Studio Proposal Format and Guidelines

 

I.               Research (Introduction to a topic)

a.     Artists/Art movements

 

• He Xinagyu-

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Experimental practice

Material testing + conceptual laboratory

Diverse, social, political themes

“Adjust and guide people's perception through the material changes within”

Uses range of media to convey philosophical ideas

(In reference to ‘Palette Project’ and ‘Wisdom Teeth’)

uses multiples with differentiation

differentiation + likeness

“everything we create is not ourselves”

 

• Marcel Broodthaers

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Nontraditional materials – egg shells ( in this case)

‘Assemblage’ technique

plastic arts

status of artworks as merchandise

theories on artistic production

temporality of this artwork

*chance and accident

materials fell apart from fragility and the passing of time

 

• Sarah Sze

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       “precise randomness”

placement of dried paint strips

broken glass, torn paper, and colored string

delicate +detail

scattering items, precisely

how the location of pieces would affect a visitor’s experience

sense of discovery and serendipity

“how does something become valuable?”

provoke uncertainty with everyday objects

“I want the rawness of seeing a work develop in front of your eyes, but to do it in a way that doesn’t feel contrived or theatrical”

“tinkers” with the piece as it’s exhibited- nothing stays in one place because she changes her mind about placement

 

• Richard Deacon

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“material and its manipulation are core areas in what I do”

erasing materiality

removing identity of the medium

functions with interaction of viewer

ability to think in lists

“continuity between the world and materials”

intuitive artist

 

• Josh Kline

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“someone's world is always ending”

“this generation moved into early adulthood”

produce the hands of creative workers

 

 

 

b.     Other areas of research

• Assemblage

http://arthistory.about.com/od/glossary/g/a_assemblage.htm

 

similar to collaging

involves 3-d object purtruding from a 2d object

 

II.             Path of Inquiry (Deeper investigation of a topic)

1. What direction will I take? Focus.

I am going to develop an experimental process with my 3-d work while still having a set end product and concept in mind by attempting to make spheres with multiple materials.

 

1. What does the road look like?

I would like to discover different methods for each material I use. As I make the spheres I would like for each to have their own identity through its materialization and process.

 

1. Where do I think it will lead?

Since a sphere is a primitive shape:

What other, more complex shapes can a sphere lead me to make?

 

III.           Development of Thesis (Beyond the topic)

1.  thesis statement 

 I would like to conceptually draw onto the idea that memory is based on singularity, no one memory or event is ever the same in the mind of two or more people.

 

IV.            Material Goal (Defense of topic? Purpose of Experimentation?)

        I would like to become familiar with various materials, so I’m not limited to using “what I know” in my future sculptural work.

V.              Action Plan (How will you get there?)

a.     Small works – define them according to need/purpose

        My small work is a pre-experimentation to reassure myself that I’ll continue to enjoy engaging with that material and not get bored of figuring out different ways of manipulating it.

1. Deadlines of Small works

I plan to have the small works accumulate along with the process of my piece, so the small works would be due the same time my final piece is.

1. Benchmarks

Spend at least an hour tampering with a material until you decide not to work with it.

Technical- Play with the idea of texture, color, and form

Conceptual- Play with the idea of relation and preservation

Have minimum 5 different materials in your final piece

 

1. Hard Deadlines- critiques

I would like to work continuously work on this piece for at least 3 weeks.

 

VI.            Self Assessment

1. Process

Creating spheres while discovering ways of manipulating material and intuitively tinkering with the sphere to relate it to my concept.

1. Formal/aesthetic

I would like for my spheres to be laid out in a manner that is similar to how one thinks (a compilation of things) but in a way that’ll showcase both the difference and likeness within each sphere.

c.      Conceptual/communicative

        Memory and personal experiences tied into the making and product of each individual sphere. I want the end product to showcase a physical representation of a past experience, based on color, texture and form.