#assemblage project

[logansculpts]

"carnivory." i lost the sketches for this piece and the entire thing fell apart when i brought it home, so i had to prop it back together for the final photos--sorry, donny. 

[gettingerf101]

Timur Si-Qin Axe-Effect 2011 "The Axe effect sculptures are objects that embody the system attractors of the contingent epic of evolution. The arms-race and the mating-call violently and erotically interpenetrate in the guise of a product-placement (an evolved strategy in itself) releasing synthetic pheromones to further compete for space and attention. The variations in forms of designed products are testament to the divergent pathways of bio-morphological memes and cultural norms, having undergone a state-change (in the neo-materialist sense) from evolutionary strategy to marketable ergonomics. The intricate patterns of fluid dynamics are a direct display of the beauty of contingency, a beauty embodied by the mechanisms of evolution itself."

[gettingerf101]

Elias Hansen at Jonathan Viner A good chunk of it was pretty right on Found object, glass, silicone, wood Part of it was okay CFL bulb, glass, tape, wire, wood I guess, yeah CFL bulbs, HDPE bucket, glass, steel, tape, vinyl, water, water pump, wire, wood, zip ties

[abbykaufmanf101]

Final Project Documentation Part 1: Plaster, Wood, Assemblage

[abbykaufmanf101]

Assemblage Project; Artist Statement

          This piece, which I have termed “fairytale box” for lack of a better phrase, is an amalgamation of objects that, for me, hold some sense of wonder. I have used books, a bookshelf, cut-out illustrations from The Golden Age of Children’s Book Illustration, and old book covers. While not trying to come across as a library ‘READ’ ad, I believe that stories – fairy tales, books, film or otherwise – are like gateways to another world. In fact the scene you find behind the cover of my piece was influenced by the fairytale The Twelve Dancing Princesses by the Grimm brothers, in which these princesses find a portal to another realm. My princesses were cut straight from the pages of the book, to appear like they are coming out of the stories themselves – stories coming alive.

            The dragons, my collaged full moon backdrop, and the woodland scene with the fairy lights are all part of my attempt to create a scene with a ‘magical aura’. (The dragons fit into the tale as inspired by Wildwood Dancing, a novel inspired by the original fairytale.) It was my intention to capture a sense of wonder, and to remind myself about that bright imagination I had as a kid.