These were at the Science Museum in London, I absolutely loved them and I thought you girls would too!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Photo's of Industrial rigs
These were at the Science Museum in London, I absolutely loved them and I thought you girls would too!
Monday, July 6, 2009
On a whim...
I've been looking at a lot of bridges. And you know I love my hard lines. So that + flat stock = this.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Ruwenzori Sculpture Foundation
Check out this amazing project!
Ruwenzori Sculpture Foundation
http://www.ruwenzorisculpture.com/index.swf
Ruwenzori Sculpture Foundation
http://www.ruwenzorisculpture.com/index.swf
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
5 Minute Sculptures - An Exploration in Process
I am a person tied to the traditions my body dictates. Every morning my first destination, despite not being able to fully see or walk yet, is the bathroom. The feeling of the first pee of the morning is somewhere between painful and glorious. I'm sure you can relate.
Sometimes I sit there after my body is finished its ritual, not realizing it's over, caught up in savoring the feeling of emptying and becoming lighter. It was one such morning moment, when my attention was wandering, that I noticed the silhouette of an object in front of me. Someone had decided that a used up toilet paper roll ought to live as a cover for the cap to my bottle of lotion. There was an interesting figurative relationship between the two parts and like a rubber band snapping from two fingers to shoot into the air, my mind knew what was destined to happen. Sometimes process isn't process at all but more like an act of Goddess, the idea just happens are you are compelled to complete it. But I find this is quite rare, if it's even a good idea at all, and one can't depend on having that kind of stroke of genius if the goal is consistency.
Oh and a word about the text - I chose to write Poop instead of Pee for a couple of reasons. It's more applicable to more people (as boys don't sit when they pee, they wouldn't get a front view of the Poop Idol). I also think it just sounds funnier, which is pretty important when you're making sculpture without fully waking up.
Later on that day I was finally throwing out the flowers that Alex had brought for Jamie's birthday party a month ago. It was only in the last week that they had completely shriveled and started growing mold. However the baby's breath was untouched, still retaining it's beautiful, lace-like delicacy. Hating to throw out an object with so much potential makes me feel like a crappy human being, so I began to play with it, combining the different pieces until I found a shape that interested me. It reminded me a bit of a butterfly's wings, something sort of aerodynamic looking but also naturalistic at the same time.
I wandered around my apartment for a while, trying to figure out what else it might go with. This kind of sculpture is kind of like playing with a puzzle where there are many different possible combinations. Each combination makes a different, no less complete picture. Working in this way is very ambiguous but also leaves the most room for discovery.
There's something about a five minute sculpture that's really satisfying. I guess for me the closest analogy is of writing poetry or songs. When I first sit down and start writing, everything that comes out is overworked, a result of having thoughts and ideas stagnating for a long time with no release. But after a while the ideas begin to flow and innovation begins to happen in earnest. Perhaps this approach is a good way to work in terms of idea-generation on the most basic level because it is so accessible, the race against the clock allowing almost no room for self-consciousness to set in.
I'd be interested in seeing the kind of things other people make in five minutes.
Sometimes I sit there after my body is finished its ritual, not realizing it's over, caught up in savoring the feeling of emptying and becoming lighter. It was one such morning moment, when my attention was wandering, that I noticed the silhouette of an object in front of me. Someone had decided that a used up toilet paper roll ought to live as a cover for the cap to my bottle of lotion. There was an interesting figurative relationship between the two parts and like a rubber band snapping from two fingers to shoot into the air, my mind knew what was destined to happen. Sometimes process isn't process at all but more like an act of Goddess, the idea just happens are you are compelled to complete it. But I find this is quite rare, if it's even a good idea at all, and one can't depend on having that kind of stroke of genius if the goal is consistency.
Oh and a word about the text - I chose to write Poop instead of Pee for a couple of reasons. It's more applicable to more people (as boys don't sit when they pee, they wouldn't get a front view of the Poop Idol). I also think it just sounds funnier, which is pretty important when you're making sculpture without fully waking up.
Later on that day I was finally throwing out the flowers that Alex had brought for Jamie's birthday party a month ago. It was only in the last week that they had completely shriveled and started growing mold. However the baby's breath was untouched, still retaining it's beautiful, lace-like delicacy. Hating to throw out an object with so much potential makes me feel like a crappy human being, so I began to play with it, combining the different pieces until I found a shape that interested me. It reminded me a bit of a butterfly's wings, something sort of aerodynamic looking but also naturalistic at the same time.
I wandered around my apartment for a while, trying to figure out what else it might go with. This kind of sculpture is kind of like playing with a puzzle where there are many different possible combinations. Each combination makes a different, no less complete picture. Working in this way is very ambiguous but also leaves the most room for discovery.
There's something about a five minute sculpture that's really satisfying. I guess for me the closest analogy is of writing poetry or songs. When I first sit down and start writing, everything that comes out is overworked, a result of having thoughts and ideas stagnating for a long time with no release. But after a while the ideas begin to flow and innovation begins to happen in earnest. Perhaps this approach is a good way to work in terms of idea-generation on the most basic level because it is so accessible, the race against the clock allowing almost no room for self-consciousness to set in.
I'd be interested in seeing the kind of things other people make in five minutes.
Fun at Tate Modern!!!
Robert Morris: sculptures you can play on!! It was funny though all the adults were just making their kids go on them?!? How to get adults to play without feeling self-conscious? hmmm....
Functional Forging
So i thought it was about time to start making some functional sculpture since i've got a forge at my finger tips for the summer. :-) Here's a small piece i did for fun (it's an ashtray). 1/4 in. rod and sheet w/ dremel work. plasma cutters are sweet!
brit
Saturday, May 30, 2009
New Thought
A steel cone riveted onto the roots of a small tree. Ideally about 2 feet wide and about 7 feet tall. I'm really interested in beginning to marry natural materials and steel.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Morris stole Amandas idea!
Ha! only joking, these pieces just reminded me of Amanda's human washing machine, only hers was way cooler! I'm going to see & play with them for real tomorrow, at the Tate Modern, will post pics!! Morris
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Not sculpture but still art.
I also love WebUrbanist. This site is mostly low brow, but very contemporary.
I found some interesting art on architecture: 3 Kinds of Urban Light Art: From Dorm Room Tetris to Architectural Light Graffiti
I need to make kinetic sculptures.
I love Arthur Ganson because he makes mechanical sculpture that are amusing. They are all a chromosome off from being functional. They do things like take a chair apart, like it has exploded, then puts it back together. The video is long but well worth watching.
The link is to one of his talks via TED
Make sure you surf the site because they have tons of artist's lectures and talks.
Steel Places in Spaces
This would actually be a series of pieces, probably at least 5. I want to create spaces and boundaries with steel piping in pre existing natural environments. These spaces can be large involving several trees, or even a self contained space using just one tree. I plan on creating these places in public and private spaces. The hardest part for me will be finding and then gaining access to these spaces. These pieces would hopefully stay in place, and photographs of them is what would be displayed.
I would like to actually complete a few of these pieces over the summer.
Monday, May 25, 2009
John Baldessari
I watched this vid today of John Baldessari's installation "Read/Write/Think/Dream."
He's receiving a Golden Lion award along with Yoko Ono on the 6th of June at the Venice Biennale! very cool guy! I hope I meet him : )http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIIEnwoymNY
He's receiving a Golden Lion award along with Yoko Ono on the 6th of June at the Venice Biennale! very cool guy! I hope I meet him : )http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIIEnwoymNY
Welcome, Welcome, Welcome!
The other day Emma and I were discussing the need for production over the summer, but the lack of access to a studio space. So we decided to start a Blog and challenge our classmates to upload sketches or models of ideas for pieces. We can critique and discuss these ideas, which would give us a great push for the Fall semester. I need to satisfy my urge to create, I hope you all accept this challenge and do the same!
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