Words I constantly use to describe my work and why I use them

weird

/wɪəd/

adjective

1. 1.

   suggesting something supernatural; unearthly.

   
   

   "weird, inhuman sounds"

   
   

   synonyms:

   uncanny, eerie, unnatural, preternatural, supernatural, unearthly, other-worldly, unreal, ghostly, mysterious, mystifying, strange, abnormal, unusual; More

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2. 2.

   ARCHAIC

   connected with fate.

noun

ARCHAIC•SCOTTISH

1. 1.

   a person's destiny.

verb

INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN

1. 1.

   induce a sense of disbelief or alienation in someone.

   
   

   "blue eyes weirded him out, and Ivan's were especially creepy"

wonderful

/ˈwʌndəfʊl,ˈwʌndəf(ə)l/

adjective

1. inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvellous.

   
   

   "they all think she's wonderful"

   
   

   synonyms:

   marvellous, magnificent, superb, glorious, sublime, lovely, delightful, first-class, first-rate;More

ridiculous

/rɪˈdɪkjʊləs/

adjective

adjective: ridiculous

1. deserving or inviting derision or mockery; absurd.

   
   

   "that ridiculous tartan cap"

   
   

   synonyms:

   laughable, absurd, comical, funny, hilarious, humorous, risible, derisory, droll, amusing, entertaining, diverting, chucklesome, farcical, slapstick, silly, facetious, ludicrous, hysterical, riotous, side-splitting; More

spectacle

/ˈspɛktək(ə)l/

noun

1. a visually striking performance or display.

   
   

   "the acrobatic feats make a good spectacle"

   
   

   synonyms:

   display, show, performance, presentation, exhibition, pageant, parade, extravaganza "the Queen's Birthday Parade is a spectacle fit for a monarch"

   • an event or scene regarded in terms of its visual impact.

     
     

     "the spectacle of a city's mass grief"

     
     

     synonyms:

     sight, vision, view, scene, prospect, vista, outlook, picture "the four men did present rather an odd spectacle"

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   • All of these words have significance to my work and I think they all sum up exactly what I am trying to get across to my audience. If I make something unearthly, or absurd, that inspires delight or pleasure in the viewer then I will have succeeded. I am writing this blog post in an attempt to add some sort of context to my work. My spectacles are not thoroughly rooted in research or concept, I see them as merely a response to these four words and my aim is to make my work as weird, wonderful and ridiculous a spectacle as possible. Even the simple definition of each of these words directly relates to each work I have created this term, and whilst this may be a very 'on the surface' contextualisation of my work I do believe that these four words are all a person needs to understand why I make what I make.
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In Guy Debord's Society of the Spectacle - whilst he is talking about life, politics and the environment -  he states a few things in the first few pages that I feel relate to my work (bare in mind I am not sure I am interpreting this book the way it was intended).  

1. 'In societies where modern conditions of production prevail, all of life presents itself as an immense accumulation of spectacles. Everything that was directly lived has moved away into a representation.' - If I relate this statement to what I believe a spectacle is then this is in semblance with my philosophy on life that everything in life is meant to exuberant, playful and enjoyed, and that everything has a potential to be a spectacle. My works are spectacles in their own right - they dont need a particular environment to become one. 

2. 'The spectacle presents itself simultaneously as all of society, as part of society, and as instrument of unification.' - Spectacles have the ability to unite people, much like the festival environment I picture my work in, and I hope that my spectacles will unite the audience through their ridiculousness. 

3. 'The spectacle is not a collection of images, but a social relation among people, mediated by images.' - The spectacle is 'non-place', it doesn't have to exist in a particular environment which is the same as my work; it is versatile and can still have the same impact in a variety of contexts. 

4. 'The spectacle presents itself as something enormously positive, indisputable and inaccessible. It says nothing more that 'that which appears is good, that which is good appears'. - My spectacles are what they are. They are a true representation of myself and what you see is what you get.