Room with a View (MIAD)
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Medium: Sculpture/Model
Date: 4/28/17 |
Exhibition Text
Planning
I plan on doing a different lake fish as the design of the walls because I feel that someone who goes through this will then feel like they entered the lake, or that they are part of the lake just like a fish would be. This transition is perfect because its the mindset that I wish to create or apply to the viewers. Each one will be different fish from the lake because they are part of the lake and the way that it makes you feel part of the lake is, if it helps you enter the lake itself.
Process
The project started out as
Experimentation
My experimentation was in using the right walls to create the fish because I needed to know which ones would help create the greater sense of being inside the fish.
The greatest challenge was in the gluing process, since the glue would just move and poorly dry and the wood would then be found in a distinct area that was non-intentional.
The greatest challenge was in the gluing process, since the glue would just move and poorly dry and the wood would then be found in a distinct area that was non-intentional.
Artist Inspiration
My inspiration for this piece is Cat Fish because they are a unique species of fish that look intriguing. The way they function and the way that they are "built" have a purpose of utility. I will also use seven other lake fish that include Bass, Trout, Salmon, Bowfin, Sauger, Burbot and the Longnose Gar. I am also inspired by the fish because they are part of the lake and that is the message that I wish to evoke into the "viewer". I wish to create this feeling
Reflection
Architect Questions:
1) My work creates a relationship between land and water by having small entrances that leads to big spaces, to then close into a small exit which gives the feeling of like entering a wormhole/portal into the lake. As if you left the land behind you and you traveled deep into the water.
2) When people enter they will feel either uncomfortable or small because of the small entrance, once inside they will feel liberated, free, open and relaxed because of the big space, and when they leave they will feel like they left the land behind and that they are opening up to something new (the water). When they see the structure they will feel weird because its not what they would expect.
3) The structure relates to the physical and mental worlds by connecting through the use of feeling physically enclosed, then free. Which makes the mind feel closed, then free, so the connection is through the actual feeling of the structure.
4) The structure embraces the lake by actually being part of the lake as it reaches into the lake, and it is a visual representation of the lake.
5) My structure uses path a lot because I believe that the main component of having a relationship between the water and land is through the journey in the structure. The main part of the path is first being small and the large to lastly become small. Which also gives the feeling of a portal because you enter, walk and exit, just as a portal.
6) My structure embodies the meaning of the lake and its fish through connecting the lake to the land, and by representing the lake's fish.
7) Three meaningful decisions that I made were choosing the type of fish that I would use (Bass fish), the height of the walls being taller than the average person, and the structure leaking into the lake.
2) When people enter they will feel either uncomfortable or small because of the small entrance, once inside they will feel liberated, free, open and relaxed because of the big space, and when they leave they will feel like they left the land behind and that they are opening up to something new (the water). When they see the structure they will feel weird because its not what they would expect.
3) The structure relates to the physical and mental worlds by connecting through the use of feeling physically enclosed, then free. Which makes the mind feel closed, then free, so the connection is through the actual feeling of the structure.
4) The structure embraces the lake by actually being part of the lake as it reaches into the lake, and it is a visual representation of the lake.
5) My structure uses path a lot because I believe that the main component of having a relationship between the water and land is through the journey in the structure. The main part of the path is first being small and the large to lastly become small. Which also gives the feeling of a portal because you enter, walk and exit, just as a portal.
6) My structure embodies the meaning of the lake and its fish through connecting the lake to the land, and by representing the lake's fish.
7) Three meaningful decisions that I made were choosing the type of fish that I would use (Bass fish), the height of the walls being taller than the average person, and the structure leaking into the lake.
ACT Questions:
Clearly explain how you are able to identify the cause-effect relationships between your inspiration and its effect upon your artwork:
My inspiration caused me to get the idea of making the walls to enter the lake to look like a fish from the lake, from the top to bottom view. My inspiration affected me this way because
What is the overall approach (pov) the author (from research) has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, cultures, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
What was the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?
The central idea of my inspiration was transition, peace and zen, because I was trying to create the feeling of being safe and relaxed.
What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
My inspiration caused me to get the idea of making the walls to enter the lake to look like a fish from the lake, from the top to bottom view. My inspiration affected me this way because
What is the overall approach (pov) the author (from research) has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, cultures, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
What was the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?
The central idea of my inspiration was transition, peace and zen, because I was trying to create the feeling of being safe and relaxed.
What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
Citation
http://www.silverkingfishon.com/milwaukeeCharterFishing.asp