Inflatable Sculpture

Its time to go big and think nature! Our next project will be two inflatable sculptures that will be installed in front of the art building. Do a flickr search for inflatable sculpture to get some great ideas. Also check out the flickr stream slideshow to the right...

Groups are as follows:

Group 1:

Tierra

Melissa B.

Tiffany

Sabine

Sarah

Kimberly

Amanda

Jenn

Group 2:

Alex

Julia

Melissa D.

Sean

Zee

Matt

Cheri

eggs instead of nails (chinese money/50yuan)

Nail Art Project

In order to understand relief, and how to work with alternative materials, our next project will be a nail art piece inspired by the artist Saimir Strati who created this...

See assignment sheet on the sidebar.

iStunted

This piece is referring to the crumbling music industry. The hand represents the creative tool which puts ideas into motion; however it is tangled up and trapped in the cord coming out of the ipod. This is referring to the RIAA's strict policy stunting the creativity and progression of musicians and the music business through the DRM (digital rights management) protection embedded from iTunes purchases and even some physical CDs. Modern technology, which has opened up a new world of distribution and creative possibilities for musicians, has brought fear and restrictions from the RIAA and other related organizations, turning the focus in the music business once again to the profits instead of the products.

Made with that wire from class and Crayola Model Magic, woop woop

Project 2- Points, Lines, Planes, Volumes

The Wire/Line project is due February 12th. Get inspiration from the links to the right, or just do a flickr search with keyword "line". Remember to keep in mind that this project is to make a container, so think about what it is you are containing. Also, the size requirement is a minimun of 12". I can't wait to see what you come up with!

(Images from Matthew Fang)