Iprobable Monument Pt:2

When I first came across this monument I acted like the multitude of people that pass by it on a day to day basis, taking no note of its meaning, paying no attention to its existence, the monument had just became an object in your path that you avoided bumping into. When I actually took the time to notice the labor and craftsmanship that went into making the bust I began to notice the scratches, dents and tarnished marks that were purposely made and also accidently- probably from the regular drunkards that took a break and leaned on the statue or smashed a bottle against it.Like the small and slow-paced town it was founded in, the statue was old and had its history and yet it was unexposed to its surroundings and was paid too little of attention to, to be truly appreciated.

As I began to gaze at the monument I realized that what I wanted to change about it related to a meaning that had far to do with what originally the monument was made for. However because I realized that this is about what we want to do with the monuments and there are no limits I began to seek a way to augment the bust in a way the spoke to the community and supported the LGBT individuals inside it.

Being a bisexual teenager in a small sheltered town was not as easy as I expected it to be, unfortunately living in a home with a homosexual father strongly embedded in his catholic faith wasn’t quite as easy either. Confiding into anyone was out of the question because even my closest friends couldn’t grasp the concept of homosexuality or even the concept of being attracted to the same sex.

How I would come about starting this alteration process would to first raise the money for my supplies and tools. Fortunately I have numerous friends and family members that have heavy duty machinery and plenty of work space to create my pieces. To raise the money I would promote my idea to friends and family and fellow teachers that supported me and my work during high school .

6 monumental ideas

The first concept was to create a globe with two flags spThe first concept was to create a globe with two flags speared into it, the first flag being the city emblem and the second flag being the rainbow flag symbolizing the LGBT community

The second concept was to create two flags for the men to hold between their fists

The third concept was to have the men pulled apart holding the gay flag between them with a written statement placed below pertaining to the fight and demand for equality for the LGBT community among the rest of the towns people

The fourth concept was to have the men painted in drag queen make up style and decorated in “drag-queen” like attire

The fifth concept was to make the men look as androgynous as possible, more so in a way to make the general public wonder about weather or not they’re gender is truly that important.

The sixth and final concept I came up with was to have both the men leaning in and about to kiss while their hands, that were once in a tight clenched grip, are then caressing each others cheeks