Topic 2- Ornament and Pattern, CAM Raleigh.

      Before reading the articles, I didn't have a lot of knowledge about patterns and ornaments. After reading them I had a better understanding of why they are important in our culture and how they are observed. I thought of how Oliver Sacks mentioned that patterns can be optical migraine hallucinations offer a window on the dynamics of our nerve cells. I was fascinated to read on how patterns interact in a way that we see them such as looking into the world of the artist who made the pattern or ornament. Like words, punctuation, and grammar, it is the shape, color, line, and structure, of ornaments that shape our understanding, and make us appreciate the things we take for granted. 

     

 I was also really amazed, but at the same time not surprised about how in the 16th century a lot of ornaments were produced by women and how their work was considered less superior to men's. Overtime they didn't have the same rights as men which resulted in dishonest work making. I really like how the author uses Hansje van Halem’s lace's piece to help us understand how ornaments and patterns are like reading a certain language the artist is presenting.

Pattern and Ornament Exercise

 

Using Patterns for Reference

           I selected this chair for a good representation of my personality because not only does it give an artistic appearance but is also gives the impression that it looks comfortable. I've been told that I'm a comfortable person to be around with. You can definitely trust a chair like this. I also have a balanced sense of style and based on the designs on the chair, it also reminds me of music. Maybe its because the hardware of the chair reminds me of the notes written on a music sheet. The designs on the chair also look very decorative and it looks very stable. The chair is also very encouraging to be interacted with because it has a fun and friendly appearance.   

2-D to 3-D Translation

For my 3-D translation piece, I wanted to make an object that symbolized pain.

 

I used a small box with a transparent screen and painted it black. Then placed an LED finger light inside the box and put cotton balls around it. I then broke up the cotton balls and made a thin, transparent wall of cotton to go over the LED. I thought the end result looked really cool. It has definitely met my expectation for me to symbolize pain.

 

Form - Based Language



For my In-Depth Project, I wanted to layout a peaceful mind set that I dreamed about. These past couple of weeks have been a little rough in regards to Irma and other difficulties and I envisioned a peaceful place with steady voyages and an endless atmosphere. Just to take a good breath and meditate a place of bliss.  

My three choices of material that I used for the two small works were wood, colored pencils, and charcoal. I used plywood as my background and did an observation on the grain of the wood and how it produced a kind of background. So I wanted to use most of the natural material and I drew a statue and gate in my front yard and placed them in the foreground while the wood grain projected the background.

For this piece, I used the wood grain to construct the art work by following the grain and made a drawing based on the natural material.

I constructed a cargo ship using playing cards as my first object. playing cards can be used for a lot of things. Sometimes they can be used for making card houses. I have a fascination with vessels, ships, and voyages and I wanted to see how the result would turn out if I made a boat out of playing cards.

As I was searching for material in my home, I noticed that I had a lot of old wires and broken headphones. I wanted to use these materials very loosely to observe and construct an object with just using the wires. After a few twists and slight adjustments, I saw an outline depicting a kind of sea creature.

In my living room I have a table with two movable components. Both of these components have  mirrors on top of them, and one component is slightly raised higher then the other. I wanted to place an object above the table while adjusting the mirrors and I saw how they reflected the object in a different perspective and how it chanced their original appearance.

Tetrahedron