Tuesday, October 26, 2010

21st Century Human: Initial Ideas

To whom it may concern, here are my ideas:D
Alrighty so, today, we talked about how we could either make a totally abstract sculpture or a very literal one. Or maybe even a little bit of both. So I think that's the first step we should figure out. What genre we wanna put it in:) For both, I had some ideas.

Abstract:
Ton of color, very eye catching. Makes people think. Something people don't get right away but it cant be too hard to figure out. (Complex)

Literal:
Colors that blend more into the background. Something that surprises you when you see it because it almost goes unnoticed. Easier to figure out. (Simple)

Clearly this is very broad and open ended. Once we tie in the "theme" or "genre", I think we can really staring shaping it into what we want it to mean. Obviously will have something to do with time and speed. So we can really begin to explore more in depth what it means and what its like for the twenty first century human to live in a time turned world. (Ohoo time turned world, that sounds kinda cool:p) Great! So.. more to come once we decide on theme.
Sianara amigos!

Statue Idea: Addie

The idea of creating a sculpture about a human seemed kinda boring at first but then combined with the right aspects of our company and its great. Passtime Co. is about passing time, passing the time of your life. I imagined a sculpture similar to our logo, of a cheetah on a deformed sideways clock. Just the art behind passing time. In the sight of the valley on the side of Pfinghsten, it would be water powered and it would be a spinning clock with the cheetah always on top, symbolizing the human being passing time, always.

Statue Thoughts: Klaudia

What is a human being? This question is very complex and can have numerous different answers. To me, there are couple concepts that have to be added into the statue somehow. It is obviously important to add everyone's views and compromise. However, I feel that emotions have to be shown in this project. Every human being has suffering and love in their lives. These are two extremes and can vary by person, but pain and love are important things to add. A human being has different pressures too and society changes everyone in some way. It will be hard to show the impact of society on a person, but I am positive my group can do it. This can mean anything from fast food media to the style of clothing. These are the main things I think would be effective to add to our statue.

In terms of realism, I think an abstract piece of art sometimes has more creativity and imagination. This is why I would choose an abstract statue. However, it can definately have some realistic qualities to it. I tend to enjoy abstract work with realistic qualities over a real statue.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Passtime Co.

Team Name: Passtime Company

Team Motto: "Don't just cheet time, pass it."

Team Logo: A cheetah running on a clock, passing the time.

Five Rules:
1. No bashing
2. Listen actively before you reject an idea.
3. Work actively and effectively.
4. Keep an open and positive mind.
5. Keep time in mind.

Skills Inventory:
Mimi Dybczak: Skilled in the arts.
Addie Lord: Great at bringing ideas together.
Klaudia Stachura: Good at directing in general.
Ashley Rolon: Team monitor, motivator, and mediator.

Roles:
Team Artist: Mimi
Team Motivator: Ashley
Team Secretary: Addie
Team Director: Klaudia