ART 226 FINAL

 

MASKING TAPE SHOES BACK, SIDE, AND FRONT VIEWS

The goal for these shoes was for them to look like a pair of Vans, which almost worked out well. This art form allowed me to explore the three dimensional space and really figure out how that worked. I started by putting my real shoe on a banding wheel and looking at it from all angles, then creating long boards of tape, cutting them to the shapes of the shoe. I wrapped the outlines in tape, filling the inside shape with balls of extra tape to act as a "foot". When that was done, I worked on the edges, cutting down strips to go around. I wrapped more tape around to secure it, then cutting much smaller strips to create the shoelaces. I punched holes in the sides with a drill and a wooden toothpick, lacing the laces through. 

 

JESUS SAVE US: MODERNITY HAS FAILED US FRONT, BACK, AND SIDE VIEWS

LADY STARDUST FRONT, SIDE, AND BACK VIEWS

LADY STARDUST is a work of art commenting on people and their belief of life on other planets. The multicolored glass reflects the different planets, while the mirror in the alien's eyes is used to reflect the viewer, after all, we might be the aliens. The choice to leave the clay uncolored was because no one truly knows what color aliens are, if there are any. So, why make an assumption?

JESUS SAVE US: MODERNITY HAS FAILED US was inspired by Chris Bracey's pieces in London, specifically God's Own Junkyard and the song Love It If We Made It by British band, the 1975. They both speak so clearly on religion and politics that I wanted to bring their elements into my piece that reflects on my own experience with religion. JESUS SAVE US is a religious commentary on how suffocating religion can be. How it can tear you down, make you feel like you are one of thousands (hence the veil, with no face underneath). The glass represents blood and embers, the fire under you, almost like you are being burned at the stake (like the Salem Witch Trials).

GREGOR'S ROOM SIDE, FRONT, AND BACK VIEWS

The choices made for Gregor's room were based on the mood interpreted while reading through Kafka's short story. While reading, I viewed Gregor as a giant roach, but limbless as he felt helpless. He had the apple thrown at him, lodged in his back which caused him to die. I made him into a coatrack as well, because he was a fixture in his household, going to work and coming home, a steady presence. I made his bed simple, with a small mattress and a stained, dirty blanket and pillows from his bug transformation. His rug is all of the emotions he has, his anger, fear, and sadness from his family treating him the way he does just seeping into the floor and out of his body. I placed two briefcases onto the floor, one in blue because he carries sadness with him. I also placed clothing on the floor, because Gregor was a clothing salesman.