Tou Vang

2ND PROJECT: MATERIAL AS MEANING

   

   With this project I made around 10-12 locks and hooked them onto the lockers outside of class as my presentation. I used the brown wax to crate these locks. I put small pieces of wiring inside the U of the locks to make sure that it can hold up and seal the detachable piece. When it came time to critique my project and we headed outside, I guess I was wrong about the metal wiring holding up the locks. They started slanting and falling off. Other than that, I thought my pieces were pretty cool and fun make. Wax was really easy to work with but to delicate.

3RD PROJECT: PRESENTATION AS MEANING

 

   At first I wanted to use a coin I got from Las Vegas, one of those "make a coin" that you can make with a machine, but then I lost it. So I decided to use another souvenir I got from Las Vegas, which was a paper cutting done by a street artist. I gave him like five dollars as a donation, since he was working for free that time and was accepting tips. Making the box of that size seems easy, but it's actually really hard. One little mistake and you'll have a wonky square. I had to make like at least 2-3 frames. Overall I thought it was a really good lesson on wood cutting.

 4TH PROJECT: UNMONUMENTAL

   My first ideas for this project was to maybe work with stools or make more pedestals to work with, but it was hard acquiring pedestals and making extra pedestals would require more wood than I'd imagine, so I came up with this idea instead. I wanted to create this sort of boxy pixelated effect with the pedestal, so I cut a bunch of squares from foams to create it. Putting this project together was a pain in the butt. I'd say I spent at least more than 24 hours on this project. Painting it was also a pain in the butt, I ran out of white paint at a point and used white spray paint to cover some areas. Positioning the mini cubes was pretty tough, I had to redo some because it didn't look pixelated. With this project I've learned that you may need more materials than you think and so acquire an abundance before you start.

1ST SCULPTURE (1ST PROJECT: TUTTLE WEEKLY SCULPTURE)

   While researching Richard Tuttle, I noticed that a lot of his work was ordinary materials that had details that will absorb you into his work overtime. He uses a lot of manipulation of texture and size/shape. What I did with this project was an attempt to emulate his work process into my own. I glued two pieces of wood together, using wood glue and then painted over the two wood, in attempt to create this indention, which some of Tuttle's work showed. Then I used three pieces of wire to try to create this bending of mind effect, which Tuttle did, accordingly to how I saw him manipulate wires in his works. I threw in some painted mini chunks of cardboard pieces to create a sense of flow, which draws to a point, I sort of wanted a mesmerizing absorbing effect like how Tuttle did his. The red, blue and yellow paint was random. Overall I think a work that is simple with texture is the defining edge of Richard Tuttle.

 2ND SCULPTURE

 

   With this second sculpture, I wasn't sure what guidelines to follow other than Richard Tuttle's work. Using the limited materials I found and gathered, I created something I feel would be comparison. I didn't use any colors, because I wanted it to be as original as the materials were. Cutting these thick rolls was such a pain, took me about two hours to manipulate them to a curvature so that they can settle and go easy on the eyes. I used glue to hold them, but they were thick and heavy, so they wouldn't stay on. I had to use tape to hold them together. This second project had the feeling of being released and independence, sort of like being released from jail or final formation.

3RD SCULPTURE

 

   Still stuck on Tuttle's use of simplicity, I decided to use these 4 tubes to express my work. Nailing them on the wall was the hard part, all of them were really thick. After nailing them on the wall, deciding were each should be and arranging them, I grew to like it. It speaks metaphorcally of it's guise. It looks so dirty and shabby yet it shows texture and lighting.

4TH SCULPTURE

   Using small metal fragments I found on the wood shelf, I wanted to create an illusion of [X] flowing towards the viewer. I also arranged them together in a sort of pixel gesture, to suggest unity. I thought the shadow of the fragments added a ominous feeling to it, which I liked after seeing the picture but I didn't really like when when I was setting it up.

5TH SCULPTURE

  

   These are also some other small metal fragments I found on the free shelf. I wanted to create a sort of space, an environment of some sort, a place of unknowing, where only metal rods exists in a fixed position, through figurative sculpture.

6TH SCULPTURE

   I really liked the metal fragments and so I decided to use it again. From arranging the metal materials around, the child inside of me wanted to stack them together as if they were Lego blocks. After stacking them together, an idea popped in my head, I envisioned the "Emerald City" from the Wizard of Oz. So I tried to create that scene of the Emerald City in horizon afar.

7TH SCULPTURE

   I tried pulling these springs apart for a different display of work but they were really tight. So I decided to arrange them in pattern. Moving them around on the wall gave me an idea. It was an impression of computers and their circuits on the board. I wanted to make use of the idea and turn it into a patterned version of how each circuits serves a purpose on a computer's board.

8TH SCULPTURE

   Using the materials from the 4th and 6th sculptures I wanted to create a combination of the two. Setting up the piece gave me an idea, which reminded me of construction work on a building. So I wanted to show a recreation of the "process" of building. 

9TH SCULPTURE

   Using the extra mini boxes, I had left over from my pedestal project, I wanted to create something simple and try to re-achieve a Tuttle style. The final product, I don't think it's Tuttle's style, but I think it's simplicity is perfect. The texture of the foam's details and the curvature of the wire makes this piece simple yet sophisticated with the lighting.

10TH SCULPTURE

   I found this material way back in the semester and wanted to use it to see if I can create something. Before all the tangling, I had to think of how to place the ropes together to form a design. After 10 minutes of randomly looping the ropes back and fourth I decided that what I had was good. Overall I like the feel of this piece, it feels deranged!

11TH SCULPTURE

   These materials, I don't know what they're called, were discovered along with the ropes way back in the semester. I also wanted to do something with them instead of letting get in the dust. I didn't know what to do with them and so I wanted to approach it simply by hanging them. I thought wiring them would give them a sense of direction and motive.

12TH SCULPTURE

   As a little kid, I would make these in place of a toy. My family was poor and so my parents couldn't afford toys, primarily wrestling action figures that I wanted really bad! So one day, I just crunched up a piece of paper and from there I made sort of action figures to play with. Revisiting this work brought back memories. It is also a lot harder than I can remember.