Summing up 2019

My work in this class was centered around two main projects: A tinfoil tree sculpture, and a wire-mobile structure. The former was an up-cycling project, meant to repurpose refuse and…

Final Report: Kinetic Sculpture pt. 2

Looking at my initial sketches, I’d say the final sculpture stays true to their intentions, while being a bit more sophisticated than what I had first envisioned. My aesthetic was…

Final Report: Kinetic Sculpture pt. 1

With my final project I set out to design a kinetic sculpture in the vein of the works of Alexander Calder. Early in the process, I settled on a Chinese…

Final Progress: Kinetic Sculpture

Last week, I had plans to create two mobiles and balance them opposite each other on the structure above. The layout would be similar to the staircase design below. Following…

Kinetic Sculpture Timeline

As of this blog post, I’ve acquired all my materials, outlined the general mechanics of my sculpture, and begun the process of construction. First I drilled into a block of…

20th Century Aesthetics: Kinetic Sculpture

Half of my aesthetic is based on the works of Alexander Calder, who’s use of geometric shapes and thin lines could be classified as modernist. Although he did work in…

Kinetic Sculpture Design Review

So far, I’ve acquired the set of materials which will make up the main elements of my sculpture. Note that they’re all hang-able items, which will probably be useful when…

Kinetic Sculpture Constraints

The main constraints for my final project fall into two general categories: materials and experience. Materials: First and foremost, the objects I which I plan on purchasing this weekend will…

Main Project Inspirations – Kinetic Sculpture

Work by Alexander Calder For my main project I’d like to make a kinetic sculpture, which would move when interacted with, but wouldn’t have much functionality beyond that. I’m not…

Skills and Aspirations

I’d say my most useful skill is the ability to think creatively and problem-solve. I’m somewhat trained in the traditional areas of engineering, though I’m much more comfortable with more…

Tinfoil Insect Trees

Looking at the materials I’d have available to me for the up-cycling project, I decided to use paperclips and tinfoil. After some brainstorming with friends, I landed on insects as…

Insect Inspirations

With this upcycling project I had no specific inspirations, in terms of what motivated me to chose this sculpture topic and style, other than the constraints of the materials I…

Tinfoil Insects

Looking at the materials I’d have available to me for the up-cycling project, I decided to use paperclips and tinfoil. After some brainstorming with friends, I landed on insects as…

Dada – Art Against War

Following World War I, artists, reacting to the sheer volume of atrocities brought on by the war, felt it necessary to rebel against all existing standards of art and aesthetic,…