Week 10 Assignment - Open:

Week 10 Assignment - Open:

 I really don't like this one... so let's just leave it at that!

 

Week 10 Assignment - Open: Inspiration Pic and Video

Collecting inspiration imagery for project "Open". Acquired some material for tomorrow....not sure what will come of it... want to emphasize a bipedal character for tomorrow.... or something that could have two feet.

Humorous FanDub I found on the downfall of Kodachrome:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDWeAHd6D6w

Week 9 Assignment - Follow / Rise

Week 9 Assignment - Follow / Rise

Follow / Rise was a complete departure from my usual characters. I actually wanted to make something robotic and techno-phobic but instead I made a creature who is quite the opposite - these characters don't appear to make a comment at all but rather just appear exist in the fabric of the piece. "Sponge Bob" is my favorite but the "Mr. Google-Eyes /SawTooth" stand out the most. "Tape-Ribbon Man" is a complete after thought and quite unsuccessful... though he took the most effort to assemble. I really don't know what this piece means... but as I referred last week it's best I stay away from the message and just paint a persona.

Week 8 Assignment - Hold

Week 8 Assignment - Hold

Decided to return to the more whimsical characters. As Tony remarked this is perhaps where i should channel most of my energyas the more "message" ridden works tend to be unclear.... "Hold" is a character of convenience and simultaneous a status symbol whose constant evolution creates the need for "upgrades"! This character is as much a  sign of fashion as it is a piece of technology. You can not really hold on to this for long - you risk being out of style or a techno - Neanderthal.

Week 6 Assignment - Lead

Week 6 Assignment - Lead

Lead started out well intentioned but it degraded due to frustration ( heavy midterms week ). The characters are meant to be symbols of technology icons but it turned into something quite disrespectful and vulgar. I wish I could have redone this one.

Week 5 Assignment - Move

Week 5 Assignment - Move

Inspired by some Andean religious and sculptural motiff. "Move" is here is interpreted as a mythical creature that sprouts wings and hosts "tenon-heads" which communicate the emotions of the creature and of the environment.

Week 3 Assignment -Reach

Week 3 Assignment -Reach

This character represents a departure from the more "happier" kiddy works. Seeking to create a more complex piece that embodied the issue of what we are taught we should "want" in/for today's society while ignoring the futility of obtaining them.