Friday, November 26, 2010

III. Volume and Mass: Skin Project






Materials: Sobo Glue, Red Rice Paper, Paint Brush

III. Volume and Mass

Definition/ Image Gallery


  • Volume-  Amount of three dimensional space occupied by an object
1-2-3-4-5
    1. Wrapped Trees- Christo
    2. Wrapped Reichstag- Christo
    3. Self Portrait- Christo
    4. Tate Modern London- Rachel Whiteread
    5. Martian Rock with Tunnel- Dennis Oppenheim


  • Weight-  Vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
1-2-3-4-5
    1. Whitney- Ken Price
    2. Michelangelo Moses- Michelangelo
    3. Safety Cones- Dennis Oppenheim
    4. Package- Christo
    5. Monumento al escape- Dennis Oppenheim


  • Gravity-  Force of attraction between masses 
1-2-3-4-5
    1. The Gates- Christo
    2. Jealous- Rune Olsen
    3. Taste like chixn- Rune Olsen
    4. Embankment- Rachel Whiteread
    5. Device to Root out evil- Dennis Oppenheim


  • Presence- State of being present
1-2-3-4-5
    1. Surrounded Island- Christo
    2. 25 Spaces- Rachel Whiteread
    3. Flying Theatre- Dennis Oppenheim
    4. Cause and Effect- Do Hu Suh
    5. Parachute- Do Hu Suh


  • Absence- State of being absent
1-2-3-4-5
    1. Double Oval- Henry Moore
    2. Lower Manhattan wrapped building- Christo
    3. Wrapped Coast- Christo
    4. Multiple- Rachel Whiteread
    5. Ghost- Rachel Whiteread


  • Primary Contours- The defining edges of physical objects
1-2-3-4-5
    1. Engagement rings- Dennis Oppenheim
    2. Tempest in a tea cup- Dennis Oppenheim
    3. Chicken and egg- Morton Katz
    4. Rooster rings- Anthony Howe
    5. Structural silhouettes- Alain Kurtio


  • Secondary Contours- Inner edges of physical objects, such as its internal design
1-2-3-4-5
    1. Chair Pool- Dennis Oppenheim
    2. Drinking structure with exposed kidney pool- Dennis Oppenheim
    3. Valley Curtain- Christo
    4. Journey Home- Dennis Oppenheim
    5. Staircase V- Do Hu Suh


  • Mass- Property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
1-2-3-4-5

    1. Wrapped Monument to Leonardo- Christo
    2. The large arch- Henry Moore
    3. Pont neuf wrapped- Christo
    4. Untitle- Rachel Whiteread
    5. House- Rachel Whiteread


II. Line and Space: Wood Project









Materials: Wood 8'-1"x1"5, screws

II. Line and Space: Wire Skeleton Project








Materials: Wire, Masking Tape, Needle Nose Pliers

Sunday, August 29, 2010

II. Line and Space

Definition/ Image Gallery


  • Straight Lines- a line created by the assembly of points traveling in constant

1-2-3-4-5
    1. Tower- Sol LeWitt
    2. Line- Nenad Stankovic
    3. Concetto Spaziale- Lucio Fontana
    4. Iroquois- Mark di Suvero
    5. Meet- Kosso Eloul

  • Curved lines- bending lines without any sharp turn
1-2-3-4-5
    1. Mildred Andrews Putnam Sculpture Park - Richard Fleischman
    2. Bull- Dan Zaretsky
    3. Spiny Top, Curly Bottom- Alexander Calder
    4. Arabesque XXIX- Robert Longhurst
    5. Signal- Vassilaskis Takis

  • Vertical lines- a straight line that goes up and down, parallel to the y-axis
  • 1-2-3-4-5
    1. Double L- George Rickey
    2. Two Volumes in the Virtual- Jesus Soto
    3. Spatial Concept- Lucio Fontana
    4. Signaux- Vassilaskis
    5. Vertical composition II- Seymour Fogel

    • Horizontal lines- a straight line that goes side to size, parallel to the x-axis
    1-2-3-4-5
      1. Two Lines in a T III- George Rickey
      2. Truss Piece- Mark di Suvero
      3. Seat, Wood and Forged Metal- Matthew Fedden
      4. Mother Peace- Mark di Suvero
      5. Chalk Line- Anthony Caro

    • Diagonal lines- a straight line that has slanted or oblique direction
    1-2-3-4-5
      1. Orion- Mark di Suvero
      2. Three lines diagonal jointed wall- George Rickey
      3. K-Piece- Mark di Suvero
      4. Are Years What?- Mark di Suvero
      5. The Diagonal of May 25, 1963- Dan Flavin

    • Actual lines- lines that are physically presented in a design
      1-2-3-4-5
        1. Orchadia- Mark Mckenna/ Rodger Stevens
        2. Line of Speed and Vortex- Giacomo Balla
        3. Ligne Parallele- Vassilakis
        4. Tyne Anew- Mark di Suvero
        5. Meta-Malevitch- Jean Tinguely
      • Implied lines- lines that are suggested by the position of shapes or objects
      1-2-3-4-5
        1. Sine Wave AKA sticky Thing- Carl Hahn
        2. Sweet Water- Carl Hahn
        3. Cube Virtual- Jesus Soto
        4. Ohne Titel- Vassilakis
        5. Needle Tower- Kenneth Snelson

      • Sight line- imaginary line that exists between a subject and the object that he/she is looking at
      1-2-3-4-5
        1. Stone Rainbow- Nigel Cann
        2. 123454321- Sol LeWitt
        3. Sight Line- James Gillespie
        4. Four-Sided Pyramid- Sol LeWitt
        5. Ornamatrix- Simeon Nelson

        • Space- expanse in which everything is located
        1-2-3-4-5
          1. System 26- Julian Wild
          2. Furniture Meets its maker- Gord Peteran
          3. Neruda's Gate- Mark di Suvero
          4. Iventory- Vassilakis
          5. Sound Space Sculpture- Bernhard Leithner

        • Presence and Absence in space- contracting image capture a moment at the moment of its disappearance.
        1-2-3-4-5
          1. The Boxers- Keith Haring
          2. Space Churn- George Rickey
          3. Argumented Sculpture Project- Pablo Valbuena
          4. Light Sculpture- William Leslie
          5. Wall Sculpture- Daniel Arsham

        • Opened and closed space- form of space that is closed but open at the same time
        1-2-3-4-5
          1. Drawing Through space- Alyson Shotz
          2. Five Tower- Sol LeWitt
          3. 49Part Variations on Three Different Kinds of Cubes- Sol LeWitt
          4. The most Secret Heart Dry Pigment on Linen- Louis Blyton
          5. Forms Derived from a Cube- Sol LeWitt

        • Kinetic Form- expression perpetual motion through its immovable structure
        1-2-3-4-5
          1. Schubert's Sonata- Mark di Suvero
          2. Steller Motion- Moto Ohtake
          3. Gallows and Lollipops- Alexander Calder
          4. Kinetic Sculpture- David C. Roy
          5. Motorized Kinetic Sculpture- Joseph A. Burlini

        • Proximity – property of being closely together
        1-2-3-4-5
          1. Penetrable bbl No.1- Jesus Soto
          2. Narva- Jean Tinguely
          3. Telelumiere- Vassilakis Takis
          4. Carousel IV- George Rickey
          5. Baluba III- Jean Tinguely

        • Closure- approaching particular destination, tendency to complete an uncompleted path  
        1-2-3-4-5
          1. Incomplete Open Cubes- Sol Lewitt
          2. Cube de Provence- Jesus Soto
          3. Serial Project I - Sol LeWitt
          4. Nylon Cube- Jesus Soto
          5. Sphere Bleue de Paris- Jesus Soto 

        I. Elements of 3D Design: Styrofoam Project

        1. Symmetrical Balance


        2. Asymmetrical Balance


        3. Radial Balance



        4. Scale & Proportion


        5. Emphasis


        6. Contrast, Variety


        7. Repetition, Rhythm



        8. Combination

        Materials: 5+ Styrofoam shapes, toothpicks, wooden skewers