K Morgan interiors
Arts 114~Introduction to 3D design
"A fundamental course with an emphasis on means of construction, analysis of materials and structural examinations that support conceptual development of 3 dimensional art. Emphasis placed on characterizing the elements and principles of design and how they each integrate to form fully realized works of 3-D art. Students will develop projects using a variety of materials and methods."
Line and balance
For this assignment we were tasked with constructing a wire sculpture of a human figure in action using asymmetrical balance. To achieve this I found a picture of a dancer doing a pose and replicated it using a wire frame and making it 3-dimensional by wrapping wire around all the limbs and head
Plane to Mass
We were tasked with contrasting curvilinear and rectilinear planes while integrating texture to create a three-dimensional robot. It needed to appear to move-walking, or rolling. I wanted to make cute girl robot listening to music. I folded up different sized cubes and attached them to create different dimensions.
Pattern and Balance
Here we created a decorative clay tile using polymer clay. to incorporate a type of balance (symmetrical, asymmetrical, radial, or crystallographic). Inspired by my time in Arizona I chose this mountain scene. I used both symmetrical and asymmetrical balance with vines on both corners of the tile. Asymmetrical balance is used in the different sized cacti contrasting the vines and mountains
Emphasis Through Contrast
This project allowed us to “look back” to the first project (wire sculpture) to see the importance of combining and understanding materials in 3D design. We create a structure to be used in a 3D design, to show an “area of emphasis (dominance or focal area) by contrasting the sizes of two distinct forms. This project also has to be narrative and tell a story.
I wanted to illustrate a an insecure girl looking in her reflection and seeing her future healthy confident self inspiring her to keep going.
I started the project with a wire base, wrapped it in masking tape, then covered it in clay, and sculpted it into the proper dimensions and definition.
Progress work concept sketches
