place I chose to consider that reminds me of an object is the corner of Humboldt and Brady. I feel quite connected to this corner, as this is where I would wait to take the bus to school last semester. Brady street has always been one of my favorite places in Milwaukee, between the various restaurants and bars to the eclectic shops that line the streets, there really is no other place like it in Milwaukee. The object I chose to represent this place is a metal tipped dart. One early morning last semester, I was waiting for the bus when I looked down to find a metal tipped dart between the cracks of the sidewalk. In regards to proximity, Im going to assume this was from Art Smarts Dart Mart as the bus stop directly next to the store. The ironic part of this story is that this metal tipped dart seemed to have been destined for my possession. I had lost my needle tool somewhere in studio the day before so I needed to pick up another one, yet now I was able to replace the needle tool with a FREE metal tipped dart that I still use today.

The object I chose to represent Milwaukee is my Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Braun T Shirt. While it is quite easy to see the connection here, I chose this T-shirt as an object because of the Brewers Mentality on a game day. No matter where you go around the city of Milwaukee, the streets, classrooms, and stores are littered with people representing their favorite player. There is an undeniable feeling of excitement that can be felt throughout the city. Uniting under a common goal, the success of the Brewers, connections between people who might otherwise not acknowledge each other or by any means have a fluid conversation are made all because of one simple blue t shirt. Now if you're a Cub's fan we obviously wont be uniting under this common goal but then my question is, Why do you live in MILWAUKEE?!

For my Public Art Intervention I collaborated with fellow UWM student Catherine Kassouf. Using chalk we commented on Milwaukee's Beer culture, drawing illustrations off of N Farwell Avenue near Kenilworth. Our idea was to challenge peoples choices and the reasoning behind these as they left North Avenue, the major bar scene on the eastside. Pictures are listed below under Catherine's post.