Rachael Padilla

To The Point of Failure

Added 2022-07-22 21:51:13 +0000 UTC

In my Tuesday update, I mentioned a new daily practice. Inspired by the artist Tom Sachs, I have incorporated the habit of doing push-ups to the point of failure, then drawing a line. This is what it looks like! I can only do about 50 right now, in sets of 10. After I can no longer do them, I get my pencil and pen, and draw a line across my paper. My hands are pretty shaky by the time I get to the drawing part. If I lift the pencil, or accidentally draw into the line above, I mark that spot with a red X.

In the Sachs studio, this is done directly on the wall.

When it's all said and done, I'll have filled my paper! This will be an interesting piece of art created over a period of time.

I anticipate that by the time I've filled a page, my count of push-ups will be much higher! Perhaps I'll even have a steadier hand!