Garment/Prothesis

OK...I admit it...
I love this project.
It inspires me every year.

Here are the beginning of my musings...





Amy Mullins is an athlete, model, actress, and public speaker...she had her legs amputated at the age of one due to a medical condition...here she talks about the changing face of prosthetics and social issues surrounding being "handicapped".
"Quite simply, she redefines what the body can be." (from the Ted website)
Awesome.




Then there is Stelarc



An artist whose work deals with the body...technology and prosthetics...
He just had an extra ear surgically implanted onto his arm that will be fitted with Bluetooth technology to make it operational.
Worth checking him out.

Moving to fashion inspiration...

Alexander McQueen
R.I.P.
was a fashion genius.
There is too much to say about him...so just check out his work.
You can watch his runway shows on his website...
You will not be disappointed.











AND

Maison Martin Margiela
He is a Belgian designer with a non-traditional take on fashion...
He is discreet...avant-garde...and marks his collections with only numbers...
He also has a SICK website.









Stay tuned...
more coming soon.

LAB HOUR CHANGE!!!

PLEASE NOTE!!!

this Sunday...Nov. 7th...
lab hours will be 4-8 pm...
NOT the usual 1-6

plane to MASS

If you don't know Buckminster Fuller...
you should.
Not only is he widely recognized for his geodesic dome structures...
but he also had a very interesting life path...
like getting expelled from Harvard...TWICE.
read a bit about him HERE

this show at the Museum of Modern Art in Luxembourg is worth looking at...
HERE


I bet artist Susy Oliveira knows how to handle her bone folder...
check out her awesome photo to sculpture planar constructions
HERE

AND

get pumped for our inflatable night coming soon and check out these examples...







don't forget artist Jeff Koons...


and this article has a variety of inflatable structures...
pubs...churches...and more...
at Web Urbanist

Wednesday, Sept. 15th Evening Class

Here are the links to SPL's self-guided art tour...
and...
Seattle Metro's bus tunnel stations...where there is also public art at each stop...
you'll find a down-loadable map and info for each one here...

P.S. the tunnel is only free until 7PM...
so bring at least $2 if you'll be taking it back from class.

pocket shrines...literally.

Artist Francois Robert's project Contents

subjects were invited to his studio where...without prior knowledge...they were asked to empty their pockets, purses or bags for a photograph.
Read an article about the project here

Collection...Collaboration...Courage

Cluster One.

"For eons, diverse cultures have created artifacts and images in an effort to codify and interact with compelling but unknowable ideas and beliefs. Over time, many of these images and artifacts have become associated with the major religions. But others, the ones we find most fascinating, are more individualistic, probing the most personal yet uncomprehended knowledge of self, others, the natural world, and the spiritual realms. The creation of shrines and alters is not just of the past, nor only of traditional cultures. Humans are in a continuous process of enshrining that which they value, imaging that to which they aspire, and memorializing ideas and forces from which they gain hope and sustenance..."
source is here


So besides doing a Google image search for shrine, altars, or cabinets of curiosity...
(all of which yield terrifically inspiring results...hint...hint)

You may also want to check out...


Damien Hirst's Pharmacy works...
"By reproducing the area of a pharmacy the public is normally denied access to in a highly aestheticised context, Hirst has created a kind of temple to modern medicine, ironically centred around an agent of death (the insect-o-cutor)."
sited from here


Dario Robleto...a short video of the San Antonio artist who relies heavily on the history of his found and collected materials to saturate his conceptual work...
HERE


Doris Salcedo...a Colombian artist who also works with objects imbued with history. Using furniture and household items to create haunting war memorials...She collaborates with teams of craftsman and architects to realize her often large scale work.
ART 21 video snippet


AND

for some process book inspiration...
this site has a load of international process book examples...
choose a person and watch the mini video that pages through their entire book...
right here

Welcome Cornish Freshman!!!

Hoping this blog can be a source of inspiration...tool for finding stuff you need...and a bit-o-fun.
Here's to a rockin' 2010/2011...

stay tuned...