Phase A
Altered Books
Phase B
White Serial Planes Sculpture
Research
Reference Images
Maya Lin- works with art and architecture. Most well known piece was the Vietnam Monument. Her pieces are inspired by nature and geology. The skating rink shown in video reflects the solar system/stars and her atlas projects depict craters. Although she doest a lot of architecture pieces, she would rather be known as an artist. I was particularly fond of her installation pieces using cardboard and glass.
Reaction Paper
My experience with both phases of the project was completely different. Although both sculptures were based on serial planes, the materials and methods used were entirely different. With the book, I needed to create volume from something flat; the foam board had more original volume to work with.
I approached the Phase A of the serial planes project with folding to create volume with the thin pages. I used minimal cutting with the pages, only enough to overlap pages in the center of the book and to create the bird shape. The outcome of the book was half representational, the bird, and half abstract, the nest. In order to make interesting side views of the birds, I curled the wings outward, which added thickness and volume to the bird’s structure.
For Phase B, I choose to make another bird. In order to create the bird out of foam bird, I cut an outline and minimized it 6 times per each half. I tilted the pieces to add a dynamic detail to the bird’s body. Although the bird is see-through, it has volume because of the angles of the pieces and solidness of head, tail, and wings. The bird is placed on a solid base that was meant to represent a nest. A smaller bird to make the design look less empty also accompanies it.
Overall, from both projects, I learned to look at the design from all sides in order to appreciate the three-dimensional opportunities.
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ReplyDeleteProject 2: Serial Plane Study – Evaluation
ReplyDeletePhase 1: Altered Books: A+
Your grade is based on the evaluation of your project in terms of Concept and Craftsmanship, your Oral presentation and Photo Documentation of the process posted in the blog.
Excellent documentation and creative exploration of the media while solving the problem.
Phase 2: Foam board Project: A+
Your grade is based on the assessment the second phase of this project in terms of Concept and Craftsmanship, application of Elements and Principles of Design while solving the problem and in your Oral presentation.
Visual research, documentation of the process along with your reflection of experiences in the paper posted in the blog are very important components in the consideration of your grade.
You have, as before, excelled in every stage of this creative process. I particularly appreciate your use of the same subject matter in both phases. As you mentioned in your paper, even though they share the condition of serial planes to create volume and mass and develop a new 3D structure based on planes, a completely different language emerges from them, and so, different sensibilities applies to your birds. I look forward how the polyhedral one may evolve.
You are developing a very interesting portfolio.