Today's Class- Thanks to the never ending winter, the schedule for the semester was rearranged to postpone the natural objects project to a time when we hope that enough snow has melted to allow us to find natural objects. Instead, we started a graded project involving cast off manufactured items (garbage, essentially). I had posted online examples from an artist I know, along with student examples from previous semesters. I had instructed students last week to search for interesting and workable materials to bring in, and brought in a bunch of discarded household plastic for people to make use of. Some came in with a plan, some were inspired in the classroom. The class had the day to work on it, and will be able to acquire more garbage and finish it at home.
How to make this up- You can either come up with an idea and start looking for materials, or gather a bunch of discarded plastic and other manufactured stuff and see if it gives you an idea. Above and below are student examples from previous semesters, so you can see some of the materials used.
Your finished piece must be at least 12" in at least one dimension, and all visible surfaces must be made from repurposed manufactured items. Your sculpture must be based on a recognizable three dimensional item or scene, with all shapes, textures, and colors coming from the items you used. The materials may be broken or cut up, but no paint is allowed. Depending on what you are working with, hot glue or white glue may be used to assemble it. A base is not required, but may be desirable for certain things.
Homework- Your completed graded discarded plastics sculpture is due at the beginning of class on March 24, 2015. (thanks to spring break week, you get three weeks instead of two)
For next class 3/10/15- We will do a portfolio exercise in adapting complex shapes. For material you will be using pulp cardboard coffee trays, distributed in places where people buy cups of coffee. Have at least two, but three will be better. You will also need scissors or a knife to cut them up, and some kind of glue to assemble it.
