I see elements everywhere

HELLO ELEMENTS FAMILY!

Here are some things that reminded me of y'all 

 Ok, this actually didn't remind me of anyone, it's just cool. They're safety pins!! This was at the Anthropologie in the Chelsea Market in New York.

On the ceiling of the Blue Moon Cafe in Fells Point, this pipe cleaner bird cage totally reminded me of Kay.

A bench in Harbor East. Did you crochet this Sam?

At the Anthropologie in Rockefeller Center. It kinda looks like Sam's final project! Well, the wood structure at least.

Inside a compartment of the wood structure, this furry piece looks like it could've been made from some of Aleixis' alpacas!

 Janelllllleeee! PAPER FRINGES. THAT LOOK LIKE LEAVES. ON A TREE. Once again, at Anthropologie.

At a night market in Union Square, I had to take this picture for the puppeteers of the class-Valeska and Livvy! What do you guys think of these?

Sorry some of the pictures are hard to see!

Documenting Work on the Body & Performance

Consider combining a close-up (detail shot) and full body shot in one slide.

From the High School portfolio of Elise Wunderlich:

For performance, consider showing the progression of the performance in one slide, if video is not feasible.

Also take a look at:

The work of Francis Alys

The work of Kate Gilmore

The work of JJ McCracken

or any artist with whom you share an affinity.  Short and concise statements or titles can help explain and clarify the work, as can a materials list.

Though the work is very different, I thought Sugiura Yasuyoshi's interest in realism and subversion/transformation of materials related to Kristen's exploration of soap carving.

For the Love of Fringe (and for Jenelle)

 Alexander Vibskov and Andreas Emenius' Fringe Project:

Material Accumulation

We already looked at the work of several artists who use accumulation and repetition to transform our understanding of a material (or re-Present it to us in a new way), or where the accumulation of material over time has strong metaphoric significance. Here are a few more examples:

 A traditional nkisi figure (Congo), 19th century:

Coins nailed to a Washya Dyo or Danteshwori shrine in Kathmandu (to alleviate toothaches)

Pipe Cleaner sculptures of Trevor and Ryan Oakes:

The work of Lauren Clay:

 Judy Colella:

Olivia Lee:

Ruth Pettus' shoe sculptures:

 and the work of Petah Coyne:

Shinique Smith,

Emily Nachison,

and Marjolein Dalinga:

PHILADELPHIA FIELD TRIP // EVT // FALL 2012

ITINERARY

8:45 am // Bus leaves Main Building

11 am    // Bus arrives in Philly

11-1:00 // at PMA (independent)

1 pm // meet at the top of the Rocky Steps (front of PMA) and walk to Reading Terminal Market

1:30  // Reading Terminal Market // lunch

2:15 // Meet at 1214 Arch Street (Fabric Workshop)

2:30-4:00 // Fabric Workshop and Museum

4:00-5:15// possible stop at Rollins Building galleries

5:30 walk back to PMA and bus 

6:00 pm Bus departs PMA for MICA

8:00 arrive in Baltimore (Drop off at Main, Commons & Meyerhoff)

Please wear comfortable walking shoes, food or a snack for the way home (something that does not need to be refrigerated), and your journal or sketchbook and a camera, if you have one.

The hugely influential Czechoslovakian stop-action animator Jan Svankmajer's 1965 short film "Games with Stones" can be viewed here

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