Given unlimited funds I would want to try and achieve a project I've been dreaming of for quite some time. It starts with a very large surface, or a multitude of small surfaces. The project would either be a canvas or just an empty space that I could do whatever I wished on it. I've never had the freedom to just paint an entire wall or floor. And since I have unlimited funds I might also just purchase a large studio or building and over the course of the my life just paint all over it.
My concept for this project would end when I die and it wouldn't be finished until I died. A lot of people wish to leave their own mark on the earth to prove that they existed. A lot of people I know find it disheartening to not know if anyone would remember them if they passed on. So, I want to make that proof. I want to create a project for the sole purpose of easing their minds, or maybe just showing those who doubt their presence in others' lives that they most certainly hold an importance in my life. The reason this project wouldn't end until my death is because I want them to know I would never forget them. From my dearest childhood friends to the quick encounters I've made online and out of the country, I want to retell these experiences and tell them through my art that they will always exist through me if nothing else.
The materials required for this wouldn't be anything extravagant, the project would just require large quantities of everything. I would use ink to write stories, charcoal to illustrate them. Paint would be needed to add color, and the use of photo paper to print things I don't fully remember. I wouldn't want to use too many materials because I would want my "hand" to be evident in the work; I want my sincerity to show through. If that makes sense.
And that's what I would do, if given unlimited resources.
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