Repitition and meditation

This piece was a continuation of a major aspect of my senior thesis project, and although the piece seems quite simple, the concept was what intrigued me most. Every day, for one week, I would take a half hour to stop and sit in front of this 4'x4' panel, and for that half hour, I would simply draw this large circle with permanant marker over and over again. Although the task seems redundant, I found very much peace and clarity of mind within this daily half hour excercise. This gave the piece an important meditative function within my studio, and as the circle developed, what began as simple and repetitive, developed very quickly into a very beautiful and self evolving aesthetic. I believe the circle itself, and the mark making used in this piece, evoke a similar feeling to viewers that was present in my mind when I was creating the work.