Paper City

ARTIST STATEMENT:

I’m not the most talented artiest when it comes to 3D art, but when we were assigned this project I was ready to be creative. For some odd reason I knew how to fold paper easily into the shape of a box or a house. I’m not sure exactly what class it was in high school that taught me how to fold paper into boxes but I want to say that it was my Trigonometry class. Even though I knew how to make houses and boxes out of paper I wanted to challenge myself a little while doing these two pieces. Part of the assignment was to have something moving on both of our pieces.

For the first piece I made a circus tent. I made a circus tent because that would be something I have never done before and I would have to measure out every detail in order to get it perfect. For the roof of the tent I wanted it to not be attacked because I wanted it to be able to move around and be able to come off and on. The main moving part of this piece however was the flag in the top of the tent. The flag can spin as well as move up and down like flags do in real life.

For the second piece, I made a hanging top-heavy house. For this piece I wanted to have the top bigger than the bottom, I also wanted to experience with cuts and designs in the roof since these were both things I have never worked with before. My moving part of this piece is the house being able to spin while hanging on the wire. Overall I enjoyed this project because it was something I already knew how to do so I got to challenge and push myself to not take the easy way out.


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Architecture Relief

ARTIST STATEMENT:

When assigned this project I was nervous because I have no idea about different architectural time periods. After research I choose modern and post modern. I displayed modern by making my main buildings and structures out of geometrical shapes. How I incorporated post modern into my piece was by the string design on the front of my sculpture and by the roofing/deck made out of balsa wood at the top of my piece. Overall I enjoyed this piece, because I actually spread out my workflow instead of waiting until the last minute.

RESEARCH IMAGES:
postmodern.

modern.

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Elements and Principles

1. Organic Line http://phillyink.deviantart.com/art/Bio-organic-Line-work-6454757
   
2. Rectilinear Line http://mathworld.wolfram.com/RectilinearCrossingNumber.html
   
3. Organic Shape https://wikis.engrade.com/eandpshape/organic 
   
4. Geometric Shape http://unrestrictedstock.com/projects/3d-geometric-shapes-free-stock-vector-set/
   
5. Scale (show a difference in size) http://char.txa.cornell.edu/language/principl/principl.htm
   
6. Symmetry http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/maths/continuum/pages/linesymm35.aspx 
   
7. Asymmetry http://johnbarsbyphotography.pbworks.com/w/page/9066613/Symmetry%20and%20Asymmetry 
   
8. Repitition http://jazzadvice.com/repetition-the-missing-link-to-your-success/ 
   
9. Actual Texture http://facweb.cs.depaul.edu/sgrais/texture.htm
   
10. Simulated Texture https://www.flickr.com/photos/62207362@N05/5704962780/
    

Masking Tape Shoe

ARTIST STATEMENT:

When assigned this project I was originally nervous because I had no idea it was possible to build an actual pair of shoes out of tape that I sometimes use for painting. Once I did my paper draft I realized how difficult it was to measure out the proportions of the shoe perfectly. Once I started doing the actual tape shoe itself getting the base was difficult and actually restarted a few times. While doing the base of the shoe I stuffed the inside with scrap paper. Once I got the base I moved to the sides which was the easiest part. The two parts I had the most trouble with was attaching the two sides in the back along with adding the tongue of the shoe, no matter how many times I tried it was hard to get the proportions correct. Over all I liked the project I just wish we had smaller assignments with tape to help us nail it.

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A Few Of My Favorite Things

A few of my favorite things would be my teddy bear, my favorite shoes, my favorite smell, my favorite ring and necklace, along with my favorite picture of my puppy.

Teddy Bear: the bear has been my favorite stuffed animal since i was a baby. It was given to me by my older sister and its been the only stuffed animal I've ever paid attention to. 

Converse: I picked this shoe to be my favorite because it's the shoe i virtually wear everyday. 

Smell: My favorite smell is "Volcano" which is normally a candle but I just recently got this spray that smells just like the candle.

Ring: My favorite ring was given to me by my deceased grandma and It's been the ring I have worn everyday for the past 5 years. 

Necklace: This Necklace is something that i wear every day and even though I just got it for christmas it has two charms on it with my initials. 

Picture: Lastly the picture of my puppy; this picture was taken the first morning he was home and has been my favorite picture because of how little he is and it shows how cuddly Zeppelin is.