Walking Project LInk

Here is the link to my images for the Walking Project.

This was so much fun!

http://www.thiadesigns.com/art117/WalkingProject/final/

Mostlandia

After Katy's information about the M.O.S.T. yesterday and most specifically about Mostlandia!, I went searching. I found a few links:

Mostlandia

Junior Ambassadors

And, how could it be complete without the Mostlandia National Anthem! (I tried to embed the song with the image, but Blogger wouldn't allow the player to appear. So, you will need to check the link:)

Five favorite images

I have grown up reading & writing fantasty stories, so its no surprise, that all my favorite things are of a mythological/magical background.

The Whomping Willow: I love normal things that act differently than expected. From the Whomping Willow to staircases that move to teapots that get ideas of their own.

Unicorns - My earliest writing memories are of writing stories about the ever elusive Unicorn.

I have always been fascinated by dragons. I think it started with the Pern series by Anne McAffrey. I love the idea of being linked in thought/feelings to one.

Pegasus - Who can't love the idea of a flying horse!

I love the magic of elves. To me they are the most majestic of the magical creatures; long-lived and very wise.

Steelsmithing for Dummies

Maybe this will be another way of bringing art-making to the masses.

"Shapeways, a 3D fabrication service, has just announced stainless steel printing, allowing you to make steel objects as easily as you would made resin or plastic prototypes. That’s right: something that took our ancient ancestors generations to perfect is now available to anyone with a CAD/CAM program and some Red Bull."


Here is the full article: http://bit.ly/vfPpj http://bit.ly/3ULGVt

Language and Personal Identity

I know the one part of the assignment for the final project that I had the hardest time with is the fact we need to figure out our aural and physical symbols of who we are and how we communicate.

I found this site that goes over the details in how to figure this out:

http://www.communicationandculture.co.uk/lang%20and%20personal%20identity.htm

Idiolect

I, also, have been looking around for more information about the term idiolect.


While I was searching, I came across an interesting website about Sculpture artist James Hampton.



It seems that :



"James Hampton left behind a diary in a secret writing. Signs and labels on objects also contain this script. The script has never been deciphered. "




The signs from his writing were seen continually within his artworks.


The assumption is that his writing was created in an altered state of consiousness.

Hampton's The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly

Unique sculptures

I have been looking around online for unique sculptures, some for their interest, some for what they are made from.

The first three are made from chewed bubblegum.

This one is made from wood & aluminum foil

I just liked the monumental scale of this bronze sculpture.

This one is from Jeff Koonz - a unique artist who only comes up with the ideas - has artists actually make them. He loves to make sculptures of popular items like balloon animals. This huge one is made of epoxy resin.

The site was in Italian, so I couldn't read it, but it looks like this sculpture is covered in natural materials.

This one is plexiglass & light.

Cardboard Modernism Take . . . .

OK - This weekend was quite interesting. I spent 12+ hours Friday & Saturday cutting out the pieces and gluing them. After working 6 hours on Sunday the whole thing fell apart - literally.

So, I had to think, rethink and come up with a new idea.

In a odd way, it was an old idea - I took the hershey's kiss idea and melded it with the city tree idea and came up with:


Taken in my apartment:

In the CYAN Courtyard

Pettygrove Park - on top of one of the hills

Waiting for the Streetcar on Harrison & 3rd.

Go Outside!

I took a walk up through Washington Park. The best part was walking around with it. Everyone had something goofy to say. I think I will take some pictures with me carrying it later.
(clicking on photos goes through to flickr)












in my apartment:



Imagine me walking around with this! It was pretty funny. like this:



except down burnside and more sweaty


-Nicole

Creating art in many ways

I found this video on another site and thought it was very interesting. Art is in the heart - not in the hands.

WheelChair Art

http://www.darynkagan.com/artists/stories/ar_070111_wheelchairart.html

Sculpture as props

Kinda sad, but the 20th Century Prop house in North Hollywood is going out of business and selling all its inventory. Besides the simple things like chairs, they have tons of sculptures - from Egyptian gods to the Lady Liberty used in Spiderman 3. I am not an LA fan, but I would love to be there right now - I can tell I would bid on a few things just to have some really unique stuff that is part of film history. (this warehouse has been in business for many, many years - just think of the items it can have!)

(You can view what was up for auction today as well as what is up over the next few days at http://www.greatamerican.com/GAGAuction/Auctions/AuctionDetails.aspx?Id=393)

These remind of of the movie Stargate.

I don't know what the dog is from but its a pretty cool sculpture - as is the HUGE hat!

RACC and the Dragons in Chinatown

Prior to our public art tour, Erica mentioned the story of the controversy surrounding some dragon heads that were installed in Chinatown back in 2007.
I did a little web research and offer the following links in case any of you might want to know more:
2007 RACC press release regarding removal of sculptures
2006 Mercury article discussing the sculptures

Pin art

I found an interesting item while I was looking up my vocabulary words this weekend. Its almost too hard to believe!

Convicted forger A. Schiller was serving his time in SingSing prison in the late 1800s when guards found him dead inhis cell. On his body they found seven regular straight pinswhose heads measured the typical 47/1000ths of an inch or1.17 millimeters in diameter. Under 500 magnification it wasfound that the tiny etchings seen on the heads of the pinswere the words to The Lord's Prayer, which is 65 words and254 letters long. Of the seven pins, six were silver and onewas gold - the gold pin's prayer was flawless and a truemasterpiece. Schiller had spent the last 25 years of his lifecreating the pins, using a tool too small to be seen by thenaked eye. It is estimated that it took 1,863 sepatate carvingstrokes to make it. Schiller went blind because of hisartwork.

Images from Chapter 10

I found most of the works of art in Chapter 10 - as I wanted to see what they looked like and thought you might like to as well:)

Some of these aren't the exact shots/pieces, but close enough to show what they look like.

10.1

10.3

10.4

10.5a

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

10.11

10.14

10.15

10.16a

10.19

10.20

10.21

10.22

10.26

10.27

10.29

10.31 (not the exaxt one, but it shows what his sculptures are like.

10.32

10.33

10.36

10.37

10.39