Olga Viotti, Student Work

                                        Spatial Blueprint of the USSR

17" x 12" x 0.5" 

Balsa Wood, Thread, Ink. 

Kazakhstan is a country in Central Asia that used to be part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. After the collapse of Soviet Union, Kazakhstan declared itself fully independent public on December 16, 1991.

I used the yurt to represent country of Kazakhstan, then I used the elements of the Kazakhstan Flag such as flying eagle under the sun and painted on the top of the yurt that creates a focal point of the blueprint. The size of the yurt and specific place represent the Kazakhstan republic compared to Russian Federation which I painted as the Russian Flag. The blue balsa strips represent the rivers that cross the border of Kazakhstan/Russia. The same is true for the railroad form. 

Hannah McGowan, Student Work

Adriatic Queen

Insulation foam board, balsa wood, gesso, yarn.

12 in. x 22 in. x 4 in.

I spent three weeks in Croatia. A majority of the trip was spent on a yacht named the Jadranska kraljica, or Adriatic Queen. The features of the yacht were predominately white and natural wood.  Croatia is known for its fishing industry and fresh seafood, so I felt the fishnet knots were appropriate and fit the piece. 

In process photos:

Planning the layout. 

Before I painted the foam with gesso, I carved out areas to inset chosen wood pieces. 

Artist Inspiration:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/seeing-believing-how-marie-tharp-changed-geology-forever-180960192/

http://www.michaelrosenfeldart.com/artists/lee-bontecou-b1931

https://foundations3ddesign.blogspot.com/2018/08/rita-sobral-artist.html

Ben Becker, Student Work

Folded Landscape

Printer Paper, Masking Tape, Super Glue

16" x 10" x 2.5"

This piece is inspired by the landscape in my home state of Vermont. I began my design in Adobe Illustrator. I then printed and folded the paper to create three-dimensional forms. The monochromatic blue color palette is reflective of the cold, Vermont winters.  

Amanda Marable, Student Work

Vermont House

Wood, paint, wood glue; 8" x 3.5" x 12.5"

My spatial blueprint is inspired by a trip to my friend's Vermont vacation home. The house itself is situated on a tall hill followed by a long, curving driveway, all surrounded by thick woods. The landscape is idyllic and I decided to highlight its natural properties with wood. 

I highlighted the elevation of the driveway by painting a shadow underneath the raised piece of wood that signified the long drive to the house. The house is three stories, hence the three wood blocks on top of one another. Since we visited Vermont in the winter, I included white paint splatters along the "treeline": the black/green block of paint around the focal point.

In process

Artist Inspiration

Ocean Drift #3, 2008

Ink, gouache, collage and cut-out on paper

30" x 44"

Image source valbritton.com

gabrielcelaya.com

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/lanyon-white-track-t03324

Emily Lemp, Student Work

Wood, paint, metal screen, nails, bolts.

37" x 23" x 2" 

I grew up in Long Island, New York. The materials and color are significant to my memories of the place.  The bolts represent areas on Long Island that are important to me. 

Lauren Mason, Student Work

Materials: Foam board, Paper, Tracing paper, Gesso, Gel medium, Ink, Pastels, Wood Glue

Dimensions: 26" x 18.5" x 2.1"

In process photo:

Research Images:

Adrian Colburn

Matt Shilan

Grace Bonney

Lauren Curtis, Student Work

Title: 

Pretense

Materials: 

Foam, Stonehendge paper, tracing paper, matte gel medium, glue, ink, gesso, balsa wood

Dimensions: 

17" x 10" x 4"

Statement

I wanted to map a person's insecurities. I wanted to map a person who looks like they have everything together, but are really just as messed up and unsure of themselves as everyone else. I wanted it to looked graphic and organic at the same time. I wanted the front to look sleek and put together, and everything behind it to look messy and disorderly; the paper's peeling, the wood is crooked.

In process photos. 

Research images:

Karen Margolis

Louise Nevelson

Carrie Dickens

Caitlin Lopez, Student Work

Fragile

packing tape, foam board, tracing paper, gel medium

18" x 26" x 12"

Artist Statement:

The artwork emphasizes transparency in order to represent the fragility of both the natural world and the man-made world, as well as the relationship between the two. Some may perceive mountains and ocean are indestructible because of their imposing size as and seemingly timeless presence, but humans can quickly destroy countless miles of forest, reshape landscapes, and change the entire system of the ocean. On the other hand, living in Florida, I have seen tornadoes and many hurricanes and know that nature could just as easily destroy the human world.

I chose to make the buildings of a small city out of clear packaging tape to emphasize the fragility of humans. The mountains are made out of delicate layers of semi-transparent tracing paper to represent the fragility of nature. The two environments extend from opposite sides of the same plane to represent their relationship. I chose to show the underside of the mountain forms in order to force the viewer to confront the hollow fragility of them. The forms also resemble craters which threaten to consume the city on the other side.