A Natural History of the Senses: Sculpture

 A Natural History of the Senses: Sculpture

(The Nature of Museums From a Viewer's Stance: wood, acrylic paint, paper, Photoshop, aluminum paper, shadow boxes, 20 x 18 x 2.5 in)

Artist Statement

The sculpture explores how viewers of art have different experiences of interpretation. A group of frames with comedic characters were created to emphasize the theme of different meanings. Three shadow boxes framed with historical art pieces were used to describe a setting in a museum. The comedic characters explained the internal thinking processes of the viewers’ interpretations of the historical art pieces. All four shadow boxes were placed in a triangular pattern to balance the emphasis of each frame. The sculpture reminds us all about how we live in a diverse culture full of expression. The comedic twist emphasizes the importance of this sculpture because of its ability to combine past and current algorithms of artistic style. 

In-Process Photos

Start of 1/4 shadow box exhibits

Photoshop creation of comedic figures

Printout of comedic figures

Inspiration

Marie-Ange Brayer: https://www.frac-centre.fr/_en/exhibitions/in-site/archilab/archilab-492.html

Odine Lang: https://uponafold.com/2011/08/09/odine-lang/

Ann Wood and Dean Lucker: https://mymodernmet.com/nature-sculpture-woodlucker/

Memento

Memento

Finished Print Product

Memory Spike (A Conflicted Memory: 3D print plastic, yellow spray paint, and blue acrylic paint; size - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 in)

Artist Statement:

This sculpture explores a personal memory that I experienced when in transitioning from high school to college. My family and I moved from Virginia to Florida right after my eighteenth birthday and high school graduation. Packing my room had a happy and intense feeling as I was born and raised in this bedroom for eighteen years. It felt happy and emotional to say goodbye to such a special place that had importance. The 3D printed square-spike describes the emotional attitude from the memory. The yellow color describes the happy emotion, while the blue color describes the sadness in the memory. Additionally, the repetitive spikes were meant to be hand-sized so that the viewer can receive a sense of the emotional attitude from the sculpture’s texture.  

In-Process Photos:

3D Structure Designed on Tinkercad 3D Software, Then Converted to 3D Printer

Spike Design Inside Printer

Inspiration

Line Depping: https://depping-joergensen.dk/line-depping-work/

Louis Bourgeois: https://www.artsy.net/

                  Marcel Duchamp: https://www.noshowmuseum.com/en/1st-b/marcel-duchamp

Personal Memories (Reference: On Longing, by Susan Stewart):

#1: My Room That I Left After Eighteen Years

Selected Memory

"The body is the primary mode of perceiving scale" (On Longing, Stuart).

I liked to think about the past through an emotional attitude. However, it was hard for me to be emotional externally. I was a body that perceived scale in so many different ways. For example, my body thinks of myself and the room as small as a baby, and larger at eighteen years old. Thinking about my former room makes me think of how I perceived my life, the personal traits of the personality scale, and the ways I have changed in perception. When I moved to my new Florida room, the scale of my memories changed from happiness to determination. 

#2: High School Graduation

"The souvenir speaks to the context of origin through a language of longing, for it is not an object arising out of need or use" (On Longing, Stuart).

Like a pulsar, visions, and colleges were calling for me from a distance to prove what I have in my academic skills. I graduated with a 3.901 GPA in this high school diploma. A 3.901 can echo a vision and possibility for future success. This photo reminds me of how the graduation souvenir can become a long-lasting language in which motivation can succeed. 

#3: SOCI-ABLES Promotion at Club Involvement Fair

"The souvenir reduces the public, the monumental, and the three-dimensional into the miniature, that which can be enveloped by the body" (On Longing, Stuart). 

I processed information of interests that I observed how other students had an interest in SOCI-ABLES at our first involvement fair. I grew to understand how some students were and were not interested in the club. This photo helps me understand how a complex understanding became a simplistic verse of knowledge. The body was able to intake this knowledge via the brain. 

#4: Exploring Lincolnville During FlagSHIP

"To have a souvenir of the exotic is to possess both a specimen and a trophy" (On Longing, Stuart). 

The eye is attached to one central building in Lincolnville. This old church has so much significance to the segregation of African Americans and Whites due to its abandoned quality, signs, and its historical significance to the town. This allows me to think about the typical building in a historic district to which it inspires a trophy to the desegregation of African Americans and other races.  

#5: Me Greeting John Delany for President's List Ceremony

"The place of origin must remain unavailable in order for desire to be generated" (On Longing, Stuart). 

My education is a competitive sport for me to earn a strong GPA. When I earned a 4.0 GPA in my first semester at Flagler College, an award unfolded with me receiving my certificate greeting John Delany, President of Flagler College. Thinking about this memory allows me to keep my values aside so that I can continue to motivate strong academic standing in my semesters at college.

Organic Sculpture Collection

Organic Sculpture Collection

All four sculptures (The Individual Nature of Anxiety; paper, wood, hot glue, ink, gel-medium, rope; 18 x 14 x 5 in) 

Figure #1

Figure #2

Figure #3

In-Process Photos:

Ban sawing the negative space structure

Using a leftover piece of wood for the repetition sculpture

Me standing side by side with the unpainted negative space wood sculpture

Creating the base for the wood sculpture

 

Negative space sculpture unpainted

Reflection Statement:

“The organic sculpture collection sculptures entitled “Dot Dot A Lot,” “The Lone Star,” and “Anxiety Center” was inspired by Weibach Two, Alexis Granwell, and Julian Watts’ ceramic sculptures.“My intent is to visually communicate how anxiety is internally complex through a series of patterns, emphasis’, and natural procedures. I wanted to focus on a non-objective approach because of the diverse interpretations that could be offered by a single or group of piece(s). I decided to include wood, paper, hot glue, and ink as a way to communicate. I felt that some of the works lacked emphasis,  so I should put more work into some of the sculptures next time. I want to keep exploring wood art as a means of visual communication for future art pieces. I want to learn more about how to use wood shop tools and materials safely and properly so that they can become a reliable source for my art projects. This piece allowed me to explore the use of new materials that can allow me to have a rounded experience in creative thinking. The making of this work exposed new ideas such as wood making as a means of communicating

“The organic sculpture collection sculptures entitled “Dot Dot A Lot,” “The Lone Star,” and “Anxiety Center” was ins

“The organic sculpture collection sculptures entitled “Dot Dot A Lot,” “The Lone Star,” and “Anxiety Center” was inspired by
Weibach Two, Alexis Granwell, and Julian Watts’ ceramic sculptures.“My intent is to visually communicate how anxiety is internally complex
through a series of patterns, emphasis’, and natural procedures. I wanted to focus on a non-objective approach because of the diverse
interpretations that could be offered by a single or group of piece(s). I decided to include wood, paper, hot glue, and ink as a way to communicate.
I felt that some of the works lacked emphasis,  so I should put more work into some of the sculptures next time. I want to keep explorin
wood art as a means of visual communication. I want to learn more about how to use wood shop tools and materials safely and properly so that
they can become a reliable source for my art projects. This piece allowed me to explore the use of new materials that can allow me to h
a rounded experience in creative thinking. The making of this work exposed new ideas such as wood making as a means of communicating
anxiety and emotional struggles.

Inspiration:

Weibach Two: https://www.saatchiart.com/account/artworks/1269623

Alexis Granwell: https://www.alexisgranwell.com/sculpture

Julian Watts: http://www.julianwattsstudio.com/   

Blender Cardboard Replica

Blender Cardboard Replica

(Cardboard Blender: used cardboard, masking tape, exacto knife, pencils, and ruler; Size 11 x 17 x 5)

Diagram Drawing

Paper Model Blender

In-Process Photos:

Inspiration:

Monami Ohno (Both): https://mymodernmet.com/amazon-cardboard-box-art-monami-ohno/

Jennifer Collier: https://madebyhandonline.com/collections/jennifer-collier

Pin Box 3000 Company: https://pinbox3000.com/

Artist Statement:

I created a 3D cardboard blender that was represented as a duplicate of a realistic blender. Measurements were made from all sides of the subject to accurately depict the scale. The measurements were drawn with pencils and cut out with an exacto-knife from the cardboard. Each piece of cardboard was taped to each other to formulate the blender's structure. Duct and Scotch tapes were taped over the cardboard structure to provide an accurate contrast that duplicates the realistic blender. I created this blender to understand 3D through a realistic style and to improve my skills as a problem solver.