Spatial Blueprint Assignment Guidelines

A Research Packet accompanies this assignment. 
Research Packets are handed out in class. 
Research Packets include in-class exercises and homework.  
Late packets are not accepted. 
Incomplete or late work will result in point deduction from final project grade. 

blueprint | ˈblo͞oˌprint | nouna design plan or other technical drawing. • something that acts as a plan, model, or template: a vague blueprint for fundamental land redistribution. [with object] North American draw up (a plan or model): (as adjective blueprinted) :  a neatly blueprinted scheme. ORIGIN late 19th century: from the original process in which prints were composed of white lines on a blue ground or of blue lines on a white ground.
in reliefArt carved, molded, or stamped so as to stand out from the surface.


WHAT IS RELIEF SCULPTURE?

Relief sculpture is any work which projects from but which belongs to the wall.  Reliefs are traditionally classified according to how high the figures project from  the background. A relief has a degree of real three-dimensionality, just like a  proper sculpture.            There are three basic types of relief sculpture:            (1) low relief (bas-relief), where the sculpture projects only slightly  from the background surface           (2) high relief (alto-relief), where the sculpture projects at least half  or more of its natural circumference from the background.           (3) sunken relief, (incised or intaglio relief), where the carving is sunk  below the level of the surrounding surface and is contained within a sharp  incised contour line that frames it with a powerful line of shadow. The  surrounding surface remains untouched, with no projections. Sunken relief  carving is found almost exclusively in ancient Egyptian art, although it has  also been used in some beautiful small-scale ivory reliefs from India.

The Parthenon, Greece
Temple, Classical 432 BC

Cavalry from the Parthenon Frieze.

Procession of tributes from the Apadana, Persepolis, first half of the fifth century.
Possibly an inspiration for the Parthenon Frieze

ASSIGNMENT:
Use the concept of mapping and the formal design qualities of blueprints to create a drawing (aerial view) that reflects a space you have occupied. Can be interior or exterior. The final relief sculpture is based off of a drawing, blueprint, that the student creates. 


OBJECTIVE:
Explore space and time in relation to your personal experience. Use this personal experience to create an artwork with content and meaning. 

MATERIALS:

• Choose from the following materials to build the relief sculpture. 
• May use more than one of the materials listed. 
• Additional materials your choice. Remember, all materials/processes are significant to the final solution. 
• Wood (balsa or scraps from the wood shop). 
• Good quality paper (in your kit). 
• Cardboard (can find in studio). 
• Foam board (can find in studio). 
• Masking Tape and Paper Combo. Create individual three-dimensional shapes by rolling paper in tubular forms and covering with masking tape. Assemble forms. 

NEED TO KNOW:

• Final solution to measure at least 12 inches in one direction. 
• Relief (area that rises from surface, depth) to measure at least 1 inch. 
• Final solution must be sturdy, stable and able to hang on wall. 
• You can check out student work from a similar project. Search right side bar for the category "Map Relief Student Work". 

EXAMPLES OF BLUEPRINT DRAWINGS:

• The final solution, a relief sculpture, will be inspired by a blueprint drawing made by the student. 
• Search right side bar for "Spatial Blueprint Artists" category for visual examples of relief sculpture. 

Source: https://www.6sqft.com/back-to-blueprints-house-hunters-are-buying-sight-unseen-much-like-the-pre-crash-days/

Blueprint Landscape architect design backyard plan for villa  

Source: https://www.123rf.com/photo_78962970_blueprint-landscape-architect-design-backyard-plan-for-villa.html

Plan of the Town of St. Augustine, the capital of East Florida, 1777
Courtesy of the University of South Florida

Source: https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/american_latino_heritage/st_augustine_town_plan_historic_district.html

Redraft of the Castello Plan New Amsterdam in 1660

Source: http://dlib.nyu.edu/nyhs/

Map detail showing the design of the Castillo and its outerworks.

Source: https://www.nps.gov/casa/learn/historyculture/construction.htm

Engineering Drawings with Landscape Design on Blueprint

Source: https://www.123rf.com/photo_9047508_engineering-drawings-with-landscape-design-on-blueprint.html

Source not available.

When William Wilberforce, Thomas Clarkson, and their colleagues on the London committee of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade first saw the original diagram depicting the stowage of human cargo on the slave-ship Brookes, they quickly acted to transform it for their particular political ends. Within weeks, a broadside engraving with a lengthy accompanying text had been delivered to every Member of Parliament and many other cultural elites across the land. The image soon became an icon, circulating in multiple forms not only in Britain, but also in Paris, Philadelphia, New York, Charleston, Newport and Providence, Rhode Island. More than any other product of the abolitionist press, the “Brookes” became a force for change. In a richly illustrated lecture, Michael Suarez will describe the circulation and uses of the “Brookes,” consider relationships between word and image, and discuss the reciprocal interactions between politics and print. Source: https://calendar.lafayette.edu/node/8959

The second master plan for Auschwitz (February 1942).

Source: https://geographicalimaginations.com/2013/05/01/the-camp-and-geographical-imaginations/

The following information is required for your blog:

• Photographs
• At least one in process photo. 
• At least three professional photo's of the final solution.
• At least on professional detail shot. 
• Make sure the first image that appears on your blog is a full shot and labeled with Title, Materials and Dimensions (width" x height" x depth"). 
• Inspiration 
•  Images of artist inspiration with sources. At least three different pieces of inspiration. The term artist is not limited to the visual arts. Music, poetry, dance, literature are also acceptable. Also, articles and TED Talks. 
• Artist Statement
• Writing must demonstrate collegiate writing skills. Writing demonstrates time and effort. Writing demonstrates content, reflective thought and intellect. Writing is free of grammar, punctuation and spelling errors
• Optional
• Sketches and/or notes from Research Packet or your own sketchbook.