GIANT INFLATABLE ANIMAL
Create an full size inflatable "animal" ( land water or air )
Your animal can be a representation of a single creature or an imagined combination of 2 or more creatures.
In addition to basic craft/fabrication skills, the conceptual idea we will be focusing on is:
1.How volume and mass can be impermanent or temporary.
2.How volume and mass can be made up of something that is not solid.
3. How abstraction can be applied to form as both simplification and description.
Choose an animal to create that has multiple extremities and features. ( legs,tails, antlers,ears,) Imagine the slow transformation of deflated nonsense into a recognizable animal form. Where is a good spot to vent in air ?( legs/ tail?)
Projects will be constructed in and out of class with the project
Project requirements
1.Minimum size 6 feet long
2.Design and construction are well-planned
3.Recognizable animal ( when inflated)
4. Made of plastic ( recycled)
Considerations:
What will the scale be? full size? Research and find out exactly how big your animal is .... What are your material choices? do they say anything about the animals behavior? are they ironic? what colors? How do the extremities connect to the body? Can you embellish the surface? Draw on details/ patterns/ markings? Does the sculpture have to be air tight? Does the method of connecting seems have an aesthetic appeal?
9/20 : MATERIAL DISCUSSION/ WORK DAY ( preceded by the soft sculpture critique) : plastic bags/ garbage bags/ plastic sheets etc. ( recycled materials) clear packing tape ( you will need at least 3 rolls) supplies to embellish and mark the out side? Sketches made of how to make animal, supplies to work on inflatable animal. GRADE ASSIGNED FOR COMPLETING THE CONNECTION CUPPLING THAT CONNECTS YOUR SCULPTURE TO THE FAN
9/27 out of class work day -
10/3 Critique day - Projects finished for the beginning of class.
RUBRIC FOR GRADE:
1.Consistency of finish.
2.balancing levels of detail and abstraction.
3.the ability to hold air / the ability to hold form.
