Using different pigments, we will now create 6 explorations of 3 materials of your choosing. 

Deliverables by 3/18

2 color cubes per material – 6 explorations of colors and pigments.

Work towards compiling your work so far into a presentation for a mid-review.

Mid Review – 3/25
 

Make 6 wooden boxes of dimensions 4”x 4”x 4”

We will use each of these boxes to test a material from the following list.

Mushrooms/mycelium, Clay/Mud, Concrete, Epoxy Resin, Bioplastics, Ice/Snow, Ceramic, Gypsum

Deliverable by 3/4

6 cubes of different material explorations

Research 2-3 artists (from the following list) whose work inspires you to work with color and architectural elements. Write a short response of approximately 150 words on what stood out to you and what makes their practice unique. What does color mean to the artist? How have they used color to explore a certain idea or concept?

Precedents to research – 

Hella Jongerius, Breathing Color project

Katharina Grosse, sprayed environments

Olafur Eliasson, Color Experiment paintings etc.

Anish Kapoor: color concave mirrors

Amanda Williams, Color(ed) Theory

Barbara Kasten, photographs using colored gels

Gerhard Richter, Strip, squeegee, color dot paintings

Robert Irwin, fluorescent light sculptures

James Turrell

Rebecca Baumann, automated color fields

Do Ho Suh, fabric houses

Deliverables by Friday 1/28

1 - Research response

2 - Create 1 still life scene with basic geometric objects on blender exploring 4-5 different textures from the following collection. Add lights and frame the scene using the camera tool. Try using the Image Texture node while shading your objects.

Mushrooms/mycelium, Clay/Mud, Concrete, Epoxy Resin, Bio-Plastics, Ice/Snow, Ceramic, Gypsum