-Make a non-representational sculpture of a memory. For example, a person, place or event. Use no more than three materials. No less than two materials. You may deconstruct and manipulate materials.
-Be aware of the materials you select, methods used to construct and the juxtaposition of the materials. For instance, is it significant for you to weld, stitch, weave or tie any of the materials?
-Remember you are working in three-dimension so be sure to take the time to walk around your piece and/or work on a banning wheel so you can turn piece while working.
-Final solution should be able to fit in the palms of your hands (or two hands).
-****Important - Do not replicate an object. Rather, use elements and principles of design to communicate and/or symbolize the memory.
-Consider line direction. Is your memory taller than you? Could stacking or a tower like construction communicate height? Vast, therefore allowing for a horizontal presentation. Is the landscape (if you have one) of your memory closed in? Open with no boundaries?
Objective:
Gain an awareness of how materials, processes and the elements and principles of art and design can be used to visually communicate significant meaning.
Materials:
-You will be choosing your own materials and deciding on your own method of construction for this assignment.
-However, please note that the number of materials is limited to three (3).
-Suggestion for materials: Fabrics are useful for communicating texture. You can dye any material with ink from you ink set.
-Does glue count as a material? If the glue is visible, then yes, it counts as a material and should therefore be significant to the memory.
-Any adhesive that is visible counts as a material.
-Any method of attachment that is visible counts as material. For instance, if you use thread to sew materials together. Or maybe use wire to attach materials.
-You will be choosing your own materials and deciding on your own method of construction for this assignment.
-However, please note that the number of materials is limited to three (3).
-Suggestion for materials: Fabrics are useful for communicating texture. You can dye any material with ink from you ink set.
-Does glue count as a material? If the glue is visible, then yes, it counts as a material and should therefore be significant to the memory.
-Any adhesive that is visible counts as a material.
-Any method of attachment that is visible counts as material. For instance, if you use thread to sew materials together. Or maybe use wire to attach materials.
PROCESS-
I cut up pieces of wood, stacked them in three columns of six pieces each, and piled them together on a long, narrow piece of wood with one piece of wood separating the columns from touching. I then placed a hole in the center of each block of wood in each column by using a hammer and a nail. After drilling holes in the blocks of wood, I placed a necklace through each hole, connecting all of the columns together. When I finally assembled the columns the way I wanted them on the piece of narrow wood with the necklace running through them, I glued each piece of wood together. As a finishing touch, I painted the top block on each column a different tint of orange ink and painted the long, narrow piece of wood brown ink.
ARTIST STATEMENT-
My memento is a representation of my memories and experiences as a child at our beach house. We have owned a beach house directly on the board walk of 26th street in Ocean City, Maryland for over forty years. It is a small, row house connected to several other row houses. The families in the connected homes have been there as long as we have. We have known them our entire lives, and consider them family. There are two other families in particular that we have remained very close with, primarily because their children are around my same age. We grew up together, looking forward to every summer we would spend with each other. My memento uses repetition of stacked columns to communicate the idea of our row homes. The narrow piece of wood that the columns are placed on communicates the idea of the boardwalk and the environment of ocean city. Pieces of wood separate the columns in order to display the concept that even though are homes are not literally connected, the necklace draws attention to the fact that we are internally connected. For years our huge group of kids would go out all night just so we could stay up to watch the sun rise, even when we grew out of adolescence. I painted the top blocks of the columns orange to grasp those memories. And I painted each one a different tint of orange ink to establish the idea of time in my memories. This memento does not recall a specific memory; instead, it serves as a collection of memories throughout my childhood, generating the idea of genuine family and growth.
