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My sons, Blue and Benjamin. I also have a Husky named Bailee and a Great Dane named Boa.
(Strawberry Jelly-Jellyfish)^^
Hobbies: writing (specifically horror fiction and poetry), drawing, music, and snowboarding.
My name is Lexi and I am currently in an Exploratory Major. I'm from Kalamazoo, MI. I am a pretty reserved person and love reading a book on a stormy day.
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https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/the-melting-of-humankind/
Nele Azevedo
Nele Azevedo
Minimum Monument, 2012
Minimum Monument, 2012
Made by Brazilian sculpture Nele Azevedo on October 20th, 2012. An Installation of 1,000 ice sculptures to help represent the issue of climate change. These faceless ice figures were crafted with the help of UVM Studio student volunteers and members. Azevedo brought the sculptures to the steps of Burlington, Vermont's City Hall. The piece then melted in order to showcase how sudden and impactful the changes in our climate are and pushed for a movement to help. Creating a lasting impact not only in the world of art, but in the efforts of environmental thinking/progress.
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(Emma Hutson) Hi Lexi! I really loved how you used the word "uniqueness" with the koi fish. It is a really fitting word for them, as I've only seen them in very unique and striking places, like japanese gardens, for example. I've never seen anything else like them. The word "forgiven" next to what looks like a typewriter is a very interesting idea. It gets you thinking about the past history of the object, and leaves a little open endedness to it. Finally, the picture with the man and the word "acceptance" tethered to it feels very clear to me. It makes me think of the idea that we as humans have to accept the darkest/ most unfortunate aspects of ourselves in order to live freely.
Inanimate Object
Inanimate Object
Greetings. My name is Albert and I am a pen. There is something rather astounding about the job that I do. Each night I am pulled from my box within the drawer and gripped firmly in a human's hand. They hold me so tight that it feels as though my springs will burst from within. From there, I am pressed into the heart of parchment and swirled around in a dance of expression. The thoughts of your subconscious are allowed to escape from my ink. It’s a beautiful thing, really. I have seen heartbreak and I have seen all ounces of misery and joy that appear in a lifetime. Before I run dry of this Prussian blue, I vow to hold your secrets safe. To write your pains in hopes that one day this journal will be destroyed. Just like my ink, the emotions will flee from your mind and whenever you need to let something out - we can meet again. Word Count - 161
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Contemporary Artist Paragraph: Kara Walker
American contemporary artist Kara Walker was born November 26, 1969 in Stockton, CA. Walker earned her B.F.A at Atlanta College of Art and then her M.F.A at the Rhode Island School of Design. She is best known for her complex and psychological pieces created by drawing, painting, and text with sculptures to depict shadows exposing the tragedies of life-more specifically slavery. These art pieces are mainly silhouettes cut out with black paper and installed directly onto a wall. Walker’s work is displayed internationally and she is highly recognized for her narrative of history and hardships faced in oppression through contemporary art.
Contemporary Artist Presentation:
Object Arrangements
Object Arrangements
Without Energy
Ignorance Can Be Bliss
Denounced
Hunger
OBJECT PROJECT: For my object project I had picked a toy nerf gun as my item to bring in. This nerf gun is sentimental to me since it connects to memories I had as a child playing with my brother and sister. We would have "battles" in the hallway of my house growing up and built forts and trenches to make it more exciting. It reminds me of a time when we were all happy together which is why I picked it. In regards to the project, I plan on taking the nerf gun and the plastic bullets and combining them in some way. I'm still trying to think more on exactly what I want to do but I like the idea of either deconstructing the nerf gun and having it hang to show the pieces of my youth "spread out" in my head, or wrapping the gun with candy wrappers so it's entirely one thing to showcase that its not about what the item is but rather how it relates to my whole childhood in a sense.
Group Installation Project "Pain is Temporary"
Group Installation Project "Pain is Temporary"
(the picture to the left is the mock up of what we will be creating)
For our project Sophia, Taylor, and I had decided to make our installation based around matches and the concept of fire safety measures. We will be building our piece in the hallway of the art building near class where there is a wall with a fire extinguisher, first aid kit, and a used blades bin. On that same wall slightly below will be tons of matches that will be taped to the wall to spell out the word, “harmless”. The matches will be layered and look as though they are spilling out onto the surface. We also plan on having extra matches as well as the box they came in displaying them spilling onto the wall and ground below. This piece can be interpreted as a mockery of the safety tools on the wall since we are installing the danger directly where the source of your protection and save yourself from the fire are located.
5 Instillation Artist Research:
Doris Salcedo - Colombian-born visual installation artist and sculptor born in 1958. Her work is influenced by her experiences of life in Colombia and is generally composed of commonplace items such as wooden furniture, clothing, concrete, grass, and rose petals. Makes sculptures and installations that function as political and mental archaeology, using domestic materials charged with significance and suffused with meanings accumulated over years of use in everyday life. Salcedo often takes specific historical events as her point of departure, conveying burdens and conflicts with precise and economical means. Famous works: Noviembre 6 y 7, 2002, New Palace of Justice, Bogotá, Colombia. A Flor de Piel, 2014.
2. Joëlle Tuerlinckx - Belgian visual and installation artist born in 1958. Tuerlinckx combines found objects, drawings, collages, film, video and slide projections in her installations. Famous works include: The Constellation of Maybe. Centre International D'Arte & Du Paysage, Beaumont-du-Lac. June 29 – November 4, 2018. Neither, Mendes Wood DM, Brussels, April 18 – June 17, 2017. Inside Installations, S.M.A.K., Ghent, June 5 – December 3, 2010.
3. George Segal - American painter and sculptor born in 1924. He is associated with the pop art movement and his unique installations. He was presented with the United States National Medal of Arts in 1999. Worked with a foundry to use plaster molds as casts for sculptures made of bronze, enabling him to create life-like figures that were also durable enough to be placed outdoors as public art. The figures are often placed within environments made with real objects, creating a personal tableau. Famous pieces: The Gas Station, 1963-1964. Gay Liberation, 1992. Hispanic Wedding Dress Display, Newark, New Jersey, 1993.
4. Kristen Morgin - American visual artist born in 1968. Working primarily in sculpture and installation. She is best known for her works made of unbaked clay that use trompe-l'œil to appear as wood, paper, or metal and suggest decay. Some famous pieces: Topolino, 2003. Lion, 2006.
5. Sarah Lucas - English installation artist born in 1962. Part of the generation of young British Artists who emerged during the 1990s. Her works frequently employ visual puns and bawdy humor by incorporating photography, collage and found objects. She creates crude and often inflammatory comments on sexuality, death, and gender through her pieces. Some famous pieces by her: Great Exhibition, 2006, Tights, chair, bicycle wheel. All We Are Saying Is Give Peace A Chance, 2002. Au Naturel, 2018.
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