Art 105: Foundations 1Fall 2017

Megan SerinProject Themes: Novel and Useful

Marela Zacarias

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-marela-zacarias-sculptural-p

aintings-find-inspiration-in-ancient-textiles

● Used textiles from

her homeland of

Mexico○ Patterns○ Shapes

● Textiles - Goodwill

clothing

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-marela-zacarias-sculptural-p

aintings-find-inspiration-in-ancient-textiles

Epos, 2016

More examples...

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-marela-zacarias-sculptural-paintings-find-inspiration-in-ancient-textiles

Oulad Bou Sbaa, 2016Philae, 2016

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-marela-zacarias-sculptural-paintings-find-inspiration-in-ancient-textiles

● Used garbage to create

his art○ Recycling○ Reusing

● Everyday materials

● “Garbage” - newspapers

http://vikmuniz.net/gallery/garbage

Vik Muniz

Vik Muniz says, “change the lives of people with the same materials they deal with every day.”

https://www.artsy.net/artist/vik-muniz

Pictures of Garbage, 2008

More examples...

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/154291

Medusa Marinara, 1997

https://arts.mit.edu/artists/vik-muniz/#about-the-residency

Pictures of Garbage, 2008

Step 1: Take a picture of my “family tree”

Step 2: Draw cartoon tree

Iteration 1 Iteration 2 Iteration 2

Step 3: Find “Goodwill clothes,” cut, roll and glue

Step 4: Collect old newspapers, cut and weave

Step 5: Collect wood for wooden frame, cut and nail

Step 6: Staple foam board w/ newspaper weaving to the wooden frame

Step 7: Place fabric roses, then hot glue them to the weaving

Step 8: Done!

Interesting details

● I decided to make roses to symbolize my

Grandma Rosemary, aka Rose

● I used shades and tints of blue mostly because

that was my Grandma’s favorite color

● That the clothes were actually from my family○ I didn’t go out and buy clothes