3/D Materials and Concepts

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Multiple Panel

Forgotten, ink, found objects, cardstock & yarn, 17 in. x 17 in.

Inspiration

Alan Burch

Lost Letters, Xu Bing, 1997

X-ray of misc items (influenced me to print ghostly images/prints)

Artist Statement

I thought of this assignment when I was watching a cooking show and the term "forgotten foods" was used. It means the part of food that ends up getting thrown away and not used nor eaten. The cook used the forgotten vegetable in his dish in order to be creative and highlight the beauty of the whole food. I took that idea and created this work, but instead of using food I used trash; the forgotten and unused part of everyday objects. I dug throw my roommate's and I's trash and picked out objects at random and used them to print with. I was also inspired by the look of X-rays and how the image looks ghostly and sometimes faint. Using that style, I printed ghostly images sporadically on cardstock. Next, I rearranged the 12 panels into a square and the used yarn to make a grid design. This grid design is created to guide the viewer's eyes around the piece and to create a visual map. The concept behind this artwork was to highlight the beauty in all things.

Drawing on Objects

Baggage, pen and ink and acrylic on paper bags, 10 in. x 12 in.

Inspiration

Unknown artist (from your blog)

Paper Bag Project, by Imin Yeh (1983)

http://blog.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2013/12/20/proximities-3-importexport/

James Michael Starr (from your blog)

Artist Statement

For this project, I focused on consumerism, unfit work environments, and exploitation. My goal was to tell the story behind each product and how we, as consumers, do not think about the process of obtaining and making products. For the first bag, the controversy with Nike and the unfit work environments involved influenced this. The front displays a brandless shoe so that the viewer has no preconceived information about what might be on the back. On the opposite side is a the word "slavery" with the nike symbol taking the place of the "v." This minimalistically brings up the controversy of unfit labor laws and practices in the production of their shoes. The next bag brings up the exploitation of the diamond and how a lot of blood is shed to get them. The front of them bag shows a simple diamond ring in a box. The opposite side is dripping red blood that symbolizes the "blood diamond." The last bag is a image of a smart phone. No logo is seen but if you are familiar with what an iPhone looks like, then you have some context clues. On the opposite side is a message bubble of a text that reads "#help" and is painted green. The green color symbolizes money and when paired with the word "help" recalls the concept of poverty and its relation to technology. Americans buy and upgrade their iPhones so frequently that we do not even consider that regions of the world are left in the dark. There are a plethora of countries out in the world who do not have any cellphones or even internet, so that is what this final bag represents.

Transformation Drawing

Transformation #1:

Relief, art graf blocks on paper, 42" x 36"

Transformation #2

Pollock, ink, art graf blocks, and charcoal on paper, 42" x 36"

Transformation #3 (not pictured, but presented in class)

Transformation #4 (Not pictured, but presented in class)

Transformation #5

American Christmas, wooden stubs, acrylic paint, watercolor, ink, spray paint, &hot glue, 42" x 36"

Transformation #6

Untitled, Paper beads made from layers of each transformation, various sizes

Research:

https://www.firemountaingems.com/resources/videos/a244
Different shapes you can make and how to cut the paper to do so.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_rubbing
Stone Rubbing

http://www.alaintruong.com/archives/2013/05/13/27148575.html
Jackson Pollock

Artist Statement:

For this project, I decided to not plan anything ahead and just make random marks and use any supplies that are available to me. By letting go of the planning aspect of this project, I felt as if I had more freedom and that I could experiment more. Using a lot of different mediums such as ink, charcoal, graphite, acrylic, spray paint, & gesso, I created 6 different transformations that explore the experimental side of my brain. The first transformation I experimented with stone rubbing. For the second transformation I experimented with splattering paint. The third transformation I experimented with rearranging and cutting shapes. The forth transformation I experimented with texture. For the fifth transformation I experimented with turning 2-D into 3-D. And for the final transformation I experimented with applicability and crafting. Each transformation has given me the freedom to try some techniques and materials that I've been curious about, and therefore I call this project a learning experience.