Cardboard city is a unit in which we would use time based media to create an entire city out of, well, cardboard boxes, we did this by working in pairs, whiloe still using our own abilities to solve problems to do with working on how the pieces are presented, we were put into pairs to create a box building where we would use our own ideas, primary research from nearby architecture and secondary research on other artists who use time based media.
This unit has had many difficulties, mostly on the technical side of things due to my phones incapability to add photos or to even connect with the blog, which even now I am struggling to work around, which is where I felt at a disadvantage compared to other students as they were all able to do it on their fancy iPhones etc amd it was extrememly frustrating not having all the pictures i needed, and then most of then wouldnt work. This unit has made me feel outdated because i really struggled with being digital even though it is a major component of the unit, i would have prefered using a sketchbook for annotation. However I've learnt New techniques over this unit, it has opened my eyes as to how work can be presented in a multitude of ways, such as using new medias such as sculpting and creating with cardboard boxes, the positioning of everything, but mostly how to present your work in the most outwordly, creative ways possible. this included using light and dark to create an atmosphere, such as when we were in the drama studio we turned out the lights and the art had a new meaning and a bigger depth. having had Jennifer guide us through this was a huge help as its what she does for a living, working with time based media, which is contemporary art mixed with the use of digital media, because without her suggestions and helping me improve i wouldnt have accomplished as much, for example she guided me through making edits to my blog.
At the start of the project i was skeptical as to what i would be able to do with the skills i already possessed as none of them included working with 3d media such as boxes, so figuring a way around working on different surfaces was difficult but i did manage to solve this by treating as a weirdly shaped canvas, and it worked. Getting primary research was actually more fun than i had anticipated, being able to go out, explore and record what i saw, specifically when taking images of the buildings near college gave me a sense of creative independenc because i could take pictures of what inspired ME and what gave me ideas, and be able to explain it to others. This helped to contribute to a concept i already had, which was modern meets classic, which came to me with our secondary research on borofsky/boltanski as they are modern/classic artists. this led me to an idea of a plain background that was square and resembled an everyday manhattanesque skyline, but had strong detail painted onto the front which helped to contrast and make you think about it, at first it was a challenge as it stuck out and made it seem wrong, but as we worked into it with different medias such as guttering from textiles, which gave it a higher 3d relief, it was more harmonious. when it came to the day of putting everyones boxes together in which it would become a city, and as we were in a classroom in which half the walls were glass panes, we took advantage and created an atmosphere with shadow/ light play in this instance. we used different coloured acetate and stencils of buildings and put them on the windows which gave the room a more lively, genuine city like vibe which was really cool. The city when put together looked incredible and it all worked together. overall this unit has taught me the most skills, took me out of my comfort zone the most, and really tested my creative ability and my technological patience.
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