Final proposal of my Intergrated studio project -- Little Garden(temporary title)



A sketch for the proposed artwork

 

A sketch for detail description and design of the artwork.

Idea and concept

I would like to apply the continuity, the feature of analogue signal and analogy between things, the concept of the word itself as my motif of the project. I also borrow the notion from growing vines for the sake of exploring the relationship and connection between people and our living environment.

Description of the artwork:

I planned to combine drawing, writing, sculpture and a little bit photographs in my artwork. Why I call it Little Garden is because I want to plant the actual vines in the box as a part of my artwork in order to present the idea of "analogue life" which means the continuity of the living things. On the other hand, I would like to create some artificial metal vines  that imitates the form of real vine and present the analogy of arificial life and the nature. It can also be the brace for the growing vines. The box is divided to 3 levels. The lowest level of the box is foam which is used for firming the steel wires. The second level is containing soil for planting vines. Besides, a piece of wooden/ plastic card board will be placed between the layers and the vines are planted in a seperated small flowerpot which is buried in the soil. The third level will be the uppest part of the box that is visible to the audiences.

The front of the cardbox is installed a small rectangular box without cover which is supposed the volumn is 20X15X10cm cube. Inside the mini box, there will be plenty of leaf-shaped papers in white color, a glue, a green color pen and a silver color pen. Audiences can use those tools provided in the box to draw and write and even attach something they on the papers, and then they can stick the paper leaf on the metal vines.( I am still wondering whether it is better to use strings to hand the leafs.) Moreover, I will add some inscription of how to use the tools next to the mini box so that audience can follow the instruction and they are encouraged to play with the box. In addition, I want to redesign the cardbox as it would be boring if it is just a normal cardbox. But I don't want to make it become too colorful and complicated, instead I prefer to make it simplier as I want audiences pay more attention to the artwork inside the box. Therefore I will do some paper cutting works on the cardbox which is demonstrated above.

Dimension of the artwork:

I think the size of Little garden will be controlled in 1 metre height and the width will definitely not longer than the width of the box.

Materials:

-cardbox(given)
-metal wires(silver color)
-vines(plant)
-small flowerpot
-wooden/plastic board(thin)
-foam board(thick)
-paper(white)
-glue
-pens(green and silver)

Futher Research for "Analogue"

This time I focus on finding some inspirable artworks related to analogue.

 Analogue Art Map
http://analogueartmap.blogspot.hk/

 

Visitors to the exhibition were invited to pin a note, a drawing, a business card or anything else representing themselves to the gallery wall. Using wool provided, visitors were then asked to "hyperlink" themselves to other visitors present on the wall that they new. If you did not know anyone, you were encouraged to meet someone in the Gallery or at the bar new to link up to.

 

 

 



 

Well, I have seen my peers introduced this art exhibition in their post. However, I really want to show it here because it affected me a lots when I was thinking about my proppsal for my artwork. I am willing to provide more chances of intereaction to the audience with my artwork.
 http://analogueartmap.blogspot.hk/

Bartek Elsner
(http://www.bartek-elsner.de/paperblog/)

Bartek Elsner's paper sculptures are very creative that most of them imitate objects in reality. The TV, VHS & Tape and Mini - Ghettoblaster  are presenting some features of analogue devices such as the emission and reception of electric waves. The Branch and The Tree are representing the analogue world.

TV, VHS & Tape

 



Mini - Ghettoblaster 2012

The Branch

The Tree

 The two artworts above is giving me some ideas of how to use paper to make plant sculpture. I am quite interested in it.

Paper-Cut Action Silhouettes by David A. Reeves
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/09/paper-cut-action-silhouettes-by-david-a-reeves/
This one is my favorite among the whole series.

Analogue graphics and photographs by David Hockney
http://www.hockneypictures.com/home.php

Prehistoric Museum Near Palm Springs, 1982

Pearblossom Highway, 11th-18th April 1986

 

Still Life Blue Guitar, 1982

 

 

Three Kings and a Queen, 1961



I also found a article discussing the digital art and analog art as references.

Digital Vs. Analog in Art by Bill Brown
http://www.ehow.com/about_6323970_digital-vs_-analog-art.html
Digital technology is engulfing all aspects of contemporary life, and the art world is no exception. Analog art forms such as painting, sculpture and film-based photography are more frequently either combined with or replaced by digital processes. Even in areas such as documentation of art, digital technology is having an impact. Many artists combine digital technology in their art process, either in creating the artwork or in using digital technology to create a finished piece, such as a giclee print.

Definitions

• Analog art is any art where the material making the art is manipulated by hand, like paint. You can control any portion of it. Digital is constituted of many individual pieces of electronic information--such as pixels, in the case of digital photography--which cannot be further broken down.

Analog Art Forms

• Painting, sculpture, printmaking from ink and film photography are considered analog. These are the traditional fine arts, made from tangible materials that are manipulated by hand or with simple tools

Digital Art Forms

• Online art and digital photography are digital art forms. More and more artists are incorporating the web either to make their art or distribute it. Some artworks now only exist as online entities, and have no physical presence except for what you see on the computer screen.

Combining Digital and Analog

• Sometimes digital and analog forms are combined in the creation of a work. For example, a painting done in acrylic is scanned electronically, rendering a digital image, which can be manipulated with a photo editing program. A high-quality
  giclee print of the painting can then be printed from digital image. Some giclee prints are printed onto primed canvas to re-create the look of the original painting. Many artists use computer tools to either capture or create images which are then produced in analog form.

Documentation and Distribution

• Artists used to have to take slides of their artwork using film cameras. This entailed shooting (and often reshooting) artworks and distributing individual slides, which were seldom projected. Digital photography makes it easier to get high-quality images and distribute them to galleries or place them online for viewing.