This project was for our final action project of the You Are Beautiful class. This action project was all about installing your own public art pieces. The art pieces that we had to install was the stickers we had made for our second action project for YAB. The second piece of art we had to install was the collaborative You Are Beautiful bus shelter. This specific project had to do with a lot of documentation because we had to make a movie that included the people you gave the stickers to, the places you put the stickers, the people you gave the stickers to and the YAB bus shelter. The reason it was important to document the piece of art was because a lot of the piece got taken down or changed in some way. I think art changes when it is in the public because it gives people a way to access art without having boundaries. When installing the stickers it went very smooth because each sticker only took about 30 sec. to install and document, but as for the YAB bus shelter it was a little difficult. the reason it was difficult to install the bus shelter was because it was such a big install and it was difficult to get it to the place we were going to put it because we had to roll it there on a cart. Another part that was rather difficult was moving it in thick mushy snow because it would get stuck a lot and since it was cold it was hard to hold onto the cold metal cart. I learned a lot from this project such as how easy it is to make and install your own pieces of public art and also how fun it is in the process over all i love this project out of all the projects I've done so far at GCE. I am not only proud of the work i did, but i am proud of the whole class and how we worked as a team to get this install done. Please watch my video below and see the pieces of art we created. ENJOY!
Friday, December 13, 2013
Closed Loop Graffiti?
This project was for my science and art class called Bioneers. For this project we had to pick a product to improve on. The outcome we wanted to achieve was to make the product more closed loop. Closed loop is when a cycle will flow and eventually get to the beginning again and start all over with the cycle. For example closed loop is when nothing is wasted so let's say we have a flower and a worm eats the flower and a coyote eats the worm and the coyote dies and decomposes letting nutrients go back into the earth to help another plant to grow.
The product I chose to make closed loop is Ironlak acrylic aerosol spray paint. I chose this product because I am a use and I wanted to learn more about what I am using and if there is any way to make it better and change the waste produced by the product. Currently when you buy Ironlak spray paint or any other spray paint you throw it out after you use it. When you throw out the spray paint it is going to a landfill to sit there for a long time and since their cans are made of steel and steel does not decompose then the steel with just be wasted and will just sit in a landfill forever.
I am proposing a way that you can recycle your old and empty can while also getting something out of it. I am thinking of a way that Ironlak can buy back the empty cans and for every can you get a spray paint cap, but if you turn in five cans you will get a free full can of paint. By us doing this we will reduce the steel waste and the waste of all the other materials that you throw out. It can benefit Ironlak too because then they wouldn't have to buy more materials they can just reuse all the materials on the old cans.
The product I chose to make closed loop is Ironlak acrylic aerosol spray paint. I chose this product because I am a use and I wanted to learn more about what I am using and if there is any way to make it better and change the waste produced by the product. Currently when you buy Ironlak spray paint or any other spray paint you throw it out after you use it. When you throw out the spray paint it is going to a landfill to sit there for a long time and since their cans are made of steel and steel does not decompose then the steel with just be wasted and will just sit in a landfill forever.
I am proposing a way that you can recycle your old and empty can while also getting something out of it. I am thinking of a way that Ironlak can buy back the empty cans and for every can you get a spray paint cap, but if you turn in five cans you will get a free full can of paint. By us doing this we will reduce the steel waste and the waste of all the other materials that you throw out. It can benefit Ironlak too because then they wouldn't have to buy more materials they can just reuse all the materials on the old cans.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Spread The Word
This action project is for my art class called You Are Beautiful. The purpose of this action project was to collaborate on a class public piece while also creating out own sticker with a message of our choice on it. For the collaborative piece everyone had to come up with a design idea that was inspired by a art museum we went to as a field experience. Then we all got to choose one of them based on budget and time and also creativity. After we chose the design we all got to pick a letter out of the phrase "You Are Beautiful" Then get to work on designing our letter in our own unique way. Then comes the second part of the project, our own personal piece. We had to think of a message we wanted to turn into public art some people chose a message that had a deep meaning and some just had fun and did a happy message. As for me I chose the message "stay strong". After we have chosen our message we had to either screen print it into stickers or make stamps that can be turned into stickers. I am personally proud of how my stickers and letter came out. I learned so much in this project for example how to use a jigsaw.
BKJ
Stay Strong
Materials: Wood, Stickers, Markers, Paint, Rubber, Paper, jigsaw, Carving tools, Doors, Nails, Screws.
Written messages in public art are important because it makes you think about the meaning behind the message. Written messages also make you think about how the message applies to your own life. For example we studied the art piece, You Are Beautiful by Matthew Hoffman. This big message is presented to the world through a small silver sticker. In the words of Matthew Hoffman " I think everyone should hear this at least once a day." The message of this simple little sticker can mean so much to someone. It can brighten someone's day when they are feeling down, or even stop someone from taking their life.
My personal piece that I created is a small white sticker that has the phrase "stay strong" on it. I picked this phrase because many people who take their own life or have depression need motivation to stay strong. The aesthetics are very simple so people pay attention to the message yet colorful to catch your attention.
The process of making this piece was first, to think of a message and then, to draw out what we wanted the message to look like. Then we were assigned to either do screen printing or creating a rubber stamp. I was assigned to create a rubber stamp. First, I drew what I want my message to look like on paper. Then I pressed the rubberstamp onto the drawing to create a outline for what I am cutting. Then, I cut out the message. Lastly, I rolled paint onto the rubber stamp and print the message onto the sticker paper.
The second part of this action, we did the You Are Beautiful collaborative project. For that part everyone had to pick a letter in the phrase You Are Beautiful and carve out the letter however you want. Then we decorated our letter with recycled materials. Some people didn't choose to cut it out they just painted the letter. The letter I chose to do is the letter "R." The process of making the letter was we went on a field trip to The Rebuilding Exchange and picked up wood and materials to make the sculpture.
The sculpture would eventually be turned into a bus shelter with the phrase You Are Beautiful inside of it. The reason why it took the form of a bus shelter is for people to have a place to go when there is harsh wind or bad weather. The picture of the letter below is the letter I created. Since this class was a lot about graffiti I decided to do a graffiti "R." I also chose to fill the letter with other classmates messages and original graffiti stickers.
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| BKJ 2013 |
Stay Strong
Materials: Wood, Stickers, Markers, Paint, Rubber, Paper, jigsaw, Carving tools, Doors, Nails, Screws.
Written messages in public art are important because it makes you think about the meaning behind the message. Written messages also make you think about how the message applies to your own life. For example we studied the art piece, You Are Beautiful by Matthew Hoffman. This big message is presented to the world through a small silver sticker. In the words of Matthew Hoffman " I think everyone should hear this at least once a day." The message of this simple little sticker can mean so much to someone. It can brighten someone's day when they are feeling down, or even stop someone from taking their life.
My personal piece that I created is a small white sticker that has the phrase "stay strong" on it. I picked this phrase because many people who take their own life or have depression need motivation to stay strong. The aesthetics are very simple so people pay attention to the message yet colorful to catch your attention.
The process of making this piece was first, to think of a message and then, to draw out what we wanted the message to look like. Then we were assigned to either do screen printing or creating a rubber stamp. I was assigned to create a rubber stamp. First, I drew what I want my message to look like on paper. Then I pressed the rubberstamp onto the drawing to create a outline for what I am cutting. Then, I cut out the message. Lastly, I rolled paint onto the rubber stamp and print the message onto the sticker paper.
The second part of this action, we did the You Are Beautiful collaborative project. For that part everyone had to pick a letter in the phrase You Are Beautiful and carve out the letter however you want. Then we decorated our letter with recycled materials. Some people didn't choose to cut it out they just painted the letter. The letter I chose to do is the letter "R." The process of making the letter was we went on a field trip to The Rebuilding Exchange and picked up wood and materials to make the sculpture.
The sculpture would eventually be turned into a bus shelter with the phrase You Are Beautiful inside of it. The reason why it took the form of a bus shelter is for people to have a place to go when there is harsh wind or bad weather. The picture of the letter below is the letter I created. Since this class was a lot about graffiti I decided to do a graffiti "R." I also chose to fill the letter with other classmates messages and original graffiti stickers.
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| BKJ 2013 |
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