For this assignment, we were required to take the 16 cylinders we made for project one and create six handled objects and one stacked object. The purpose was also to explore different textures, and techniques. I started we my original 16 cylinders and picked out some of the less polished ones. I used these for…
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Learning to wheel throw has always been something I was determined to do. Growing up, it seemed that everyone told me it was something for naturally born artists. That some just sat down at the wheel and after the first couple of attempts they had it. I was not one of those people, so the…
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There is a time in every art student’s pursuit of skill and knowledge that they come upon the age-old division of art and craft. These words have been tools used to separate and explain different pieces throughout history. Some put more value in one category vs the other, some considering the two equally important. Some…
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“The forms of art are inexhaustible; but all lead by the same road of aesthetic emotion to the same world of aesthetic ecstasy.” –Clive Bell For Clive Bell, the determination of a good art piece was not in its technical skill, or in its ability to invoke emotions by connotation, but instead by the emotions…
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For this project we were required to make a 3D self portrait out of a combination of made and found objects. We were also required to replicate some of our found objects out of metal. One of the things that was talked about in class was how does someone know a piece is a self…
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For this project the goal was to imply human form without using human form, but rather objects and actions to imply it. We were to create something that the viewer would put themselves into. Some of the ways one can place the viewer mentally in the sculpture, is to have the sculpture represent certain feelings…
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“A drinking straw very obviously has a use. A million drinking straws is something else entirely.”- Tara Donovan Tara Donovan’s work has a way of drawing people in immediately. She is well known for her ability to take everyday items, often overlooked, and turn them into something abstract and foreign. She has used materials such…
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For 3D we were assigned to design and color a Tyvek suit with sharpies. We worked on the project for about three weeks. The first week was dedicated to lateral thinking and planning. As well as material experimentation. The second two weeks were dedicated to starting and finishing the suit.
