FINE ARTS

WATERCOLOR/ACRYLIC PAINT

TRADITIONAL

THREE DIMENSIONAL

The Depressed Silver Fox

Combining an adjective, “depressed,” and a noun, “fox,” the structure of a depressed fox was created using aluminum wire and clay. Sections of the wire were left exposed to further emphasize the emotion of depression that the clay itself could only lightly accomplish. As an example, the fox’s tail was extended greatly with the wire structured to represent depressed, drooping lines. The clay was utilized to add texture to the piece as well as character. The inner parts of the clay were left without texture to be in contrast with its outer counterpart. Creases and indents on the fox’s body were pronounced to demonstrate the starvation and utter sadness of this animal. Too depressed to eat, the fox’s body mass is reduced. Too sad, the fox is at a resting position, unmotivated, with its head lying on its forelegs. The reason behind the selected colors of The Depressed Silver Fox was to represent the red fox’s melanistic form. Underneath this piece lies an orange platform to contrast with the shades of the fox.

Date: April 2019
Material(s): Aluminum wire, oil based clay, cardboard, acrylic paint

Make It Rain

The radical repetition of fake money made of joss paper were assembled together to form the top of the umbrella. For the umbrella's panels, fake money were aligned in an alternating pattern; the handle covered with a similar design. The stick of the umbrella was left uncovered to express a wood-like feel to the piece to match the material used, which was also made from wood. A penny on the end of the handle and on the top of the umbrella gives a finishing touch to the piece with a shine. The reason behind using these materials to form an umbrella was to represent the phrase “make it rain” in a physical form, thus resulting in my piece Make It Rain.

Date: April 2019
Material(s): Aluminum wire, joss paper money, penny, wood

A Trip to Japan

Each tile represents sites in different places in Japan. The tile on the left represents the Shimogamo shrine, one of Japan’s many shrines, located in Kyoto, Japan. Brown clay was used in this piece to make the Shimogamo shrine (the gray part behind the brown clay) appear further away, adding depth perception. The tile in the middle represents Japan’s Miyagi Zao Fox Village, located in the city called Shiroishi, in Miyagi, Japan. A few parts of this piece included white clay to catch its audience’s eyes toward the two clay foxes. The last tile is the Skytree in the city Sumida, in Tokyo, Japan. For this tile, I chose to incorporate brown and white clay along with the gray. Brown clay was used for the background in place of gray to make its focus, the Skytree, more pronounced. The patches of white clay were placed to mimic clouds surrounding the tall building. And finally, the base was painted a dark orange to be in sync with the dull brown and gray clays used. I chose to revolve my tile project around Japan because I plan to visit there in the future, therefore, the tiles represent a few places I would like to go to.

Date: April 2019
Material(s): Oil based clay, cardboard, acrylic paint

Diverge

For this assignment, we were asked to construct a design out of cardboard demonstrating different planes and how the planes could be assembled. I chose to combine the broken plane and the grouped plane for my sculpture. Starting at the top, my sculpture gives off a broken axis with the two rectangular forms crossing one another. The two were positioned in a cross to not only result in a broken plane, but also to create a confined area that expresses the negative space inside. While the rectangles are supported by a triangular shape below that suggests discontinued movement as well. Going down, I have structured the grouped axis part of my sculpture. I have one incomplete circle as a base supporting the upper part with two other similar circles visible in my piece. The other two are supported with three rectangular pillars that are positioned differently and/or have unlike proportions. The circles’ thickness was created in a similar range to show a grouped plane. As a result, creating my Diverge sculpture.

Date: February 2019
Material(s): Cardboard, acrylic paint