Vaughan W O'Connor

Hi there. Here is my Studio Gateway 1 (ADAD1001) Tumblr, UNSW Art & Design.

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AGNSW Opportunities!!!

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

AGNSW 2019 Youth Collective applications now open

Applications close Sunday 21 October 2018

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/education/youth-programs/youth-collective/

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS & PRIZES

Applications close on Sunday 28 October 2018

Basil and Muriel Hooper Scholarship

A $4000 scholarship to NSW fine art students to assist with the cost of fees and general living expenses.

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/about-us/opportunities-for-artists/basil-and-muriel-hooper-scholarship/

Robert Le Gay Brereton Memorial Prize

A $2000 prize awarded to an art student exhibiting skills and promise in draughtsmanship, supported by the Jocelyn Maughan Foundation.

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/about-us/opportunities-for-artists/robert-le-gay-brereton-memorial-prize/

Elioth Gruner Prize

A $1000 prize awarded to a NSW art student for excellence in the study of a landscape in oils.

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/about-us/opportunities-for-artists/elioth-gruner-prize/

Dyason Bequest

A $5000 prize awarded to an Australian art student who has already won a travelling scholarship, to assist with the cost of overseas travel.

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/about-us/opportunities-for-artists/dyason-bequest/

Note: The Gallery has posted these opportunities all on FB so feel free to share:https://www.facebook.com/ArtGalleryofNSW/

We also have our next FOMArt program coming up at the end of October…

EVENT/ PROGRAM

FOMArt: October

Saturday 27 October 2018, 10.30am - 3.30pm

The Youth Collective are inviting passionate young creatives and youth ambassadors from arts and cultural organisations to join them for a day of lively discussion, knowledge sharing and collaborative thinking.

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/calendar/fomart-october/

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Thanks Vicky!

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Another playful one from the projection activity

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Some experimentation with face and light using projectors.

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some interesting tests with projected images

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Good tips !

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Experimentation 2: Max MSP Generative visuals For my second experiment following with the synesthesia theme I attempted to learn to use max msp to generate visuals from audio. these are some still shots of the basic shapes i was able to make due to my lack of knowledge of the program. could be super cool once i know how to patch properly.

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Lush minimal visuals via Wednesday class.

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Week 8: Value

Through the process of 3D scanning and solidifying our sculpture it has morphed into a non-representational, deconstructed form

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industrial aesthetic 

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Not one of my students, but a good workflow for those working in 3D, you could modify/UV in Maya/3DSmax

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ADAD Assessment 2

Flowers/ Plants inside and outside of the household. 

Fengshui

Important signifiers of life and good fortune. To bring good fortune to the house. (Placed in the entryway or south corner of the room. 

Potted shrubs are ideal for indoor decorations as they represent ‘the lucky tree bearing fruits’. Jade Plant - also known as the Asian money tree. Can grow both indoor and outdoors. Bamboo - symbolic for good luck and success. Attempts to balance the five elements, fire, wood, metal, earth and fire. Place in a shady spot to invite blessings and good luck. 

Exploring the relationship between humans, non humans, the environment and ecology. The purpose of having these specific plants placed in the corners of the rooms.

Can you see the face?

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Very aesthetic WIP shots, especially the indoor plants!

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10/09/18 Experiment 4 for Assessment 2

For this experiment, I wished to use physical means to block the view of my face from the audience. As stated before, using digital means didn’t achieve the look I wished and this compelled me to use different angles to take portraits without my face.

The results emphasize a quality I hoped for. I will continue this experiment with using materials.

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More strong WIP from the Thursday class.

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Assessment 2 || Experimentation

I further explored the idea of refracting man-made objects and textures in water droplets, but this time on flowers. In this I am to highlight the natural beauty contrasted with the hindering of their full potential of beauty by man-made structures.

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More solid experimentation!

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little Fusion360 experiment in mapping e-waste, interested in the idea of mapping digital fallout in a digital realm…counterproductive failure, often comments on the issue can contribute to issue ye?

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More interesting work in Fusion!

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a new element - I wanted to add something a bit abject, sculptural and visceral. I found this heavy melted object at Reverse Garbage which I immediately fell in love with. I’ll use it as an atypical canvas for my triptych, and install it on the floor below the acrylic peel for a melting, gloopy weird sort of idea

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Wonderful apocryphal object from today’s crit. Check out Sophia Hirsch’s great project at Signal from a few years back.

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Designing a Lasercut Laptop Stand with Fusion 360

Fusion 360 Evangelist, Taylor Stein (@taylor_stein), takes you through the complete workflow of designing an lasercut laptop stand. In this un-edited video, ...

Hi guys thanks for the Studio crits this week, some interesting projects developing. Further to the Fusion 360 intro tutorial from this week, here is a great tutorial on lasercut designs in Fusion. We might recap this in a couple of weeks with a basic intro to lasercutting.

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Final Artwork: ‘1:26′

(1:26, Needle-felted patches on leather coat, Aileen Heal, 2018)

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Another great one from the Wednesday class.

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Final Work

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Strong project from Assessment 1

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Some research sources

Here are some web sources that I regularly use for reference material and just to check out what other people are thinking/ doing. 

http://www.ubu.com/ Gold mine of highly curated, experimental art. Spend all your procrastination time on here. 

https://www.e-flux.com/ Super influential online journal. They also have a range of creative web based projects that you can browse. 

https://www.dezeen.com/ Architecture and design magazine. 

https://www.designboom.com/ Another massive archive of creative projects. 

https://maas.museum/powerhouse-museum/ Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences is a super fun place to go visit for inspiration. They have a pretty incredible collection. They have a good digitised collection too that you can browse online. 

http://runway.org.au/ Local journal based around promoting and commissioning experimental art. They produce issues based on particular concepts. In the past they produced printed magazines but are now web based which allows them to publish content in a variety of media. They have also digitised all of their printed editions. It’s now an amazing archive of creative work and ideas. 

http://www.discipline.net.au/ Melbourne based contemporary art journal. Very meaty content. 

http://unprojects.org.au/ Excellent publication out of Melbourne. 

http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/ Cabinet Magazine publishes articles on all kinds of amazing things that you might find inspiring. 

Remember to visit the library. Go in and browse new books and journals. 

Follow every possible gallery, museum, artists you like, designers you like on Instagram. Turn your scrolling into research. This is a great way to keep up with what is going on. You never know where inspiration is going to come from. 

Some galleries and museums to keep up with: 

https://artdesign.unsw.edu.au/unsw-galleries (exhibitions that are currently on might be useful to you for references for your assessments)  

https://artdesign.unsw.edu.au/campus/student-galleries/kudos-gallery

http://firstdraft.org.au/

http://carriageworks.com.au/

http://art.uts.edu.au/

http://www.roslynoxley9.com.au/

https://thecommercialgallery.com/

http://www.sarahcottiergallery.com/

http://home.alaskaprojects.com/

https://www.nas.edu.au/place/gallery/

https://www.artspace.org.au/

http://www.knulps.org/past/ (tiny artist run space, best visual identity, check out their exhibition posters)

https://www.airspaceprojects.com.au/

http://c-a-c.com.au/

http://www.penrithregionalgallery.org/exhibitions/

http://www.casulapowerhouse.com/

http://www.whiterabbitcollection.org/

http://www.galeriepompom.com/

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Thanks for compiling this great list of resources Bil!

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Thanks Bil!

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I found my fingers were rebelling to the strength of glue. The law and the natural orders are like the glue and my fingers are like rebellion which try to break the strength.

It might be useful in my next assessment.

Experiment

Week 4

I used UHU glue and tried to glued my fingers together. 5 minutes later I found that was so hard to open my hand and separate my fingers. I separated my fingers and took photos of them.

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Interesting experiment, please read the warning labels on chemicals though!

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ADAD assignment 1 part 2

Step five: 

Conclusions drawn/ final statement:  I believe that this project has responded to the question in an honourable fashion in that it has followed the objectives I set out in my overview and that through the development of this project and the multidisciplinary practices involved in its creation it has revealed how contemporary design and art can be re-imagined through the creation of an equilibrium/ balance between nature and the man-made, which would involve such practices as responsible use of materials, use of both natural and man-made materials, and the use of materials native to the location of creation.

Additional photos:

15/08/2018

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Great documentation!