Luminiare

Where it all started:

My light effect was the difference between the sunsets in two places.  All photos were taken at the same time in both locations.

Final Project:

The steps leading up to my final project took hours on end.  I messed up more times then I can count but learning what not to do helped me to develop my luminaire to where it is now.  The biggest challenge I faced was trying to print on translucent paper.  It smears very easily because the ink doesn't take to the paper well.  Another challenge was trying to get the luminaire to stand balanced.  After working through all the kinks, I am very proud of what I developed and think it was my best project of the semester.  I didn't leave a detail out, even going as far as to stain the wood for a more finished look.  I love my luminaire because I can use it even after this project is over.

Final Project in the Light

Each side was different but very simillar in order to maintain an even flow.

My project wasn't perfect; it was hard to make these stand in a perfect square. Reguardless, I still am very proud of the task I accomplished.

Finished luminaire in the dark

Angled view in the dark.

Documenting My Work:

For this drawing I used brown, yellow, and orange colored pencils.  The difficulties I faced were being limited to three colors and having to create this on a dark background.

Wood Project

For this project, we were all taken down to the shop and given one 2x4.  We were to use this wood to create something but were not allowed to use any type of adhesive and had to use all the wood of the 2x4 but no more then that.  I figured that with only one piece of wood, my project needed to be small.  I was very hung up on having to use all the wood.  When I began sketching, it was very clear to me that I wanted to make something that I could use afterwards.  I didn't want to spend my time making something that would just be trash to me in a matter of weeks.  My first thought was to make it an art piece so that's what I went with.  I spent many hours in the shop ruining piece after piece of wood.  Turns out cutting out grooves to fit together is a lot harder then it looks.  It was quite a puzzle but I eventually got all my pieces to fit together and am more then thrilled on how it turned out.  Although upon presentation I had to stick to the rules of no adhesive, I plan on gluing my pieces together after the critique and staining them in order to hang my project on my wall in my apartment.

Place for 12 Twigs

Final Project

From this project, I learned that tape doesn't photograph well so I will use other materials from here on out.

Second Model

This is the first project in which I didn't stick to my first idea.  My final project went through three drastic changes before it was finished.  The only reason it was finished then was due to the time constraint.  There were so many different ways to take this project.  We weren't given the type of twigs to use; so the ones I selected were corkscrew willow branches.  These were much more interesting to me then the ordinary straight sticks I used at first.  The problem I came across was the unruly nature of my selected twigs; I couldn't get them to stay in the container.  Thats when I decided to completely change my idea, keeping only the lessons I learned from my second model.  My project came together simply by seeing accidental mistakes, appreciating them, and then turning them into something more finished.  I thought it was too simple and looked as if a kindergartener had done it but after talking to Tommy he convinced me to embrace the simplictiy.  Learning from mistakes was what helped me more then anything else to complete this project.

Light Artist, Leo Villareal

     Light is electromagnetic radiation that we can see.  It makes objects around us visible.

     Leo Villareal currently lives and works in New York but was born in Albuquerque, NM.

His chosen art form is through the use of LED lights and computer software.  He programs the work himself to make they lights do certain patterns and movements.  He took up this practice after being inspired by the theories of Isaac Newton and John Conway.

     My favorite piece that he has done is pictured.  The colors and patterns grab my attention.  I find this to be the most intriguing because when I look at his work side by side, this is the one that captivates me.

          

    The artist that is most like Leo Villareal's work is Marcus Tremento.  I find these similarities because they are both a bit abstract, however still beautiful.  They both make use of color, however not all of Villareal's work is done in color.

                                                                                              

SOURCES:
"http://library.thinkquest.org/27356/p_index.htm"
"artpratical.com"
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Villareal#Photo_gallery"

Object Drawing

Leaf Drawing

I drew this leaf sitting in my backyard back home.  It took me about twenty five minutes but that's mostly because I had my turtles outside with me and they kept wandering so I would be forced to stop what I was doing and retrieve them.  I think just drawing only took me about fifteen minutes.  I find this leaf to be the most successful because it has the most shading to it and stands out from the page better then my prior leaves.  Every leaf I drew, I picked a certain aspect to focus on and in this particular leaf I was focused on the shadows. 

A Place For A Leaf

Final Project

Prior Model 

At first, this project totally shocked me right out of my comfort zone.  A place for a leaf is in a tree or on the ground, not in a piece of paper.  Or so I thought.  This project took me all over the place because I had no idea what was expected of me.  I ended up soaking printer paper in coffee and vanilla for the color.  I did this because my leaf had died and I was putting it to rest.  My prior model looks more like a coffin, but it wasn't an appropriate coffin for a leaf.  With that in mind,  I kept to the same idea but changed the shape and arrived at my final project.