Assemblage Sculpture

Artist Statement:

The main idea that I wanted to show in my piece was color. I chose a jellyfish for this purpose because I thought that the tentacles would be a cool way to add color. I also chose a jellyfish because it has a cool shape and I wanted to represent that in my sculpture. 

  To create the assemblage sculpture, I first used a big piece of paper which I crumbled into the shape of the jellyfish's body.  When I had the shape I wanted, I wrapped the body in masking tape to create a stable base. I used magazine cutouts for the color in the piece because magazines have many different colors and textures in them so I had a lot to choose from. I used a mixture of glue and water to glue my magazine cutouts on because this was a method that I liked. I used hot glue when gluing the tentacles on because I wanted to make sure that they stayed well. Finally, I used the wire because I wanted to be able to hold my project that way, and possibly hang it up.

The first thing I did in this process was create sketches. I ended up not going with any of my original sketches, but this process helped me think of ideas. When I decided to create a jellyfish, I looked up different images to draw inspiration from. I used these as a reference mostly for the body of the jellyfish. I then started creating my jellyfish. I experimented with different sizes of paper in my final product, and used this to create patterns. When I started working on the tentacles, I decided to use long strips of colorful magazine paper. I did this because I wanted the tentacles to add different colors to the piece, as the body has mostly blues and purples. Finally, I chose to add wire to the top because I wanted to be able to hang up my piece, and I wanted the jellyfish to appear to be swimming. My main focuses for this unit were color and getting used to a new art style.