"The souvenir speaks to a context of origin through a language of longing"
The souvenir exist as a sample of the now distant experience that only the object can evict"
"The place of origin must remain unavailable in order for desire to be generated"
"Nostalgia can not be sustained without loss"
"The souvenir reduces the public, monumental, and the three dimensional into the miniature, that which can be enveloped by the body"
Theater of Curiosity- fabric, wood, wire, lights, resin, black tape, and resin color (16" x 14" x 8")
Professional photo of Final Solution, View #1
Professional photo of Final Solution, View #2
Professional photo of Final Solution, View #3
Professional photo of Final Solution, Detail #1
Professional photo of Final Solution, Detail #2
At least one in process photo.
Artist Statement: The Cabinet of Curiosity was an assignment that was influenced by a reading from the book "To Have and to Hold". My chapter was called the theater of memory. The reason why I made the over all cabinet look like a theater was purely based from the chapter. My first sculpture in the cabinet was a solar system looking object. The reason why I created this sculpture was because at many points during my chapter it talked about astrology. Seeing that astrology is directly related to stars and space I wanted to create a sculpture that could represent space without completely showing it. The second sculpture is based of the phrase "instrument of knowledge" I could have simply made something that represented a brain since the brain is the first thing that comes to mind when the word knowledge. Instead I created an instrument that does not exist. I combined multiple different types of instruments. This help me communicate to my viewer that the instrument of knowledge is a real thing, but can be seen in different ways.
Escape Your Walls- wood, wool, mirror, (1",1",1")
Professional photo of Final Solution, View #1
Professional photo of Final Solution, View #2
Professional photo of Final Solution, View #3
Professional photo of Final Solution, Detail #1
Professional photo of Final Solution, Detail #2
At least one in process photo.
Artist Statement: My momento was created to express a feeling I had off of an experience and the impact that the lesson that I learned during a specific memory. By using the three different materials with completely different texture I feel like it communicates with my view to help understand a deeper meaning. The box represents staying confined within four walls. I made a lid that completely came off the box to make a point. By having the lid to the box come completely off it can express more to the viewer. Having the wool flowing out of the box helps demonstrate going with the flow and leaving the four walls behind. Using a material that was soft help indicate flexibility. Lastly I used the mirror on the lid of the box to help demonstrate the way my perspective was shattered.
Artist Talk #1, Florine Démosthène
Oct. 7 @ 6:00 – 6:45 pm
Artist Talk #2, Erin Kendrick . Nov. 5 @ 5:00 -5:45 pm
Professional photo of both sculptures
Title: Cover it Up
Sculpture 1
Air dry clay, ink, pastel, duct tape, acrylic paint, wood, sharpie
Dimensions- (1 1/2", 6", 1")
This sculpture represents the lack of attention that is given to people when they say that medication is not helping them. More specifically children who are told to take certain medications because of their parents and they don't get a say or in other words are not heard and their option is pushed to the side.
Research- https://www.additudemag.com/how-to-tell-if-adhd-medication-is-working/
This article goes through how ADHD medication does not work on everyone and that it can have very negative effects on someone who is taking it and feels as if it is not helping. "Not everyone responds well to stimulant medications. In fact, about 15 percent of individuals who have tried both of the usual stimulant class medications either do not see any benefit or cannot tolerate the side effects even at the lowest doses."
https://www.wbur.org/news/2011/02/01/childrens-mental-health-ii
This article is about a debate between parents whether the use of medication is children is actually working.
Sculpture 2
Air dry clay, ink, pastel, fabric, acrylic paint, tin foil, wood
Dimensions- (4", 7", 3")
This sculpture represents the double standard in dresscode. During grade school girls are told to cover up their bodys, so that they are not a distraction to the guys. This rule does not apply to the guys.
Research-
https://thisisgendered.org/entry/dress-code/
This article is about how dresscode makes women feel like they are being objectified. Schools should be.a safe place for children to grow and learn, but when we have teachers telling girls they need to cover up for boys then it is implicating into the young mind of girls that there body must be hidden.
This article is about how girls get dress coded for wearing the same thing that a boy will wear 5 times as much. It goes into depth about how schools are more harsh on girls about dress code and why.
Professional photo of Sculpture #1, Side View
Professional photo of Sculpture #1, Back View
Professional photo of Sculpture #2, Front View
Professional photo of Sculpture #2,
Professional photo of Sculpture #2,
Artist Statement
"As a society we are deprived the knowledge of the wrong that happens around us. My vision is to express the issues that are not talked about. "Cover it Up" is supposed to present a visual representation of the emotion of what the people that struggle with these issues go through. There are multiple ways that cover it up can be interpreted. First is physically, when there is an issue physically many people first turn to medication. This does not apply for many medications, but for the ones that are given to people and they are trying to speak out saying it is not helping and still receive no guidance. The other way is a little more literal. Schools have put the pressure on females to cover up their body because they dont want the boys to get distracted. There are cases where a boy will wear the same thing that a girl wears and it draws little to no attention because it is not seen as an issue. My goal here is to express what that feels like."
Professional photo of all three sculptures
Professional photo Sculpture #1
Professional photo Sculpture #2
Floater- wood, paper, wood glue, (4” x 14” x 7”)
Terrain- tape, wood, wood glue, plastic bag, (6” x 4” x 1 ½”)
Professional photo Sculpture #3
Ink Gin- string, black ink, wood, hot glue, (3 x 7 x 31/2)
Professional photo, Detail #1
At least one in process photo.
A photograph of your diagram with measurements.
in-process photograph of the cardboard sculpture.
A photograph of you with the cardboard replica and actual water fountain.
Five (5) professional photographs of the final solution.
These photographs should include three (3) different angels and two (2) details.
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