Thursday, September 19, 2013

Project 2: Hybrid Sculpture- Final Crit. 9/27

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

You will change two objects of your choice into something new by creatively dismantling and recombining the pieces. You must reuse ALL of the material in your existing objects, and combine them into a single unified work. This is not a collage (objects attached to a flat surface). We want you to physically join the parts of these objects together and create a new 3-D object.

Important concept:  UNITY = a sense of order or completeness. 


SCHEDULE

Work Day- September 20th

Bring to class: two objects not bigger than 12" that you feel comfortable changing. Begin to disassemble your objects at home and bring ALL of the pieces to class. 
NO ELECTRONICS

Note: Any other supplies you would like to use while altering your object, such as glue, tape, sewing supplies, etc.


Project Due- SEPT 27th. 

Projects is due at beginning of class for critique. All projects must be ready for presentation at start of class. 



INSPIRATION

Look at the following artworks by these artists for inspiration.:

Robert Rauschenberg (images follow)


Jean Tinguely (images below)







Agathe Snow (images below)






Sara Sze (images below)







Hybrid Sculptures by Satish Tang (images below)





Hybrid sculptures of ancient Chinese ceramics, western pop icons, manga aesthetics and kitsch. TANG was born in Dublin, Ireland of Trinidadian parents, but currently lives & works in British Columbia, Canada.

Click here to go to the Tang's website

How do objects communicate meaning? How does meaning change when they are re-contextualized and merged into a single form?

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No electronics. If you want to know why, watch this video.