Reflection Statement
The three sculptures visually communicate the principles and elements of design such as focal point, texture, and negative space. Focal point refers to a part of the sculpture that the eye is drawn to first, which is why that model has a blue accent piece to make it more interesting. As for the texture piece, using a combination of different materials allows that sculpture to look more organic and similar to a landscape which helps further the textural aspect. Lastly, the negative space sculpture uses string in order to be able to see through the piece. The plastic also allows the viewers eyes to look through the material.
While exploring the materials to build the structures, I wanted to focus on using the limited materials in unique and interesting ways. For my “Under the Bridge” sculpture, I decided to experiment with draping string suing glue. This gave me the structural element I was looking for as it would allow me to bend and drape the string how I liked. As for the “Red Landscape“ I tested out burning plastic using the hot glue gun. For this piece, I really wanted to make a more organic looking structure, similar to a landscape. I decided to layer plastic as the base and use hot glue to make crystals like structures and also make big circular pieces to break it up and create more visual interest. For the “Layers” sculpture, I utilized wood for almost the entire piece. I though it would be interesting to paint the focal pint of wood circles blue to make it more visually eye catching while allowing the rest of the art to be natural. I also wanted this piece to be at an angle so I created stilts for it to sit on top of.
For my future creations, I wanted to continue to explore limited materials. These sculptures allowed me to bend innovative in a limiting and creative way. It was interesting making unique designs while still keeping within some sort of framework. Overall, I thought this project was very fun and I would love to do more things like it in the future.
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