Paper Stacking
Monday, June 11, 2012
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Reading List
A few books That I have read:
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Fric-Frac by Albert Spaggiari
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
A few books that I would like to read:
The Wanting Seed by Anthony Burgess
Feed by M.T. Anderson
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
The Penultimate Truth by Philip K. Dick
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Project Three: Poetic Metamorphosis
For project three we were tasked with creating paper sculptures based on readings from Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis as well as an excerpt from Gaston Bachelard's Poetics of Space.
Bed
For the bed I decided to go with a very minimalistic
look. I chose this style because the reading implied
to me that the family was not in a position to afford
overly ornate pieces of furniture. The black frame
accentuates the color of the bedspread and pillow.
look. I chose this style because the reading implied
to me that the family was not in a position to afford
overly ornate pieces of furniture. The black frame
accentuates the color of the bedspread and pillow.
Dresser
The dresser also follows the minimalistic theme. It
is essentially based off of the readings description of
trying to go to the dresser as a bug and being unable
to support oneself upon it. This made me think of an
extremely smooth and simple design, which I feel
represents the dresser in The Metamorphosis. It is
also black to match the bedframe and the darkness
implied by the situation described.
is essentially based off of the readings description of
trying to go to the dresser as a bug and being unable
to support oneself upon it. This made me think of an
extremely smooth and simple design, which I feel
represents the dresser in The Metamorphosis. It is
also black to match the bedframe and the darkness
implied by the situation described.
Bug
It is not far into the reading that we find out our main
character Gregor has gone to bed only to wake up as a bug.
The reading repeatedly describes the problems posed
to a bug waking up on its back and trying to roll out
of a bed. The spindly legs that go every way but where
intended, the inability to tilt ones head, and a lack of
abdominal flexibility. To recreate these issues I used
pointy triangle legs that offer little to no support. The
body is also a rigid triangle to demonstrate a lack of
flexibility. The wings and antennae are modeled off
of common cockroaches, which is immediately what
came to mind during the description of flailing legs
while laying down.
character Gregor has gone to bed only to wake up as a bug.
The reading repeatedly describes the problems posed
to a bug waking up on its back and trying to roll out
of a bed. The spindly legs that go every way but where
intended, the inability to tilt ones head, and a lack of
abdominal flexibility. To recreate these issues I used
pointy triangle legs that offer little to no support. The
body is also a rigid triangle to demonstrate a lack of
flexibility. The wings and antennae are modeled off
of common cockroaches, which is immediately what
came to mind during the description of flailing legs
while laying down.
Project Two: Memento
The goal of this assignment was to create
a non-representational sculpture of a memory.
I chose to replicate my first music festival.
The hexahedron form is constructed out of
mahogany wood that was sanded and painted.
The alternating yellow and purple triangles
together with the smaller outlined triangles
convey the sense of excitement and
disorientation that I experienced.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Project One
For our first project in 3-D design we were tasked with creating
four separate sculptures using balsa wood, masking tape,
wood glue, and clear tape. Each sculpture was the product
of one of 13 word prompts. I chose to explore Chaos,
Danger, Old, and Memorial
Danger:
In this sculpture I was trying to create a sense
of danger by having opposing horizontal and
diagonal lines. This creates a sense of conflict
and the spikes create the impression that
this object is somehow a trap.
Old:
By cutting thin strips of balsa wood and crushing
them I achieved a frail skeleton fram to hold my
spheres of crumpled masking tape. I purposefully
made this piece top heavy and fragile to represent
how I perceive old age.
Chaos:
In order to create a sense of chaos this sculpture
makes extensive use of diagonal lines and triangles.
These lines continually move the viewers eye throughout
the piece, and without anyone focal point there is nothing
but chaos.
Monument:
In our culture monuments are generally looked up to.
My challenge with representing "monument" in this scale
(this piece is only 6.2") was to create a sense of scale.
I did this by using one tall diagonal plane that guides the viewers
eye upwards. This is aided by the wood glue drips that add texture.
Each of the three major components of this piece also
adhere to the golden ratio, which has been popular in
Monumental Architecture, Art, and Design for centuries.
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