Studio Session 3 Task (Progress, no matter how small, is progress nonetheless)

1. Primary Model

a. Above Ground

i) Studio







ii) Stairs

b. Basement

i) Studio





ii) Stairs







2. Secondary Model

a. Above Ground

i) Studio




ii) Stairs







b. Basement

i) Studio



ii) Stairs


(glass stairs over running water)



3. Manufacturing Analysis

a. Fiona Hall's "The Real Thing"

The Roslyn Oxley gallery states that this piece of art is a polaroid photograph of a diptych that Hall made. A diptych consists or two panels connected by a hinge. In this case we are looking at the inside panels, and I can tell this because of the way the buddha's imprint has been formed, it has been sunken into the panel instead of being embossed outwards. So in this situation the second panel is made out of a flattened piece of diet coke can aluminium, and the first panel consists of a flat backing and a Buddha which we can ascertain has some 3D element to it. When the diptych is closed the Buddha will be imprinted onto the aluminium. Methods such as hammering the metal to help form the shape along with the application of small amounts of heat can help develop a suitable fit or mould so that when the diptych is again opened, the opposite side now was the form (although mirrored) of the object, yet retains its original material. The constrast between form and materials that this art manufacturing method allows can invoke a series of thoughts that try to define the meaning of their co-existance.


b. Rosalie Gascoigne's "Carnival"

Rosalie Gascoigne's "Carnival" is defined as a sawn wood-on-wood piece of artwork. It's is strange in such a way that it defies the typical stand alone painting or photo yet it isn't exactly what would spring to mind when one thinks of "sculpture". The pieces of wood are put together somewhat abstractly, and we can see through the existing labels that the wood does not come from a single source. It's this fact that makes the artwork look as if it could be pulled apart and reconstructed various ways. Rosalie brings together many fragmented elements from different sources and is yet still able to create a "whole" through the use of rough cutting techniques. The wood is likely to be nailed or glued to a backboard of some sort in order for the artwork to hold its form.

4. Blog Comment

Hey Ryan,

I'm liking your work on these two models, and i think it's because of the different shapes you've used. The diamond like ones in your first model are great and your second model looks equally as good with the maze and the separated levels. Overall, good 'form'.

One thing I should mention though (actually 2) is that the models look great, but for the two studios and the gallery space, they're sort of cramped and although the exterior looks great, the interior is kind of bland and rectangular. Sure it's still space, but i think if you work into something a bit more creative it'll pay dividends.

Also your stairs are looking sort of similar. Remember that the stair design is big component of the marking criteria, and I'm sure if you can mix some originality into them then they'll certainly look better and hopefully be more favourably looked upon by our tutor.

Otherwise you're looking on top of the work and you've got yourself some good Sketchup skills, so keep it up and best of luck with your final submission!

Regards,
Jaryd

(found at http://ryandharmansyah.blogspot.com/)