In Depth Project : Abstraction of the Form

For my Pattern and Ornament In-Depth piece, I made a charcoal and fabric based drawing using a 6ft x 3ft brown paper and I used drum sticks, and red ribbon as the support. This Japanese inspired piece presents an Oni mask and a Tengu mask both used for protection against evil spirits, aid for good luck, and celebratory attire. The Japanese writing on the top right corner translates to passion in which I used passionate as my personality trait for the piece. In relation to the ornamental chair, the skin of the dragons represent the cushions of the chair. The spikes on the spine represent the tuners on the bass guitars from the chair, and the Oni and Tengu masks represent my appreciation for theatre.

Ornament / Personality Chair Design

Here is a front view of my chair ornament. 

Using reference from my original chair ornament,
I added traits of my personality and constructed
a chair that best revealed my character.

 

Ornament Relief



Top View 



 

 

Area of Focus

The Wolfsonian-FIU,

         

          At the Wolfsonian, out of all the amazing pieces that I saw, there was one piece that really stood out to me. This oil painting was made by Dutch artist, Harald Rudyard Engman in 1941. His subject was an Anti-Nazism , Humor/Satire , Figurative piece and it is about Engman's commentary on the negative aspects of Nazi occupation of Denmark during WWII. The painting has a human pyramid made of different time frames and on left shows Denmark in the past and on the right shows Denmark in the present during WW II.

Here is Ethel Magafan's

Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans.

This piece is depicting the building of bulwarks by

slaves piling up cotton bales.





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