Rachelcapstone - Rachel's Capstone

7 Days of Iteration

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Week 4: September 27

Last week, I talked to Nancy about how juxtaposition was a difficult topic to research, as it can be sort of a generic word that can be about the comparison of any two things, from scientific topics to art. This means that when researching it, it can be difficult to find articles that relate to it in the art/design context that I am looking for. 

Links from Nancy on juxtaposition: 

https://arttalks.com/exhibition/juxtaposition/

https://kayleyhutchinson.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/juxtaposition-composition-and-deconstruction/

I was thinking about how Nancy said that movement can be a medium, which also reminds me of the images I reposted on here from Wassily Kandinsky, who published two essays on his theory of form. The essays were accompanied by photographs and abstract drawings. Gret Palucca, a pioneer of the new expressive dance, was the model for the abstract drawings.  The Palucca-inspired sketches are originally based on photographs by Charlotte Rudolph  

This reminded me of another article that I found about dance notation, and how dance is recorded and notated in a 2D form: 

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1567163

They’re not really standardized, but I just love how beautiful and intricate the pieces in this article are, and it reminded me a bit of when I was looking into data visualization. I also shared this article with Arianna, as I thought it related to her topic as well. 

For creative research, this week I was thinking about what Toni said when I talked to her about making something people could walk through. I was thinking about a garden arches, or tunnels, or doors. I actually made a door that people couldn’t walk through for 3D class as a freshman.

Detail shots

I was really into iridescent paper

Cutting through the door after

So I’ve been thinking about maybe making some sort of collage or juxtaposition related tunnel that people could walk through.

I first started thinking of those wire or metal garden gates that people have.

I though about what if there was a collage or multimedia piece that people could walk through, and see a variety of colors/materials, or maybe collage themes or topics that people could walk through. I like the idea of light being able to pass through it as well. I made a mockup in photoshop here using the garden gate shown above 

I was also thinking about quilts and how they can sort of be a collage, and maybe I could make something quilt like and drape it over a structure that people could walk through. It would be cool if some of it could be transparent too….

Overall this week, I feel like I’ve been thinking a little differently than previously, and about movement and medium. I think the problem with the mockup that I made above is that it is beautiful, but I’m not sure how well it conveys the message of my topic. I also still feel like I need an exact topic for my juxtaposition though, but hopefully I am getting closer. I’ve reposted some other images this week that also interest me. This week I will also focus more on refining exactly what I want to make, and will go to the studio to make my inspiration board on the cardboard given in class. Next week I may try to make a small model of the mockup I made today.

Week 1 Update: September 12

After reading the articles that Nancy sent this week, and after our conversation, I have decided to not purse the 3D printing idea specifically. While I am not against using it in my work, I already don’t feel like the passion for it is deep enough for it to be the main topic of my capstone. 

I did really like MERRICK by Daan van den Berg. I like how it created a relationship between computer and biology (how the computer virus cause mutations similar to the way a real virus would). I also like how it was sort of out of your control what exactly the results would be like. 

I also liked Damien Davis’s work. While I don’t think what it’s what I'm trying to do in particular, I do think it gave me some inspiration about exploring process and material. For some reason, his work kind of reminds be of the interactive puzzle things that you would find on the jungle gym at the playground. Maybe it’s the way the material was used.

(the other articles I read and was sent were posted below)

I think I’ll try thinking about collage as a medium this week. It still doesn’t feel quite right through? But maybe will help get me to a better direction.

7 days of making to be posted soon. 🎂

“Anyone who’s ever put a stamp on an envelope or a note on their refrigerator knows what it’s like to make a collage. There’s no esoteric technique.” -  Elliott Hundley

I feel like I love and hate this quote because it’s true, and it’s one reason why I like collage - because it reflects life. But also I don’t like it for my capstone because I think it starts to get into “anyone could have done that” territory. Will think more about this...