Cleveland Museum: pics for a friend

Gundam Age 3 Orbital

             

Reading summary

I like the idea of working the 2D image into something 3D in the sense that it forces the audience to focus of the image under the physical context. Physically altering photos came about as a way to more integrate photography within the world of art. I like the point made within the article saying that "photos have a flatness, a promise that they don't really fulfill". This idea states that through 3D alteration you can amplify the image and the 'promise' that it was meant to fulfill. By blurring the lines of whether or not the image/object is a photo or a sculpture you can evoke thoughts within the viewer that may raise fun questions as to what is being said withing the work.

Final Project Proposal

The conceptual basis for my final work will revolve around the idea of masks that people wear. I've touched on this idea a little with the masks I've worn featured within many of my photos. They are my masks because I've altered and or made them out of rough materials. So in a way they are an extension of myself or ideals I would like to portray through the masks. Their will be the touch of the sci-fi look but I wont be applying a heavy use of the grain. I don't have a particular artist to look at for my idea. I just already have the image in my head I just need to decide what photos to apply with the image. This will be a challenge because I focus mostly on sculpture so I will have to integrate the photo within my sculpture and not try to overpower the image with the physical alteration but rather to boost the image. I want to convey this idea that I am very adamant about. I want to take the 2D world and put it in my hands. I want to see how it can tangibly be interacted with. I feel through 3D interaction we get a better understanding of an object. The images will be slightly bigger than the human head. I have not decided if they will have corners or not yet. As for paper I will need to talk to Brooks to figure out what would be best. The paper has to be tangible but durable.

Project 5

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