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By knicy | February 3, 2009
This project was divided into 4 parts; wire sculpture, google sketch up, bristol paper, and lastly found object in nature. I missed the first day of the project which was the wire gesture sculpture. I did however go online and find an artist that worked with wire. I found him very amusing. His name is Terry Border. His art is more whimsical than anything….but I really liked it. Another individual I found was Ruth Asawa. She crochets wire. She encountered Joseph Albers at Black Mountain College and he challanged her to experiment with new materials. Her art is nothing like Terry Border’s, infact I think they are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Asawa’s work is beautiful….I would LOVE something like that in my home.
Part 2: Google Sketch-Up
The second phase of this project was to create something three dimensional in google sketch up. I have worked with sketch up before for my History of Furniture II class. I still found it challenging though…maybe that could be blamed on the fact that I took that class almost 2 years ago. I have plans to do a 2 hour CEU class that teaches how to import AutoCAD files into sketch-up and make 3-d models. Here are my and Michelle’s attempts at Sketch-up.
first attempt....getting use to the commands
Serra wanna be
We were asked to try to create a 3-d sculpture that was reminiscant of Richard Serra. He works with sheet metal in large format. Amazing work if you ask me.
When I went online to find other artists in this field, I wanted to find something other than the designers of virtual worlds like Second Life or The Sims. The individual I found creates animated wallpaper, reliefs, and rosette windows. He puts a hugs amount of time into this wallpaper and it is so captivating and relaxing at the same time. His name is Christopher Pearson. The wall paper I saw was for a high end restaurant in London called Sketch. It was awesome to see a William Morris inspired design morph into an underwater world. Another individual I found created 3-d images with chalk. They were not computer generated but I thought it was really amazing anyway. Julian Beever creates illusions that make you feel like you could walk right into his image….but obviously you can not.
Part 3: Bristol paper
So for phase 3 we used bristol paper to create shapes or containers I suppose. This at first thought seemed easy but turned out to be much more complicated that I needed. When you think about a shape, you don’t think about what it takes to create it. Some students went online and downloaded patterns. Personally, I thought that was a cop out for using their heads and imagination. They did find more complicated things to build but all they had to do was cut and glue. I created a box….which was mostly easy to figure out. My second creation was an oblesck….such as Cleopatra’s Needle. This one took much more time but turned out pretty decent….after some refiguring half way through. Here are my bristol creations
bristol cube
short stubby cleopatra
Part 4: Found Objects in Nature
Phase 4 required going outside and exploring the surrondings for things that could be art. We watched a video about Gabreial Orazco and his methods. I found him interesting and strange all in one. He questioned everything around him. Going to to grocery store and creating a sort of chaos and photographing it. We also talked breifly about Andy Goldsworthy with whom I have known about for years. I think his work is spectatular. He only uses things in nature to create beautiful sculptures and such.
When sent out to create my own Orazco or Goldsworthy I struggled….I could not seem to find things to use. Everything seemed too cheesy or just plain boring. Here are my attempts.
bright red berries grabbed my attention
a leaf tower I built in the bushes...connected by stems
a line created by moving things out of the way
a fork I found in the creek...
As mentioned above I really liked Andy Goldsworthy…his mind works in amazing ways. I also found a guy that creates “gardens” on the side of buildings. His name is Patrick Blanc. The designs he creates change the feeling of the entire building. YOu no longer see a concrete jungle. You see WOW!!!! He works with interiors and exteriors. His creations are meant to last years and are also meant to make people stop and think. I am actually going to use his creations in one of my projects for a restaurant I am working on for my Contract II class. Very excited about it.
I enjoyed all of the phases of the project and found them to be educational for me. I am not the biggest fan of the bristol paper forms but that was just because it stretched my mind…..
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