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Reed, 10in X 7in
Project Purpose
To understand how a line can be used to create a three-dimensional form
To create a sculpture that considers balance and repetition, variety and emphasis
To learn about sculpture artists and where they find their inspiratio
Artists Studied
Ruth Asawa, Mark di Suvero, Mia Pearlman, Martin Puryear, Richard Serra, Sarah Sockbeson, Stephan White
Reflection
In the first class, I fiddled with the reed and made 4 different candidates for my final sculpture. When I found the one I liked I used paper clips to hold it in place. In the next class, I carefully removed the paper clips and put glue where the reed crossed over itself. In the next class, I removed all the paperclips and found the place where I wanted to put my paper. I glued it on and then let it dry. I think the way my sculpture sort of loops around the middle of itself while not really pulling the focus there makes it different from the other sculptures. I chose the purple color paper because I thought it was unique and would create an interesting emphasis on the rest of the sculpture. What I have learned about sculptures is that the best way to get started is to just jump right in and play with it until you like it. When I was doing mine I was trying to think of how I should best do it while wasting time, but when I just jumped right in it was easy and it came along fast.
First Attempt
Second Attempt
Third Attempt
Final attempt
Indigenous Elements
Jennifer Liston Dykema
Natural reed and raffia, 30in x 22in
I think that this art relates to my piece because of how it plays with space. Both of our sculptures sorta surround the open space rather than seeking to fill it in. And on her sculpture the way they cross over each other is similar to mine. But instead of paper she uses raffia grass to provide an emphasis, which still has the same effect except that you can see through it.
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