Week 4, Transcribing Caro Project

This week I was doing ceramics. During this workshop, I would need to use some my maths skills to work out the length because it get smaller by 10%. It was little hard because I have to work out what kind of length I need for it to fit but I also have an second plan. If the clay doesn't fit then I would use the wood to make it fit. After done all the planning, it was time to start making my sculpture.

First thing I was having to choose what kind of clay I would like to work on and I pick earthenware. Reason is because I want my piece to looks nature and this one already have a brown-red colour, which it would make it easier not to colour it and make it nature.

This is an photography, showing what I did, how I did it.

Week 3, Transcribing Caro Project

((Half Term))
In half term, we were also been giving an task to do. Continue production of primary search pages from Caro exhibitions and secondary search on other sculptor; such as Alexander Calder, David Smith and others.

Mostly I was working on Caro's work and how to make my sketchbook looks more interesting. It didn't turn out amazing but at the same time, it doesn't look bad. It was in stranded quality.


((Back from Half Term))
Back to college. I was learning what's maquette mean? Working on my scutplure plans and create an maquette. Everyone was having to do 3 designs and choose one you would like to do. I only create two maquette, out of the 3 designs. Reason is because I wanting to see what it would looks like if it turn into 3d. The first one was good but I like the second one I made, because I finds it more active and after I included every workshop materials together and it match perfectly.

Starting working on the workshop. My first workshop is 3D wood work.
I didn't take my design sheet but I took my maquette with me. Things got changed after went in workshop and do them. I add more part onto my sculpture but things still stay the similar as the ordinal design.  During this workshop, I was been asked what kind of wood I would like to work on? I didn't know much about the wood so I asked the tutor. He giving me an great suggestion, such as what kind of wood would be the best to add the texture on. Another thing I didn't expecting while doing this piece was adding more texture making by some of the wood and making Alexander Calder's work.

This is some photography I took during the workshop. It isn't in the order but this is showing what I did and what does it look like.

 

Week 2, Transcribing Caro Project

After coming back from the trip, I would have to go in 3D wood work induction for 3.5 hours. Reason this is because to make sure we learn what's each things do in the workshop and the most important things was health and safety for everyone. Every time there are induction, there would be at least 5 students would need to go in and learn about 3D wood work.

The first thing I would need to learn was What's PPE mean? It mean Personal protection equipment. When we are using  any machines in the wood shop, there would be a sign telling you, you must worn them no matter what. Reason is because there are  eye protection, hearing protection or foot protection to protect yourself from getting injured while still in the workshop.

Another thing is workshop glossary. Telling us what each machines called, where it would need to go and what does it do? I used to be in wood work before so I know quiet lot of things in the workshop already but there also more stuffs I haven't try or learn how to use it. The induction was helping a lot with understand what each machines does, health and safety and why did we need to know all of this.

After done with 3D wood work induction, We were been learning how to make your sketchbook looks interesting, why it is important part of your coursework project and how to annotate an art sketchbook. I personally think making my own sketchbook looks interesting is my weakness, reason is because I think I'm not very creative, I like things to be too perfect but sketchbook actually an journey. Showing what you have use to develop your art skills, your research of what kind of artist have I been look into and understand they art theme. I already know how to annotate my work, reason is because I used to do art in previous year in college.

Sketchbook is also your personality. Showing how you would put your work on the sketchbook, how would you develop them, what kind of style have you used to show you been looks into that artist's work and how did you use their artwork and turn it into your own ideas.

Week 1, Transcribing Caro Project

During the YSP/Hepworth trip, after arrive to the gallery and we were been giving a tasks to do during the trip. The first task was taking a photography of every sculptures and choose one you interest, take around 16 times in all angles. I pick one from the YSP and another Hepworth,

 

This is the first one I choose of all the sculptures. Reason is because there are a lots of part I would like to sketch out, negative space and many different part that make this sculptures.

 

This is some part from the folding sketchbook that I bring with me during the trip, this is another task that we has been given. We were been giving two folding sketchbook with 16 parts and looking at sculpture of any of my choice, spending some times on them. This isn't just normal sketch but it also showing different techniques and materials affect eachother.

 

 This is an sculpture showing outside of YSP. One of Caro's work that also looks similar as the one I choose to do, reason is because of the shapes and how it was been connected to eachother. However they are using an different materials. What I like about the scuplurse was the simple design but with affect to dark and light.

It was quiet interesting because how this trip isn't just learning about the artist's artwork but also wanting us to experiencing what does the sculpture really make out of, different between primary researches when you can actually see the sculpture within your own eyes. Another reason is because different between images and seeing the artwork with your own eyes can make lots of different, you can see more details when images can't catch those details.

Another thing that I learn was some artist's work may have the same style and way they create the work is also similar but just depending on how they put connect all the piece together.