Project 1

•  The basic idea of my piece was obviously a rib cage, but by adding the heart in the center I wanted portray the act of living. The heart is an essential part of living, and the ribcage is the what protects the heart. When I was creating this piece I wanted the viewers to experience the rougher side of living. Life isn't Just daises and butterflies, sometimes life is rough, and not that  beautiful. I attempted to portray this in my art by leaving the masking tape rugged, dirty and why I chose to use mostly the nastier color of masking tape over the white. I also left wire exposed and sticking sharply out of the back of the spinal chord.
• The materials that I used to portray the ruggedness of living was wire, cream colored masking tape, and PVC pipe. I learned how to use wire and tape to create a piece of three D art. I wasn't aware of this art form before this class, and I really enjoyed working with these materials.
• After the critique and analyzing my project, I came up with a few ways to enhance, and better my piece. If I did this project again I would have connected the heart to the rib cage, and not hung it from the ceiling. The point was brought up that the wire that was attached to the heart was distracting. Another element that took away from the piece they I would change was how I abruptly ended the spinal chord. I should have added a smaller piece that gradually ended the spinal chord, it looked unfinished the way that I have it now.

Sketch / Planning Process