Author: Abby Wrightsmith

In watching the interviews, I found the most interesting artists and works to be ones that experimented with non-traditional, found media and materials.  One of the artists, Mark Dion, used found materials to show “windows into the past”.  I liked that he went to flea markets and antique stores to find old objects to use… Continue reading Abby Wrightsmith – Art21 #2

I forgot to take a picture of my maquette, but its in the background of this picture.

Johnson Tsang- Falling in Love – I intend to borrow the concept of something coming out of the mind/head in my project.

I chose to make my project #3 about dreams.  Dreams have always interested me because I don’t understand how or why the brain creates them.  I have very detailed dreams and often lucid dream, so I’m interested in understanding them.  I think it’s interesting to think about if dreams have meaning or not, as well… Continue reading Abby Wrightsmith- Project 3 Research 1+2

In the video of Judy Pfaff’s work, I found it interesting that she seemed to always be combining ideas.  I thought how she combined painting and sculpture, as well as natural forms and technology/industrial forms was very interesting and gave her work another level of meaning.  I especially liked her use of the tree roots… Continue reading Judy Pfaff Video Response- Abby Wrightsmith

The “Homemade Mission to Mars by Tom Sachs” video presents Tom Sachs’ installation that mimics a space program.  Tom Sachs combined his long interest in space and science with art by creating his own “space administration”.  Though his administration does not actually conduct space travel or research, they mimic everything a space program does, with… Continue reading Abby Wrightsmith- Tom Sachs video response