week 10: MAC + Proposals
Mac Study
When visiting the Museum of Modern Art I noticed that most of the art was abstract, or just non
representative of anything real. The mediums used the most were oil, acrylic, collage, and
watercolor. I find many of the works very appealing, and was surprised many times by the year they
were made in. Some of them confirmed by theory of "the past repeats itself". That said, it was
difficult to choose only three works, but it is also more than enough for the project.
The first piece I will discuss is "Small Drama", by the artist Raymond Lavoie. It was created in
1983. The artist used watercolor and collage. I chose this piece because I enjoyed the composition.
It had a bright fresh exterior, but in the middle it was like a dark cave, with it's odd walls. It also
had a nice blue tone in it. The linear structure and the colors may end up influencing my final
project.
The second piece I found interesting was "After Picabia", which was done by Sherrie Levine, in
1984. It is a stylized profile of someone, with their foot sitting on a wheel. This piece had a
representation of a body posing a certain way, and with an object, and I will be doing something
similar to this, so I thought it would be a good inspiration. This work was in the same group at the
example above, and was made with the same materials.
The third artwork I chose was "Hommes Rugby", by Alfred Pellan, in 1935. This is an example of
the kind of art I find difficult to believe it was made back then, because it is the kind of art being
used now, over again. I found it interesting, because of the composition and shapes used. The
colors also mixed and matched in a unique way. But the main inspiration from this piece will be the
forms used, into my interface.
I will try to incorporate from each one different element into my interface and the illustrations.
Proposal for Final
The goal of the project is to create an interface for the future. Concentrating on what we
want from machines, how the influence us, etc. The interface I am creating is a device which will
be used for humans to "fly", or float. The goal is to make a compact, user-friendly device that will
facilitate moving from one place to another. This interface will also benefit those with certain
disabilities. What the object does is basically remove, or reverse the effect of gravity on your living
body.
The object will be small in size, roughly 3 or 4 inches long. It's color will be in tones of white, light
blue. It will able to be tied to the waist by a belt, or attached to a pocket. A circular button will
control the intensity and gravity settings, which will vary from low (floating), medium (3-6 feet
from the ground), or high (up to 30 000 feet), with degrees in between.
The interface will be displayed using 2 panels, or illustrations. They will emphasize movement and
at the same time give a "demo" of how the object should be used, and visually exemplify it. The
goal is to do this, and also give a good idea of how it looks like, shape, size, weight, etc. As for the
materials used to create the images, it will be a matter of testing. The surface chosen for now is a
canvas, and will be layered with acrylic, possibly modeling paste or some sort of texture, collage,
pastels, "frottage", and any other material I judge to be appropriate.
The theme of the images will be light and "breezy". The interface is about making life easy, and the
visual representation should have the same feeling to it. The composition created will attempt to
create this also, by using perhaps line, color, and shapes. The work will be inspired by such pieces
as "Small Drama", "After Picabia", and "Hommes Rugby".
When visiting the Museum of Modern Art I noticed that most of the art was abstract, or just non
representative of anything real. The mediums used the most were oil, acrylic, collage, and
watercolor. I find many of the works very appealing, and was surprised many times by the year they
were made in. Some of them confirmed by theory of "the past repeats itself". That said, it was
difficult to choose only three works, but it is also more than enough for the project.
The first piece I will discuss is "Small Drama", by the artist Raymond Lavoie. It was created in
1983. The artist used watercolor and collage. I chose this piece because I enjoyed the composition.
It had a bright fresh exterior, but in the middle it was like a dark cave, with it's odd walls. It also
had a nice blue tone in it. The linear structure and the colors may end up influencing my final
project.
The second piece I found interesting was "After Picabia", which was done by Sherrie Levine, in
1984. It is a stylized profile of someone, with their foot sitting on a wheel. This piece had a
representation of a body posing a certain way, and with an object, and I will be doing something
similar to this, so I thought it would be a good inspiration. This work was in the same group at the
example above, and was made with the same materials.
The third artwork I chose was "Hommes Rugby", by Alfred Pellan, in 1935. This is an example of
the kind of art I find difficult to believe it was made back then, because it is the kind of art being
used now, over again. I found it interesting, because of the composition and shapes used. The
colors also mixed and matched in a unique way. But the main inspiration from this piece will be the
forms used, into my interface.
I will try to incorporate from each one different element into my interface and the illustrations.
Proposal for Final
The goal of the project is to create an interface for the future. Concentrating on what we
want from machines, how the influence us, etc. The interface I am creating is a device which will
be used for humans to "fly", or float. The goal is to make a compact, user-friendly device that will
facilitate moving from one place to another. This interface will also benefit those with certain
disabilities. What the object does is basically remove, or reverse the effect of gravity on your living
body.
The object will be small in size, roughly 3 or 4 inches long. It's color will be in tones of white, light
blue. It will able to be tied to the waist by a belt, or attached to a pocket. A circular button will
control the intensity and gravity settings, which will vary from low (floating), medium (3-6 feet
from the ground), or high (up to 30 000 feet), with degrees in between.
The interface will be displayed using 2 panels, or illustrations. They will emphasize movement and
at the same time give a "demo" of how the object should be used, and visually exemplify it. The
goal is to do this, and also give a good idea of how it looks like, shape, size, weight, etc. As for the
materials used to create the images, it will be a matter of testing. The surface chosen for now is a
canvas, and will be layered with acrylic, possibly modeling paste or some sort of texture, collage,
pastels, "frottage", and any other material I judge to be appropriate.
The theme of the images will be light and "breezy". The interface is about making life easy, and the
visual representation should have the same feeling to it. The composition created will attempt to
create this also, by using perhaps line, color, and shapes. The work will be inspired by such pieces
as "Small Drama", "After Picabia", and "Hommes Rugby".
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