Compose a sculpture
/installation that involves contradiction in its concept, material and/or form. A contradictory form might make an object self-defeating, a “defeat object” that
has an implied contradictory action.
A combination like hard material
with soft can create a tension in the contradiction and can attract the viewer
through sensory engagement.
You might choose another kind of contradiction that occurs through concept (with a title) like safe
danger, or artificial nature etc.
Because I've known about this project all semester I've done a little bit of thinking about it already, and in research for the other assignments even came across a couple of potential ideas.
I was drawn to a few artists who used industrial materials in their work. I've wanted to use cement for a while in some way. I've had experience with rendering, and find the textures you can create visually pleasing, and working with the material is also fun in a sort of satisfying way.
Doris Salcedo - incorporates found objects (furniture) as well as the cement. I'm unsure of what her intentions are with this sculpture, but the cement seems to defeat the purpose of a cabinet.
It seems that cement is popularly used with themes of rendering things useless, or to contrast against an object. In my research I found an artist who had gathered a series of glass vessels - wine glasses and the like - and filled them all with concrete. This made me thing of the various ways I could take away the uselessness of various objects using cement, whether by dipping (a broom, or variety of makeup brushes, or even items like spoons that are meant to be smooth an sanitary) or by filling (garden hose, sink etc.). It would've been a fun project, but I wasn't satisfied with the depth of the ideas - taking away the utility of an object is a pretty worn concept. See Marcel Duchamp.
In ideas unrelated to cement:
Olivia Erlanger, Material Studies II
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