Tag: Project 3

Art 21 Assignment – Willow Perakovich

The first one I watched was the short video on Diana Al-Hadid. I loved her use of sculpture in creating pieces for architecture. Her work looks organic in a way with how the paint looks to be dripping down. It reminded me of hanging flowers. Another one I watched was Nick Cave. His take on contemporary art was something I’ve never thought of before. The meaning behind it like his first sound suit, being for the LA riots, felt close to our current project. We are also touching on issues or questions in the present. His take on being discarded felt hopeful and brought to light with protection and hopefulness. I watched a few of the other ones but these two were the ones that most interested me of the ones I watched. A close second was “paradox” by Allora & Calzadilla. Their biology background intrigued me especially when coupled with the cactus sculpture they were working on or had already finished. 

Nina Kent – Project 3 research steps 1 & 2

  1. Choose a topic
  • What question/problem did you choose?
    • Difficulties/challenges/problems in fulfillment of love and personhood.
  • Tell why you chose this topic and why it matters to you.
    • I’ve spent a lot of time grappling with philosophy and how this connects to meaning and fulfillment in my own life. Challenging, yes, but fulfilling—much like a sort of hero’s journey. Specifically, love is a force that keeps coming up for me—not just romantic love, but love as a kind of striving, a reaching for something greater: connection, wholeness, understanding. Love as guiding principle, not just an emotion. I chose this topic because it feels like the core of so many philosophical questions I always return to (e.g. what does it mean to live well, how do we live meaningfully, etc.)
  • Give some details on the problem/question—explain it in depth.
    • The journey to self-fulfillment and self-knowing is a struggle. There’s this constant tension between who we are and who we’re becoming, between our ideals and our limitations. That’s why I’m pulling motif inspiration from Excalibur, the medieval, and Greek myth. These stories externalize internal conflicts—they use swords and monsters and quests to commentate on the same battles we fight within ourselves. The sword in the stone becomes a symbol of potential—something that only reveals itself when you’re ready, when you’ve become the kind of person who can wield it. I’ll include organs as motifs to provide an even larger sense of personal connection and grandeur.
  • List out 10 tangible people/places/things that are associated with your question/problem.
    • The heart
    • Rock formations
    • Boulders
    • The eyes
    • Swords
    • Shields
    • Excalibur
    • Sun/sunlight
    • The brain
    • Blood
  • Find and print an image for each of the 10 people/places/things that you listed above.

Project 3 Ideation – Willow Perakovich

What happens after death?

I have always been intrigued with different religion’s views on the topic of death. This has been a very recent topic in my life so I wish to look into it more. I would love to see how different religions and different groups of people view these differently and ultimately take some of them and develop a sculpture behind it. 

Death is usually a very challenging topic for people to grasp so there are many different viewpoints on what happens at death and beyond. I feel that this is usually a very polarized view and so many different religions and groups of people find it difficult to hear what others have to say about their view on death and what comes next. I want to dive into this and find commonplace between religions and differences and highlight those to make a sculpture that brings this topic together since it usually never is. I want to highlight the uncertainty in this question. Things like reincarnation, rebirth, paradise and judgement. I want to touch on the Egyptians and Anubis, as well as Greece and Hades. I want to showcase that they all believe in judgement but have it happen in different ways before getting to this paradise. I want to show the different views on reincarnation and rebirth while also showcasing how they differ. In the end, this will hopefully bring together these different viewpoints and show some common ground and really showcase the human need for answers. 

  1. cemeteries
  2. graves
  3. religions
  4. Christian God
  5. Anubis
  6. Hades
  7. urn
  8. paradise
  9. ghosts
  10. Buddha