Category: Research Binder

Artist: David SmithTitle: Cubi XIX (1964) Strategy to Borrow: I will borrow David Smith’s industrial look and unfinished aesthetic in this piece. In my project, I intend to incorporate unrefined materials like wood shavings and tools to reflect the rawness unfinished look of wooden boat building as a craft and process.

My shrine will focus on the somewhat lost craft of wooden boat making, which in my mind is an art form that has shaped human history yet is rapidly fading due to the use of modern materials and manufacturing processes. Wooden boats were the backbone of exploration, trade, and survival, and the process of making… Continue reading Project 2 – 200 Word Writing Assignment – Case Sylvester

For this assignment, I watched 10 Bullets. By Tom Sachs. While this video/movie was not super interesting, as it was just a list of rules or “code” to follow in order to be a productive and successful employee of Tom’s, I thought it was filmed in an interesting way, and made it very clear to… Continue reading Tom Sachs 100 Word Response – Case Sylvester

I don’t have any pictures of before my maquette was cut up, but the pictures shown still give a general idea of what I was going for. The person made out of wire will sit on top of the skull.

I looked at Doris Salcedo. She spoke about how she leaned into the fact that she comes from a third world country, Colombia, and how that is the inspiration behind her art. She talked briefly about how if she were to be labeled with anything, she would want it to be that she’s from a… Continue reading Doris Salcedo – Naomi Malone

Leonardo Drew talks about his creative process in the video, highlighting how he uses aged materials to make sculptures that are compelling and address themes of memory, history, and transformation. Drew evokes deterioration, rebirth, and time passing by using materials like rusty metal, wood, and cloth. His work turns trash into art with a strong… Continue reading Leonardo Drew video- Julia Heiden