Today's Class- Today we opened by looking at some of the completed pairs of figures from the Canon of Proportion exercise. Everyone agreed that the changed proportions definitely altered our reactions to the figure. Then we looked at a few slides of sculptural installations that included figures and began a new graded project based on the previously made figure sculptures and the idea of relative proportions.
How to make this up- First, you must have completed the exercise from October 15th when the pairs of figures based on images taken from a magazine was started. Take your first figure, representing the original proportions of the photographed figure. Measure its height and assign a height to the original photographed model. Use that ratio to create a scale for reproducing a portion of our classroom.
Start by choosing a piece of our classroom. Your installation must include the desk you sit at each week, the next major object in any direction you choose, one stool, and your 3D rendition of the figure. The next major object can be another table, a part of the wall or door, a different kind of table, a counter top, etc. Carefully measure your table and the major elements of next big object, as well as the space to the next big object. Sketch this out on paper, then perform the calculations to figure the size of the pieces you'll be making to maintain the scale of your figure. Construct these items out of foam core, including a piece of the floor that connects them. Glue the major items in place, maintaining the proper proportion of space between them. Above and below are three examples completed today- an installation that includes a work table and the adjacent wall, one with a work table and counter, and one that includes two work tables.
Homework- This graded proportional room project is due at the beginning of class on November 19, 2013.
The representative sculpture made from manufactured materials (plastic, etc) is due at the beginning of class on November 12, 2013.
For next class 11/12/13- We will make some sculptures using books as a raw material. Have at least two hardcover books that you don't mind cutting up, each 300 or more pages and covers in the vicinity of 8" x 6" Also bring sketchbook and pencil, x-acto knife, and several pieces of foam core or corrugated cardboard cut to the same dimensions at the book covers.
