Gregor's Room

 Gregor's Room:

Materials: Paper and Water       Size: "12 x 8"     Sculptures: Bed, pillows, blanket, clock, sofa, floor, basket, apple, and picture frame.

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Reflection Statement:

• The sculptures visually communicate the idea of rot and time.
• While exploring ways to build the sculptures, I wanted to focus on patches of paper seemingly gluing everything together to fit what I feel is Gregor's room.
• I decided to include a clock, representation of Gregor, because his time was cut short and he was a working man.
• I felt the work was not producing the results I wanted while doing the cutting and folding process to attach pieces of furniture, so I went with using paper mache (clumped paper and water) to attach everything together.

• I want to keep exploring ways to use paper in sculptures.
• I want to learn more about ways to represent themes and ideas. 
• The piece allowed me to explore the restrictions of materials and how much you can achieve with it.
• The making of this work exposed new ideas in a clearer way, like paper mache.

Experimental Sculpture Collection

Experimental Sculpture Collection:

All Three Sculptures: The Body

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Ribs: 

Materials: Tracing Paper, Wire, Balsa Wood.     Size: "7.5 x 10.5 x 7"

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Tracing paper, wire, balsa wood.
"7.5 x 10.5 x 7"

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Spine: 

Materials: Copy Paper, Wire, Tape, String.     Size: "8 x 11.5 x 7"

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Copy paper, wire, tape, string.
"8 x 11.5 x 7"

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Skin: 

Materials: Balsa Wood, Wood Glue, Tape.     Size: "14 x 5.8 x 6"

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Balsa wood, wood glue, tape.
"14 x 5.8 x 6"

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Reflection Statement:

• The three sculptures visually communicate different structures in the body that all have major roles in how we live.
• While exploring the materials to build the sculptures, I wanted to focus on stability because each sculpture need to be structurally sound to be able to function.
• I decided to include a minimum amount of color as the main structure is the focus, using color to enhance rather than distract, which was done with everything except Ribs.
• I felt the work was not producing the results I wanted when I was working on the Skin, as in the beginning I wanted to make a structure that seemed to balance from sharp stalactite pieces that later developed into what it is now for a better and more complex structure. 

• I want to keep exploring the skeleton and skin process the most as it seems like the most flexible process to make things with.
• I want to learn more about ways to connect sculptures to make a more complex piece.
• The piece allowed me to explore how to create sculptures with a minimum amount of materials
• The making of this work exposed new ideas such as the skeleton and skin process, my favorite idea, while also showing other ways to use tape and glue.