Description
You will be reconfiguring and expanding upon a wearable object for this assignment. Start by selecting a found article of clothing. Choice of objects could include, but are not limited to: shirts, pants, coats, dresses, aprons, etc. For the project create an object/installation using clothing to connect you to architecture. The project should accommodate your body and/or possibly someone you know or an architectural space readily accessible.
Considerations
Choose found objects based on color, form, and function. As your idea develops, you may need to seek out additional pieces for your project. It is possible to design the project to use only the material from the found object, or to add additional material(s). Consider the formal balance between the piece and the space or person you are connecting. How do the colors and the shapes relate? How does the architectural space you work with influence the meaning of the work?
Process
sewing (machine and hand), crochet/ knitting (optional)
Materials and Supplies
Found object clothing
additional fabric matching or related to the original fabric misc fasteners or connectors (rivets, zip ties, etc)
AFFORDANCES AND ADAPTIVE DEVICES
Critique
It is expected that you document your work through a series of high quality photographs (or video) showing how it relates to the space or person. We will be looking at the documentation and the final piece. We have a limited amount of critique time-please be ready with your documentation and piece installed (if appropriate).
Read
Collins, Judith. “Chapter 12: Clothing.” Sculpture Today. New York: Phaidon Press Inc, 2008. 300-319.
Clark, Lygia. “The Relational Object.” The Object. Ed. Antony Hudek. Cambridge, Massachesetts, London: Whitechapel Gallery, 2014
Farris, Lynne. Sewing Fun Stuff! Soft Sculpture Shortcuts. New York: Sterling Publishing Company. 1996. 28 – 31, 34 – 35, 38 – 43, 48, 135 – 139. Print.
Ziegler, Kathleen and Nick Greco. Fabric Sculpture: This Step-by-Step Guide and Showcase. Lockport: Lockport Publishers, 1995. Print.
Research
Janine Antoni
Lee Bontecou
Nick Cave
Lygia Clark
Allison Crocetta
Jeffrey Gibson
Nancy Grossman
Ann Hamilton
Robert Irwin
Mike Kelley
Alexander McQueen
Dutes Miller & Stan Shellabarger
Andrew Mowbray
Ernesto Neto
Olek
Lucy & Jorge Orta
Jessica Stockholder
Lenore Tawney
Paul Thek
Rubric
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Craft: Connections, sewing and construction methods are skillfully and intentionally employed, materials are well-chosen |
_____/25 |
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Composition: work is formally dynamic in terms of positive/ negative space, use of materials, existing in the round, creating points of connection, its relationship to the body, or other attributes |
_____/25 |
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Documentation: Well-composed, high quality, representative documentation |
_____/25 |
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Concept: work is theoretically and conceptually intriguing; concept driving connection is thoughtful and creative |
_____/25 |
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Total |
_____/100 |
STUDENT WORK
Introduction to Sculpture 