Masking Tape Shoes

 

Gregor's Room

 

Gregor's Room, Copy paper and Ink, 5.5 x 5 x 8.5

The purpose of this project was to create a representation of the bedroom in the story The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. This interpretation features textures meant to resemble wood and crinkled fabrics. Greens and mostly neutral tones are used to imply a grimy feeling to the room without much feeling. The wrinkled textures are meant to bring about feelings of stress and discomfort. The suitcase on the bed is a representation of Gregor; all he was good for, according to his family, was his work. Therefore, he is shown as a case full of cloth samples sitting open on the bed.

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Figurative Sculpture

 

Running Out, Air Dry Clay, Acrylic Paint, and Wood, 4 x 7.5 x 3

The figurative sculpture project required the class to think about a social issue and create a pair of sculptures addressing the same, or two separate social issues. The first sculpture addresses the effects of climate change on the youth of the world. The clock implies that time is running out, and the fade in colors represents the loss of life in the world due to growing amounts of waste from production. The second sculpture addresses the stigmas surrounding being in the prison system. There are consequences that follow a person throughout their lives even after they have been freed, and the open door in front of the chained figure represents that finishing a sentence does not mean true freedom.

No Escape, Air Dry Clay, Acrylic Paint, Wood, and Wire, 5.5 x 5 x 8.5

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Dinner and a Movie

 

This project is based off of the film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1922. The composition is meant to be a table set for three. The plate in the cast iron skillet represents Arlette James, who has symbols of domesticity surrounding her place setting such as a needle and thread, the skillet, and clothespins. The setting on the right is for Henry, the son, with elements representing both Arlette and Wilfred. The cup at his setting is spilled and the napkin is absorbing the drink, representing the consequences of holding too much in after Arlette’s murder. The place set for Wilfred is the most neat setting, but the cup at his place is almost spilling over as well. He has three corn kernels, painted gold, on his plate that represents the prize he was chasing that cost him everything in the end. The needle from Arlette’s setting is driving a wedge between Wilfred and Henry. 

Dinner and a Movie

 

Dinner and a Movie Check in 11/23

These are a few shots with slightly different lighting as my first composition. I used the cast iron skillet, needle and thread, and clothes pins to represent the domesticity that Arlette represented in the movie. I broke the plate at her table setting into three pieces to represent the family division. The cup at Henry’s place is overflowing to represent the guilt that overwhelmed him to the point of running away from home. His setting is closer in proximity to his father’s to represent their closeness compared to him and his mother. Wilfred is the front table setting with three corn kernels painted gold to represent the prize he sought after that cost him his whole family, and even the land he fought for as a consequence of his actions. The small corn kernels are meant to show that the reward was so small in comparison to the consequences. 

100 Objects