“A”rt

This past semester kept my busy with the Capitol A “A”rt projects…and as much as the cynical side of me complains about taking these kinds of “foundation” art classes rather than more photo classes, I must admit that Art 13 (3-D Concepts) was fun. I still have a more arts less crafts mentality, but this class has helped me see art in new ways…which I guess is what college is for.

after the jump I break down each project…

From l-r:
wire frame project: make a wire frame of an everyday object…I chose a cast iron kettle I had. It was hard at first working with the wire, but once I got into my groove with it, I actually liked it. I could see doing something similar again if I ever had the time (never?)
cardboard chair project: we were to make a chair out of cardboard that could support weight. I admit that this project did not get me that excited. Some people made awesome chairs. I made one that worked. Done and done.
low value sculpture project: use a low value item en mass to make a abstract and organic sculpture. I really struggled with the concept for this one, but knew I wanted to use bobby pins. I ordered a POUND of them online and got to grouping them together (thanks to my binding skills from the wire frame project and assistance from ms. hunter). Then from there those groups formed groups and so on. In the end it is looks and feels like a sea urchin or tumbleweed. Proud of my craftsmanship I bragged how it would not fall apart and it was tossed around during critique. It did not fall apart, but did take a beating. IF I were to do this again, I would double (or triple!) the amount of bobby pins and do tighter bindings.

dollar store project: buy an item from the dollar/ 99 cent store and make two plaster molds of it. Do your best to recreate/paint it…but seeing how a cast is not perfect and bumpy, the painted version can’t help but look janky and homemade. Then return to the store and place yours amongst the originals. Take a photo. Leave there.  Guerrilla art!