Blog #1: Artist Statement
Artist Statement
I was born and raised in Queens, New York. My mother is a nurse who worked long hours and my father was a photographer who is very quiet. I have two brothers, both 10 and 15 years older than I am. Communication always lacked in my family but the one thing we always had in common was the television shows we watched. Sports became my way of bonding with my dad, while binge watching long TV dramas became my tie to my mom. My brothers introduced me to the world of sitcoms and teen dramas years before I could understand them.
One of the first shows that captured me was Friends, a show about young adults living their lives in the city. It was the first time I fell in love with characters, felt heartbreak when they broke up, and screamed when plot twists happened. Not only did I love watching the show, I loved learning about the impact it had on our culture. It amazed me how one fictional TV show could influence slang, fashion, and even hairstyles. I sought out to find more shows like Friends with a huge cultural impact. Through my search I found that many shows achieved even greater success than Friends but are largely forgotten in modern culture. Cheers was more successful than Friends and yet the average television watcher would not know who Sam and Diane are.
Through the use of documentary film making, I aim to illustrate not only the massive popularity and influence of certain television shows, but to also analyze why many of these fade away from popular culture. Why has Friends and Seinfeld stayed so popular two decades on? Are certain types of shows more likely to stay popular? I answer these questions and more through my work.
One of the first shows that captured me was Friends, a show about young adults living their lives in the city. It was the first time I fell in love with characters, felt heartbreak when they broke up, and screamed when plot twists happened. Not only did I love watching the show, I loved learning about the impact it had on our culture. It amazed me how one fictional TV show could influence slang, fashion, and even hairstyles. I sought out to find more shows like Friends with a huge cultural impact. Through my search I found that many shows achieved even greater success than Friends but are largely forgotten in modern culture. Cheers was more successful than Friends and yet the average television watcher would not know who Sam and Diane are.
Through the use of documentary film making, I aim to illustrate not only the massive popularity and influence of certain television shows, but to also analyze why many of these fade away from popular culture. Why has Friends and Seinfeld stayed so popular two decades on? Are certain types of shows more likely to stay popular? I answer these questions and more through my work.
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