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ART 208.01 Introduction to Sculpture

PROJECT Two: The Body in Space

 

 

Final Design Phase (20% of project grade)

 

Part 1. Review Writing: No less than 1200 words. This is an exercise to be done before you revise not afterwardsÉ Do it while actually looking at your initial drawings and models! Read two online review writing samples (review writing example #1 and review writing example #2) to help you understand how to best approach this review writing. Email the writing as an attached MS word doc titled yourlastname_ proj2review.docx)

 

A.    Summarize your expressive goals for your sculpture.

B.    Review your selected initial model and explore design revision options

Copy, paste all the prompts below (the digital version can be found on Bb) and answer them as specifically as possible.

 

                                  i.         Consider how narrative elements are used:

á       How might narrative elements be modified so that they go beyond representation to express the experiential meanings?

á       How might narrative elements be modified to better express your own specific personal point of view? 

 

                                 ii.         Consider how adding or modifying form qualities might better express your experience or memory in terms of physical or emotive feelings. Speculate and give at least one example of an addition or change for each of the following form categories:

á       relative scale of parts and or the overall size of the sculpture

á       type of shapes and or contrasts of shapes (rounded, angular, predictable, funny, etc.)

á       type of composition (dense, open, chaotic, organized, symmetrical, flowing/graceful, awkward etc.)

á       construction (types of joinery, attitude of construction, process of making)

á       materials (the associations certain materials have, the visceral experience of certain materials)

á       surface treatments (color, drawing, textures)

á       relationship to gravity/space including the way it relates to its base, has no base etc. (balanced/ off balance, firmly rooted/ suspended, heavy/ light etc.)

C.    Summarize:

Expressive Goals: state 5 basic adjectives that describe the overall mood/feeling you want your sculpture to have.
Revisions: List five specific ways you envision physically altering your design to better achieve your expressive goals.

 

Part 2. More Drawing: Create 5 additional 2D studies (each a full page) that visualize the specific revisions brought up in your writing.  Do not complete these drawings in #2 pencil only consider some or all of the following:

á       Photograph and print an image of your initial model and then trace, draw on top of and or collaging with that photo.

á       Collage with cut shapes of paper

á       Use full color including pastels, paints etc.

 

Part 3. Create a revised, final model: Create a final model using modeling materials that best parallel how you might make your final sculpture. Continue to revise and improve the design as you make this model. Be as specific and complete as possible. This is the model from which you will construct your sculpture so use it to figure out structure, detailing etc. As always ÉDonÕt fool yourself into thinking that youÕll figure unresolved aspects later on.