Monday, December 16, 2013
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Bubble Wrap
Bubble Wrap Installation
By covering the Art Office waiting room and all its contents with bubble wrap, it gave the viewer the ability to participate with the space. There was the option to pop the bubble wrap in different ways such as walking, standing, or sitting upon. The environment created a fun protective barrier of all the contents making the objects impractical and somewhat inefficient if not completely obsolete for practical use.
By preserving the environment, the practical use of the space was diminished. As safety has improved and become more standardized for our protection, this piece shows how society could go too far making it uninhabitable. Our overachievements become comical at a point.
site/nonsite response
Site / Nonsite Response
According to the dictionary, part of the definition of Site is the area or exact plot of ground on which anything is, has been, or is to be located. According to the article, when comparing a Site with a Nonsite we would place priority on the Site therefore the Nonsite becomes secondary and sometimes even dysfunctional. Basically when you have a Nonsite, it means the Site has been removed.
Nonsites are three-dimensional whereas Sites are two dimensional. Both are logical abstracts. Smithson suggests that there is a metaphoric space that exists between the Site and Nonsite such as travel. Perhaps the space between the two is a figurative empty space that we can easily relate to when realistic assumptions align. The travel between the two points then becomes artificial since it is man-made (invented or devised). Basically the transformation you now have is a three-dimensional abstract map of the Non-site. The stable features of the Site have been removed.
The article states that knowledge plays an important role in the way we view the world but it doesn’t always match the true shape. Individual views of the space between the Site and Nonsite are an essential aspect. The Nonsite needs to relate to the site that it originated from.
two responses
Your Gravitational Now Response
Our senses receive, evaluate, and produce our day-to-day reality. The collection of our feelings, our memories, our personal values, and things we are certain or uncertain about, along with our thoughts either strong or trivial, continually create our very existence and the way in which we interpret things.
Our imaginations can give way to interpreting what we see and how we react to what we see. We can create a complete new view by manipulating our senses based on changing one thing in our surroundings. The example given was imaging the street now sloping downwards and how everything shifts – houses, sky, light, and other people. This exercise was a manipulation of our brains. The students knew what was factual but they were able to see things in a different light by making a change via their senses.
In art, altering the use of objects or space from their original purpose can give the artist leeway or something new to work with. It gives them an allowance of room to work and create. Interpretation of art is multifaceted in that individuals have their own reaction to an individual piece. Your senses may not like what I as an artist have created, and I may think this is my best work to date. Our senses and knowledge of art is ever-evolving and opens the door for different views of what art is and what is aesthetically pleasing to one’s eye.
From Relational Aesthetics - Nicolas Bourriaud (1998) Response
Art is still one practice in which humans have the ability to socialize. Visitors to an art exhibit have an increased chance of striking up a conversation unlike other types of social offerings such as television or the internet. In an open forum, such as an art exhibit, visitors will interject their opinions especially when they strike a nerve. Both positive and negative reactions can be seen and heard. Being in an open environment gives way to this opportunity unlike being at home in your own space watching television or surfing the internet.
Todays’ art is different than the past. Artists have more options than to form imaginary and utopian realities. In relational art, the artist’s audience is visualized as a community and not just a moment in time between an individual person and the object being viewed. The audience allows for collective meanings shedding a whole new light on the artist’s works. According to Bourriaud, “Art is a state of encounter” and the exhibit is an “arena of exchange.”
Artists styles have changed greatly and practices now include many inventions of our everyday lives. Recycled goods are here and now. Modernity has opened the doors to many new opportunities for the artist of the day. Items tossed to the curb now end up in art exhibits, something our ancestors would have never seen coming.
“Each particular artwork is a proposal to live in a shared world, and the work of every artist is a bundle of relations with the world, giving rise to other relations, and so on and so forth, ad infinitum,” state Bourriaud.
Absence
Absence
By Madisen Schorno
Absence
By Madisen Schorno
sister
1. a female person having the same parents as another person
2. a female person who belongs to the same group, trade union, etc., as another or others
3. a nun or a title given to a nun
4. a woman fellow member of a Church or religious body
sis·ter·hood
1. The state or relationship of being a sister or sisters.
2. The quality of being sisterly.
3. A society, especially a religious society, of women.
4. Association or unification of women in a common cause.
The ties between sisters are closely woven; they share a link that only the two can comprehend. Sisters are similar yet different but can rely on each other. The presence of one another is greatly important to how the other functions in the world. The thought of one leaving is hurtful, not only to one, but the other sister as well; for one is not complete without the other.
Closet Gallery Proposal
In this work I wish to explore the idea of sisters and their absence from one another. I will to base this piece on the separation between the two sisters where one is in our present world and the other in a future life.
I will create two structures resembling coffins. One coffin full of flowers sits on the ground representing the past sister; the other coffin is empty and propped up ready for the arrival of the future sister.
I will create an atmosphere in the room that is very quiet and pure. I am planning on having the room almost completely white with little to no color. I will be incorporating flowers covered in plaster along with additional materials.
Resources for project 2
"Remains"
form last semester
CocoRosie- R.I.P. Burn Face
Spoon Billed Sandpiper
Spoon Billed Sandpiper
Nowadays there are a bunch of known and unknowns about our natural world relating to animals and the habits they have had adapted to because of human growth. We as humans have strongly affected the natural environment and the creatures that inhibit it. Man made products have worked their way into the lives of animals, therefore I thought that the spoon billed sandpiper could use my spoons to its advantage and at the same time raise awareness in a funny way.
Multiples in Art
I choose the Artist Kate McCgwire who use multiple feathers to create pattern and/or order to make her sculptures. I also found this piece called 500 Years of German Rabbits which shows pattern and order as well which hope to convey in my piece.
three writings
Parasite
According to the dictionary, an organism lives on or in another species which is known as the host. The host is a source of nutrients. Another definition is a person who is given support from others without properly returning the same to the one from whom they took from.
When a woman is pregnant the fetus could be thought of as a parasite. It is constantly taking nutrients from the mother. Unlike some parasites, it is a benefit to the woman who wishes to be a mother.
I look at humans as parasites of the earth because we feed off of its energy and give less in return. Humans should focus on proper care when using the earth’s many contributions. Our host, the earth, deserves our attention to sustain its life and ours.
I wish that we could live in harmony and only take what we need. The idea of having the earth and the body conforming to each other is very beautiful to me. It makes me think of parasites in a more compassionate way.
Gail Grinnell-Suyama Space
Thursday our class went to Suyama Space where we saw the work of Gail Grinnell on display. Her installation Ruffle consisted of using fabric interfacing which is traditionally used in sewing. Instead of sewing the pieces she choose to bind with pins to connect the many pieces she incorporated into her overall piece. The intricate patterns and designs intertwined amongst the beams of Suyama Space. Honestly it was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Also the way the natural light from outside shown through the space and the interfacing itself created shadows on the walls that changed constantly. It was absolutely amazing.
Radio Lab Podcast
When listening to the podcast about parasites, I must say I was utterly repulsed. It is something I just don’t wish it think about. The part I thought was the most interesting, without being completely disgusted, was the part about how the parasite could control the thoughts of rats. Once the parasite had entered the rats system it could control the rat’s scents preference. The parasite is able to thrive the best in cats so therefore the parasite made the rats like the smell of cat urine. This inturn made the rats more attractive and more likely to be eaten by the cat. The whole idea of parasites seems very manipulative to me. I am not a fan.
Remains
Remains
By Madisen Schorno
By Madisen Schorno
When I think about the energy we produce and where it begins, I think about the core regions of our body; the heart, lungs, and stomach. These high functioning organs are both part of the human and animal anatomy. These necessary organs provide us our basic needs, blood flow, oxygen, and nourishment. When these vital organs stop working we cannot survive, nor can an animal. And when these body parts stop working, so does the being it inhabits.
When an animal dies, why don’t we think about what happens to these vital organs? We tend to think about the entire body as a whole instead of looking at the individual pieces which makes up the whole.
My intentions for this work were pure, true, and honest. Using glass jars and honey to preserve the normally discarded remains, it keeps these thoughts transparent allowing us to share more compassion for the inner organs. I’ve preserved these normally-discarded remains in honey as an act of compassion. Honey is used to protect and preserve in a sweet way giving them the full respect they deserve.
I learned that although my intentions were good and the initial product was beautiful and respectful, the final outcome was unsatisfactory. Being unable to seal the jars that held these precious parts, gave way to an outcome that ended up feeling disrespectful as the organs began to deteriorate. I did, however, proceed with a final act by giving a respectful burial at my home.
Dan Webb Lecture
Dan Webb Lecture
On Thursday the 20th of September, Dan Webb a Cornish College of the Arts Alumni and successful sculpture, presented his works and explained the challenges that he has had to face while in his creative process. In the lecture, Webb explained that failure is a part of the artist experience that one endures during the process when working on a piece. Sometimes the elements of the material hamper the flow and one has to work around it. At times it is inevitable and cannot be avoided. You cannot always control the art work you are creating but you can control the way you handle the challenges that arise. Webb admits that there have been art works he has not been able to save, disappointing as it may be, but he has been able to learn from his mistakes.
Dan Webb is a master wood carver and his pieces are extremely intricate in detail and massive in size. The final pieces appear so precise and lifelike. He has a talent to take a piece of wood and have it appear as smooth as fabric. It’s absolutely amazing.
spine
Spine
Madisen Schorno
I have always appreciated text on paper and really enjoy spending hours getting lost in a good read. I chose to take apart a book for this piece and had immediately decided that I wanted to create something that represented part of the human anatomy.
Once the book was taken apart, the colors of the book made me instantly see a spine. I have really enjoyed working with the two materials, the hard cover and the aged pages of the book which were able to be altered in the ways I needed them to become what I had in mind. The pages acting as the vertebrae and the red cover becoming the intervertebral disks and wire was used for the spinal cord. When I first started creating the spine I was just using the pages and the cover of the book but not using anything to separate the two materials. This was causing the spine to fan out and just make an arc not allowing it to be flexible and curve to its needed form. Once I realized that I needed another element I decided to use surgical tubing as spacers along the spinal cord.
I am so intrigued by the human body and alignment of the bones, organs, and muscles. I am constantly thinking of ways in which I can represent them in my work. I find it very ironic that a book has a spine and that I decided to create the form of a human spine out of a book. It was not planned; I made this connection after the work was finished.
| disassemble (ˌdɪsəˈsɛmb ə l) | |
| — vb | |
| ( tr ) to take apart (a piece of machinery, etc); dismantle | |
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