Saturday, February 23, 2013

"Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity."

— CHARLES MINGUS

I was drawn to this quote because I struggle with simplicity. My original concepts are always elaborate and complex. I have a hard time focusing on one element that could enhance my designs. In the end I try to  minimalize my ideas, so I felt that I could connect to this quote.

Class Notes 2/18/2013

Terracycle:

  • repurpose/recycle company
  • makes products out of other company's unused "junk"
Project #2:

  • architectonic structure as a "container"
  • "architectural based"
Compare & Contrast:

  • "Zaha Hadid" (architect, serial planes)
  • "Aurora Robson" (repurposed materials in fine arts)
  • what do they have in common?
    • "biomorphic forms"
      • (based on living things in nature)
    • consider 3D organizing materials
Serial Planes:

  • layers of planes to create a form
    • repetition to create structure
    • "Frank Llyod Wright"
    • "Frank O. Gehry"
Quotes:

  • "tap into conflict & learn from it" -Aurora  Robson
  • "gives people a place to reflect on how they react to matter" -Aurora Robson
  • "global problem, art s a global language" -Aurora Robson
***How to take design sensability and add it to fine arts***

Monday, February 11, 2013

Sewing the flowers in clusters to make the skirt!

Change in plans:
The stands of paper going across the bodice looked messy so we decided to make small flowers and sew them to the top of the bodice.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

"Cocoon"
Devore and Foil printed fabric
Stitched organza mounted in 30cm square cast acrylic sheet.
Anne Griffiths
Contemporary Textile Artist
I recently started researching textile artists because I want to  know more about the professionals in the field that I intend to enter. I love this artist's work because she finds inspiration through a process that was fascinating to me. She starts with a word, and then finds other words relate to the original word, and continues with the process until she comes up with a word that she can render using her unique artistic style. This piece in particular caught my eye because I love how she managed to create a sense of form and dimension on an essentially flat surface. 

Sunday, February 3, 2013

In class notes

Inspirational Artist

Carved Eggshells by Beth Ann Magnuson
This American sculptor hand carves intricate patterns into various eggshells by using a high speed drill.
I think that these sculptures are not only beautiful, but also relevant to our current unit because of her extreme consideration for the interaction between positive and negative space.

Summary Of Class Notes

Design:

  • A planned arrangement of visual elements
Design Principles:

  • unity
  • harmony
  • simplicity
  • emphasis
  • focal point
  • scale
  • proportion
  • balance
  • rhythm
Design Elements:

  • line
  • shape/volume
  • texture
  • illusion of space
  • illusion of time
  • color
  • visual space
Analysis:

  • problem solving & communication
Perception:

  • nature 
  • art history
  • culture
Experiment with materials!

3D Design:

  • length
  • breadth
  • depth
Form in Space & Organization!

  • up & down
  • side / side
  • close & far away
2D/3D:

  • surface treatment
  • serial planes
  • interior relationships
  • exterior relationships
  • additive qualities
  • subtractive qualities

Homework 1

What is the design process?

  • A planned arrangement of visual elements to construct an organized visual pattern
Define 3-Dimensional Form?

  • A form that satisfies the principles and elements of design in a harmonious and unified way while having hight, bredth
"One Dollar Koi"
Money's Worth Exhibition
Won Park
  • I feel thought that this was a good example of a 3 Dimensional form because it satisfies that sculptural requirements as well as being aseptically pleasing and it the origami style fits in with our paper-folding unit!
What is space?

  • The way in which an area can be used or unused to show the amount available 
                                   
communal lighting installation from donated fixtures by beforelight
view from ermou street 
  • The way that the lights are placed allow the viewer to further understand the area between the buildings.
What is positive and negative space in 3D design?

  • The balance that makes a form visually stimulating when being viewed up/down, side/side, and close/far away
                                      
visualization of the PH museum - the form references the mechanics of a camera 
render by christopher shelley

  • The shape of the building creates an equally appealing shape in the sky
What is Direction?
  • Used in design to suggest motion of placement in space
  • (image taken from page 134 in "Design Basics"
  • The lines that are placed diagonally create an entirely different and far more dynamic composition that the parallel lines
What is Scale?
  • Size in relation to space
                                        
planet' by marc quinn
  • Obviously babies are not as large as trees, In making the sculpture this big the viewer is drawn to it due to its inquisitive scale
What is Point of View (Focal Point)?
  • Successful emphasis on a particular area that is highly noticeable 


"The Last Supper"
Leonardo da Vinci
  • This image is a famous of Focal Point. Da Vinci uses triages to draw your eye to jesus, who is the center and most important part of the painting.




Close up of our flowers!


Making flowers!

Some of the images used to inspire the high-low wedding dress I'm making with Claudia for our first 3D Design Project: