Project 4: Replication & Display (due 11/30)

For this project, think of two objects that have some relation to each other, either in form or in function. There are specific parameters for the objects, as you will be replicating them in slip (clay) through a mold making process. We will discuss the parameters (size, details, undercuts) in class. For the final piece, you should have a minimum of 8 of your objects (could be 4 and 4, or 7 of one and 1 of the other). The display mechanism (shelf, pedestal, etc.) is up to you and should be considered as part of the piece--as important and deliberate as the objects you will cast. 

You will learn a mold making process for this project. Bring 2 objects to class on the 9th that you would like to replicate. We will make 1 and 2-part plaster molds, as needed, and replicate the objects by slip casting them. Both objects should be around 6" high. You can make these objects from clay or use pre-existing objects. 

mold making and plaster how-to

Haim Steinbach

http://www.observer.com/2011/08/off-the-shelf-haim-steinbach-returns/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtN1MXoP7lw 

Barbara Bloom

http://bombsite.com/issues/54/articles/1909 

http://www.art-in-tv.de/videoplaytv.php?id=1392 

http://www.kewego.com/video/iLyROoafYU3S.html 

Allan McCollum

http://www.allanmccollum.net/allanmcnyc/

http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/allan-mccollum/

WEEK 11

Wednesday 11/2            Metal project crit                  

Introduce final project
Make cottle boards and false bottoms

WEEK 12

Wednesday 11/9            Intro to mold making                  

Work Day

WEEK 13

Wednesday 11/16          Work Day

Sketches Due (mini critique)

Student Presentation

WEEK 14

Wednesday 11/23           Work Day

                                        Student Presentation

WEEK 15

Wednesday 11/30           Work Day

                                        Student Presentation

Metal Sculpture Schedule (crit 11/2)

Make a piece primarily out of metal, get comfortable with the tools we have in the shop. Your piece will depend on what you do with the metal from our field trip to the scrap yard. 


Some artists who use metal either as a primary material or a structural component of their work:

http://www.antonygormley.com/

Jon Kessler

Jean Tinguely 

A little how-to

WEEK 8

Wednesday 10/5            Critique Wood (Conjoined Structures)

Introduce 3^rd project: Metal
Metal working demo

                                   

WEEK 9

Wednesday 10/12           FIELD TRIP to scrap yard
                                        Work Day

 Sketches due (mini critique)

                                        Student Presentation                       

WEEK 10

Wednesday 10/19           Work Day

                                        Student Presentation

WEEK 11

Wednesday 10/26           Work Day

                                        Student Presentation

WEEK 12

Wednesday 11/2          Critique 3^rd Project: Metal

                                       Intro to final project: Multiples

Intro to mold making: Press molds

Work Day

Conjoined Structures (critique date 10/5)

Conjoined Structures

Construct two interdependent structures, neither of which can stand without the support of the other. Consider them drawings in space. Together they should occupy approximately the same volume as your body. Get to know all of the tools in the wood shop, be precise with your angles and joints, create two individual volumes with contrasting formal characteristics (line, shape, texture). 

  

You will have to purchase wood for your project. Visit Shell Lumber on SW 27th Ave & US1, they have a large selection of different kinds of wood. Come to class with all of your materials on the 21st. 

Artists who work primarily with wood: 

Richard Deacon

Alison Elizabeth Taylor

George Nakashima

WEEK 5

Wednesday 9/21            Sketches due (mini critique)
                                       Work Day
                                       Student Presentation

WEEK 7

Wednesday 8/28            Work Day

                                       Student Presentation

WEEK 8

Wednesday 10/5            Critique Wood (Conjoined Structures)

Locker Combo Code

5931 and then squeeze

Sculpture Tech's Shop Hours

Dacil, the tech in the sculpture area, is there nights a week from 4:30pm-12:30am. She either works Monday, Tuesday and Thursday or Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. She posts her hours on the door 2 weeks in advance (usually on Thursday nights) so stay up to date.

Students who arrive after 10 PM will not be allowed in the building, according to MDC rules. If you arrive earlier, you may stay until Dacil's shift is over. She is an excellent fabricator. If you aren't sure which tool is right for the job or you need advice on how to make something just ask her. And please remember, 3D work takes a LOT OF TIME. Go to the studio early in her shift so you don't have to leave before you accomplished what you want, especially before critiques. She is there a total of 24 hours per week, take advantage of that studio time to do your work---don't wait until the last minute.

Here is her schedule for the next two weeks.


Tuesday 6th & Thursday 8th of September 4:30-12:30 pm

Monday 12th, Wednesday 14th, Thursday 15th of Septmeber 4:30-12:30

Student Presentation Guidelines

Each week the class will be assigned to read an interview or article about an artist from the list below. In addition, one student will become and expert on the artist of the week, and give a 15 minute presentation about the artist's work to the class. The presentation should consist of a short biography, an in-depth discussion of the artist's work including the artist's peers and influences, and discussion of at least three key artworks by the artist. You must present at least ten images, and your research must be original (not copied from Wikipedia, etc.) Presentations will begin the third week of class. Select an artist from the list below, and write both your name and the artist's name in the comments section of this post to claim an artist. Each student must claim an artist by Week 2. Bring your images on a USB stick as JPEGS in numerical order.

You will be required to hand in a printed Works Cited sheet. Cite every book, article, video, etc. that contributed to your research. Here are the MLA standards for Works Cited.
http://www.studyguide.org/MLAdocumentation.htm

WEEK 5

Wednesday 9/21
Pablo Alvarez    =    Do Ho Suh

http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/suh/clip1.html

WEEK 7

Wednesday 9/28   Stephanie Redondo    =    Jessica Stockholder
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/stockholder/clip2.html

WEEK 8

Wednesday 10/5Miguel Alvarino    =    Rachel Harrison
http://bombsite.com/issues/105/articles/3178

WEEK 9

Wednesday 10/12Diana Garcia    =    Mark Dion
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/dion/clip1.html

WEEK 10

Wednesday 10/19Jackie Rios    =    Lee Bontecau
http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-lee-bontecou-15647

WEEK 11

Wednesday 10/26 Rafael Alvarez    =    Ai Wei Wei
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BwmZ65ndzEDcNjMxMzY3NmUtNTUxOC00NDZmLWIzODItMTI5YTdjNWZlMzhm&hl=en_US

WEEK 13

Wednesday 11/16Dominique Thomas    =    Isa Genzkin
http://www.moussemagazine.it/articolo.mm?id=508

WEEK 14

Wednesday 11/23

Victor Hugo Velasquez    =    Louise Bougeoise

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/776230.pdf?acceptTC=true

Textile (Self Portrait) due 9/14

Objective: Make a self-representative sculpture at least the size (length, width, height) of your body using textile-based materials. At the end of this project you should be comfortable using the sewing machine.

• The project can be constructed by machine or by hand but not with staples or glue. 
• An assortment of fabrics will be provided, but students may use other materials as necessary
• The project is a self-portrait in the broadest sense, meaning that it should represent some aspect of your self or your experience. It may be process-based or representational or both. 
• You may paint or otherwise apply any finish necessary to your project after it is constructed. 
• The piece may be wearable.

Textiles in contemporary art:

Sheila Hicks
NY Times
Art in America
Metropolis Magazine

Fabienne Lasserre
Artist's website
PS1 Studio Visit
Gallery Diet

J. Morgan Puett
Artist's website
CCA Graduate Lecture Series

Alexander McQueen
Savage Beauty @ the Met

Orly Genger
Larissa Goldston Gallery
NY Times Magazine

The self in sculpture:

Louise Bourgeois
Film trailer
Telegraph article

Tom Friedman
Public Art Fund lecture