The original idea of this project was to "recreate" a
household object using wire. The first part of the project was to create simply
the object. The second part would be to create an abstraction piece, which
would be the companion to the first piece. This project dealt with the context
of shape, construction, and lines in space.
The wire as a
material was difficult to work with, especially when constructing a basket,
which involved weaving, twisting and securing the ends of wires in tight
spaces, and straightening the pieces as I went along (which I would say after
completing the piece, is a very obvious struggle still displayed). I started
the first piece by constructing 3 rectangles, and creating the corners by
vertically placing and twisting the pieces into place. This was the basic shape
of the piece. I then attached the handle- made by two longer pieces of wire curved
over the two longer sides of the baskets. Then came the most difficult part:
weaving. I counted out 7 pieces along the length of the basket, with one which
split into two smaller pieces on one side. I then counted 5 pieces along the
width of the piece, and started weaving. I would say the most difficult part I
found when starting the weaving process was making sure to alternate which
pieces went under the frame and which pieces went above the frame at the ends,
constantly reassuring that two pieces next to each other weren't both above or
below, messing up the rest of the weaving process. I made this mistake later
along the way when weaving the sides. Making this mistake seized me of much
needed, very precious time, that was maybe used chatting with my friend in the
studio and disproving the theory of multi-tasking. But of the first piece, the
most difficult part would be the side weaving, due to the waste of material and
loss of time.
Onto the
abstraction. This piece was a bit more fun, as it was easier. Once I'd learned
and had come up with some ideas and techniques for weaving. Using prompts to
fabricate ideas and sketches to become 3D companions. Multiple sketches were
done, and some groups were even compiled into the final sketch design. Charcoal
and Mylar paper were the key components for these sketches. Using prompts such
as "to undo", "to reduce/ to dislocate", and "to
allude/ to imply" for my brainstorm sketches in particular. My first
design highlighted the prompt, "to undo", and would simply lay flat
pieces of the basket, and weaving in a more 2D space. This would be done by
simply creating 11 rectangles, which would dilate in size, framing each other,
the weaving the width and length pieces into the rectangles. The handle would
be the only part that was 3D.
However the design I ended up going through with, completed
scratched out the idea of dilating the rectangles. The design involved creating
12 same-size rectangles, as well as a base, which would run along the bottom of
the escalating rectangles. The base would be a balance and attachment piece for
all the weaving pieces to attach to, which I found could be an easier and much
quicker approach. Because the length pieces would be woven in a slanted
direction, due to the stair-like appearance of the squares, I found it be much
easier to place the pieces onto the top, pull the weaving pieces inside or
outside the frame of the rectangle and push and secure each rectangle into
place. This cut time and looked much better in the final design- from what I think,
of course.
The idea for this project is much like
the idea of the masking tape shoe project. It would help the artist to
understand what components make the piece. Unlike, trying to make the second
piece look like the first, it was completely warped, but techniques to apply to
it improved for the second pieces in both designs. The piece appeared as a 3D
line drawing in the end.
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