Nov 16 2023 Final Project Inspiration

Influential Artist http://www.markopogacnik.com/

Bagua https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagua#:  "Taoist cosmology is cyclic—the universe is seen as being in a constant process of re-creating itself." The bagua or pakua are a set of eight symbols that originated in China, used in Taoist cosmology to represent the fundamental principles of reality, seen as a range of eight interrelated concepts. Each consists of three lines, each line either "broken" or "unbroken", respectively representing yin or yang. Due to their tripartite structure, they are often referred to as Eight Trigrams in English.

3d Assignment 5 Rthymn

In the Figure assignment I had an image in my head more like this, but didn't really know the human proportions well enough to create it. 

This is inspired by the Grand Canyon cliff sides that have striations of layered rock, which have an organic rhythm, and combined it with the figure of a pregnant woman.

That last assignment I started with wire and clay and ended up with the running figure.

So this time I revisited the image I had and started with cardboard.

Hualapai Grand Canyon West Eagle - Inspiration for figure with rhythm from the rock striations.

 

 Assignment 4 Figure 3d

Tracktown women athletes and the World Championship Games 2022.

They pushed forward as much as the seemed to fly onto the next stride.

They had their chin up as the reached forward to make that connection to the next relay runner.

One relay runners reached to give the baton to the next runner.

Their hair in pony tails and braids flew behind them.

By now I was remembering the athletic women in the UO competetive events and the World Championships games.

It obviously began to look like a figure.

Dropped in basic bone and muscle groups as per Elliot Mallon technique, although I don't really know atanomy.

I was looking for technique in just how to even begin and found this  by Elliot Mallon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5545-mcOBVY 

Sculpting maquette in clay FULL VIDEO

Elliot Mallon

I used online resources to determine scale and size.

Inspired by the Eagle Rock formation at Grand Canyon West of the Hualapai People.

I thought I would make a figure our of stone, but it proved much too hard as I started to play with the clay. 

 Assignment 3 Positive Negative Space

Three Sisters Lock and Key

Cut away key and lock mechanism

Separate kay and face of door section with cut away of lock.

Key in profile of Three Sisters Mountains with butterfly thumb-head.

Corner view

Front view

Detail of key teeth and cam springs

Corner view of attachments.

Process - trying to make springs and key match up.

How to attach springs ?

Tools - jewelry wire bender to make springs, pliers tape and cardboard.