Ryan Hart's 3D Materials and Concepts Blog

 Ryan Hart Fake Success Movie Inspiration: War Dogs (2016) Artist Statement: War Dogs is a film portraying two young entrepreneurs struggling to find success in their lives until they decide to become illegal arms dealers. The objects are placed on an exercise mat, representing the job the main character (David) had prior to going into arms dealing. David was frustrated with his occupation of massaging/training the wealthy/elderly. The loose change represents the struggling income of both protagonists. In the end of the film, their string of illegal arms dealing ended due to a wire-tapped employee at a local dry cleaners, represented by the tie. In attempt to capture the essence of being 'interrogated' the lighting was very dim in the photo except for one light source. 

 

 "Touch, by clarifying and adding to the shorthand of eyes, teaches us that we live in a three dimensional world" (94) A Natural History of the Senses - Diane Ackerman The interpretation of this quote represents the idea that we as people rely too much on technology in today's world. We are constantly looking at screens, visuals, and videos, yet we forget that seeing things in person with the addition of touch is the best form of experiencing things in our world. "Pain has plagued us throughout the history of our species. We spend our lives trying to avoid it, and, from one point of view what we call "happiness" may just be the absence of pain" (106) A Natural History of the Senses - Diane Ackerman The interpretation of this quote depicts that our reality can be a long sequence of suffering. And as a result we as people now see the absence of adversity as happiness, when in reality happiness is subjective to each individual. Another perspective of this...