Integrating Art & Engineering

For this project, I had to choose an engineering phenomenon and choose a form and style of art to demonstrate that phenomenon. I chose the Mandela Effect, which is a phenomenon where people share the same false memory. An example of this phenomenon is people falsely remembering where airplane engines are located. Many people believe the engines are placed directly under the wing, when they are actually placed in front of the wing. They are placed more in the front mainly to reduce noise footprints, which is an area that is affected by noise that is produced by airplanes. Relating to memory and airplanes, I decided to name my project Forgetful Flight. For rough draft purposes, I did sketches of an airplane on a white poster before actually painting on the canvas. I implemented some drawing techniques that I learned in class from the drawing workshops. Sketching the airplane took about an hour. I wanted to make sure that the point of view of the plane looked correct. I utilized a white canvas, a fine tip paintbrush, and black paint to paint the airplane. It took an hour and a half to paint. My canvas was 7"x14", which was perfect to draw the airplane in an aerial point of view emphasizing the location of the engines. This project helped me improve my design skills by sketching or painting with a certain point of view.