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2×4 Project
Oct 15th
For this assignment I was instructed to only use a 2×4 and wasn’t limited by anything other than the physical dimensions of the material. I chose to make a maquette of a shade structure I would like to build out in the desert. I drew my inspiration from the Japanese Pagoda, Japanese temples, burning man temples, and do lab sculptures. My inspiration is a sort of mix of japanese and west coast burner art. I feel a strong connection to both and see them influencing my work a lot this year. Through them I’m developing my voice.
I used the chop saw to chop the 2×4 into pieces and then cut the rest on the bandsaw. I attached everything with wood glue and nails, then I finished it off with some wood stain and polyeurethene.
Sculpture Mini Project
Sep 13th
Recently I went on vacation and it made me realize that I really appreciated the good/precious moments more when they were amidst dull/mundane events as well. From this I decided to create a piece combining a dull or mundane found object (a rock) and combined it with some precious stones (a piece of kyanite and labradorite). I wanted to see if my idea would carry over to art that I made and I really enjoyed the outcome.
My process was sort of a free form wire wrap. Initially I coiled wire around another base and then from there I lashed the precious gems to the rock. The initial idea I had in my head didn’t exactly come to life in the work due to the randomness of the rock’s shape.
Wednesday Night Write
May 2nd
SuttonBeresCuller
A lot of their work is based on location. They do a lot of site specific work. Because their work is sculptural a lot of their stuff relies on location. The site definitely influences their work. Not necessarily subject but more the limits of size and scale for things they did. Though the location can easily relate to subject as the two are closely related when putting an object in a space.
As far as process, they work as a group to create their pieces. Typically they bounce ideas off each other and try to come to a majority consensus on things. Each different member adds their own style and medium preference to the group. They do separate work and it’s sort of just added to the collective whole.
Wednesday Night Write
Apr 25th
Jeremy Mangan is painter. His current works are typically midsized painting of houses sitting precariously on stilts. Initially he began painting these houses in coffee and eventually switched to oil and acrylics. His pieces are colorful and typically do not have any characters, as to avoid narrative. I really enjoyed his work and feel that his pieces raise questions about what’s going on in the scene and draw the viewer in. His art implies that it’s in some far off land, a place that only exists in imagination. However he paints so well that his pieces are grounded in something real. It’s an interesting juxtaposition between unreal and concrete foundations.
Jeremy not only studies painting and was an ice sculptor for some years. This understanding of 3d space really comes through in his paintings. The buildings are positioned in places that can’t be real, and I feel that his sculpture background really adds to his paintings.
Project Description
Apr 20th
Project Description:
I’m very interested in the idea that technology can hinder relationships and has social side effects that aren’t typically addressed. I find it amusing that our society has become so dependent on technology, yet it changes the way we interact with others. The animation’s intention is to show these ideas.
I created everything in the video with Adobe Illustrator. I then colored and did minor animations in photoshop, and finally combined everything in After Effects. The music was made in Ableton Live and synced up to the video in Imovie.
More Animation progress
Apr 11th
Here are some background images I’ve made to put behind the floating city. I’m really proud of them and happy with the way they’ve turned out. Somewhere.. in a far away universe.. instead of stars, it looks like this. “Travel to places only in your imagination”
Animation Progress
Apr 4th
Here are still images from my animation. Essentially the panda is the main character and lives in pig world. The floating cities will make up part of the background.
