* Art 21 - Olafur Eliasson

Trust/Personal Context

As Eliasson talked about his work and how he trusts the observer to add their personal connection when looking at his art. Leaving you able to interpret what you need to see and gather a meaning that pertains to what you need to feel.

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Within this picture is a lot of white space, but the reflection in the mirrors creates harmony. The repetition allows you to see in and around the exhibit, making you feel as if you are a part of it.

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The Weather Project is an example of balance. Having the sun in a large window that has two vertical lines on either side of the center of the sun shows symmetry. This concept continues with the line down the center of the floor and the walls on each side of the image.

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Intertwined - Grief and Hope

2D Project - create an image using 2 objects in various sizes to simulate foreground and background fading out of view. For this project I used two Willow Tree sculptures created by artist Susan Lordi to compose my project. As a military widow these two sculptures hold significant meaning. The foreground is composed of more Hero statues as it signifies more of the immediate grief after suffering loss. As you move toward the middle there is hope and grief mixed together. The background contains more hope then grief as you begin to find yourself again and move forward in your journey. Willow Tree Sculptures Hero and Soar Hero sculpture shadowed from various angles

Project 2 String Art

Project 2 - String Art String Art dates back to the 1900's, it is art created by making designs with nails and colorful string. Mary Everest Boole is the first person to be given credit for making curves from straight lines contained within her art, which she used to explain math to her students. String Art later became the basis of the Bezier Curve. (String of The Art) Then John Eichinger was the first artist in the US to create what he called 'string mandalas' after the Hindu art form of circles within circles. (String Art Fun) For this project, I adapted this concept of mandalas that I previously used in Project 1, which was a mandala like wood sculpture but with a square base. For these designs I used frames that were found in the wood shop, small nails, and colorful string. The basis for the designs were to show that even though a structure is created from a square, it can be turned into something else. My patterns were derived from squares but through the work of a...

Sculpture Assignment 1

For this project the criteria was to use an eight foot 2x2 piece of wood to create a formalist sculpture. When creating this piece I wanted to a work of art that had a topsy turvy aesthetic. The bottom 2x2 is resting on a hard edge, while the other pieces connect off each side. I cut and sanded out divots into the corner edges all along the interior angles of the wood. Each piece was sanded down to remove blemishes and to create a relatively smooth surface. To fasten the pieces together I used a countersink drill to make the initial holes and then drilled in two screws for each piece, creating stability. Once completely together, the divots were painted white and the remainder was painted black with acrylic paint. After drying, I made a design decision to scratch off the black layer to reveal the white underneath. Reminiscent of old country style, which goes against the more modern look of the overall piece. If you look closely, one of the side pieces is attached diffe...

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