#final transformation

[nionom-art]

Some concept designs for a cat+ladybug miraculous fusion. I’m trying to figure out how to balance the cat ears and hair ribbons/antennas rn.

[naschii]

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[missanthropane]

Kimblingbling>>>kaguriza>>>milf-meister

[rachcak3s-cofa]

[clamayo-cofa1001]

Final Transformation: Reflection

Many of us have interpreted the concept of a box as a metaphor, representing the internal boundaries that exist within individuals. We are often unconsciously comfortablewith being confined to our own space because it is where we feel safe and secure. I am the same. Someone who finds comfort in repetition.

“Going outside of the box” encourages you to break free from that idea - to expose yourself to change, to embrace failure and to rise above potential challenges.

These were all encouraged through the various exercises we did in class and the experiments required for this assessment task. Personally, these were all new, yet rewarding experiences. I found that the best way to learn and to discover something is through trial and error. Sometimes, the most creative and innovative ideas are a result of that.

In my three experiments, there were many things that turned out wrong, things that I did wrong and things I should have done that I didn’t. However, these all became part of a learning curve that contributed to the execution of my final transformation. Ultimately, it was the success and failure of experiment 2. For instance, I needed to consider overcoming the three issues the second experiment had presented.

1)      The difficulty of cutting through/carving corrugated fibreboard

2)      Using a difficult tool  – a standard retractable knife could not carve into small details and I did not get the results I desired

3)      Unconnected/isolated pieces of the image would fall out if I needed to follow the image specifically

The solutions:

1)      Cut/carve through  thin, glossy cardboard often used as containers for smaller objects – same material I used in my mini experiment

2)      Go and buy a crafting knife

3)      Cut out silhouettes instead, mostly to save time 

The purpose of that example was to demonstrate that without continuous discovery through experimentation, my final project would not have existed. I am overall pleased with how my final transformation turned out and how it communicates both conceptual and visual ideas. The fact that I could transform my box into something relevant to my interests (Disney films) made the experience even more enjoyable. Due to time restraints I could not expand the transformation even further, but if the opportunity came I would certainly take it!  

[clamayo-cofa1001]

FINAL BOX TRANSFORMATION: Ariel’s Transformation

For my final box transformation, I carved five silhouettes ofAriel from Disney’s animated film The Little Mermaid (1989), depicting her physical transformation from a mermaid to a human, into the material of a box. I projected the silhouettes through a white piece of paper by placing a light behind the carved out surfaces, then photographed it within a dark setting. The images were later edited using digital software.

This tells the story of Ariel’s transformation represented simultaneously in a transformed medium. Each image exhibits the stages leading to her final transformation, alike to the boxes they are carved in. 

Although the box has also undergone a physical transformation, its shape is no longer visible. I intentionally removed the visibility of the box’s appearance to shift the emphasis onto the projected images. It alludes to the idea that a box is no longer a box when it is unrecognisable, and therefore unidentifiable. The character of Ariel is paralleled to this, as she sacrifices her voice and rejects her mermaid heritage in order to become human. In two ways, it highlights the idea of erasure as a part of the transformation process.

[katherinepennycofa]

Final Transformation

Beginning this task I moved straight into physically moving materials and echoing the instincts that I felt with the materials. I was driven mostly by the discussions we had in class, but also conducted my own research into a number of different artists that really connected with my work, for example, Yuki Matsueda’s expansion of space within artworks and Tom Friedman’s exploration of the minimalism cube. Throughout this assessment, though the task was extremely broad, I narrowed down the specifics of what I wanted to focus on fairly early on. This centered on, keeping the key elements of a recognisable box, allowing the contents of the box to be reflected on the exterior and allowing the original size of the box to be expanded as needed.  

The finalized transformation was created through sewing an extensively large piece of fabric into a large tubular form with the same circumference as my chosen box, then attaching one side of the box to each end of the fabric, tucked down and hidden within the base. Overall this box, still just remains a box, traditional in it’s enclosing of space and objects, and without human interaction it looks unchanged. I wanted to use this transformation to look at appearance vs. reality, and the assumptions made automatically by the brain about space and function.