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This is our research for our sculpture Project called Symbotism Sculptures. I will choose 2 of these and research further.
I will discuss why I choose these specific pieces and how they inspire me.

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28 of the Most Fascinating Public Sculptures

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Les Voyageurs ：
I think this sculpture seems to appear suddenly from the time tunnel（time machine）.May be the clue of the author, makes me think we should cherish our time. Art has brought us more mystery and fantasy.

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Next to the Spanish Synagogue in Prague is located the Statue of Franz Kafka and his stories, who was a native of Prague. He was a German language writer of novels and short stories, regarded by critics as one of the most influential authors of the 20th century. Kafka lives in a number of places in the Old Town of the Czech capital, and his face can be seen in many spots throughout the former Jewish section. However, the largest monument to him, ‘Memorial to Franz Kafka’ (2003), is a bit more introspective than the others. This statue depicts a large, headless and handless man, carrying a small man on his shoulder, as if it were depicting a father carrying his son. Nonetheless, the small man is a representation of Kafka. This image of a man carrying another man on his shoulders, walking through the streets of Prague, appears in Kafka’s story ‘Description of a Struggle.’（from Google)

If i don't konw  background about this statue
I think this statue satirizes in an artistic way.Of course, we can look at the world in different ways，So I like mysterious works of art very much.

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Media Testing：Clay and Wire :
We tested structures-soft and hard. Using our hand as the  structure we made a stabile shape from clay. Making sure it  stood up and did not fall over. We then used wire as the  bone structure over the top.
Materials used:
Plomer Clay
Wire
Shaping pots
Clay tools
Tray

The process
Reflection：
I think it is very difficult to make the fingers of the hand, because it is very important and difficult to do the details of the fingers. This is the first time for me to make a statue, but if I can start making again, I will make it again on the joints and naked of the fingers

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Apply wire :
In this step first we use pen to draw our hand，then we
apply the wire to make the structure of our hand.
So in this step is pretty easy, because the wire is easy to use.

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In this step we use wire to make the structure more stronger.
This step is difficult, that's because the wire is difficult to contral.

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Use tape
In this step we use tape to make the joints of our hand.
Apply tape is easy and fun, the tape is better than wire.

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Use news papers :
In this step, we use news papers to help the sturcture more stronger.

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Draft

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Modroc！This is last step. Finally we use modroc, when i use modroc to make the shape of my hand, is very difficult to do but the shape is almost perfect.
In the began, i want let people to hode the time but i change my ideas, WORLD PEACE is most difficult thing to happen, i want let all people to keep peace，whether you are black or white or other color, the same thing is we are all human.

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Final Hand ： Freedom

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Meaning ：We need to keep peace and freedom.

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Media used : wire, tape, news paper, modroc and paint

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Art Summative
My idea is to let "opion" pass through ears，because I believe opinion is a bridge between people. It can spread ideas between people. Whenever you talk to others, you create an opinion bridge in your ears.

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My idea come from
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
Kobe, Japan
Stretching across the Akashi Strait in the Land of the Rising Sun, the Akashi Kaiyko is a bridge of mind-blowing proportions. Its span stretches an astounding 12,828 feet or nearly 2 1/2 miles. Its towers alone soar 92 stories skyward, almost the height of the Eiffel Tower. And its 6 lanes of freeway make way for 9 million cars each year. It was also built under some of the most severe conditions in the world — including typhoons, tsunamis and over 60 inches of rain a year.

https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/road-trips/articles/worlds-top-10-bridges

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Take a tour of ancient spans, iconic structures and one-of-a-kind bridges.

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I list 5 points of ear.
1.balance of body
2.feling
3.idea/opinion
4.potect
5.hear

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Draft

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step 1 : ear structure
First, I used wire to make the ear structure, and then I used thin wire to make the whole structure more three-dimensional and stronger.

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step 2 : opinion structure
Then there is the bridge. I used iron wire to make the infrastructure of the bridge. I decided to use iron wire of different colors to make "opinion"

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step 3 :  colorful "opinion"
This one is my colorful "opinion", I apply color wire to make the shape of the bridge.I think the most difficult part of this step is to make different color of letter. That is because，I need to put color wire around the letter of opinion.

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step 4 ：final design
This is my final design. I think in this assessment is half successful because, some points I didn't make well, like the detail of the ear and I didn't use many material, I only used wire to make the shape，In the end my final conclusion of this time is，The opinion is most important things in our human community so let opinion make a bridge of you ears.

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Where our idea comes from?
Our final idea is step by step. We are divided into three groups first, all comes up with severe theme, then we choose the best 3 we all agree. Which were death, five senses and mask. After a discussion we finally decide our idea on death and five senses.

How we are going to present it?
We're going to use symbolic sculture to present our theme

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What our final design will be look like?illustrate it
The theme of our final design will be a hollow broken shell egg, which is filled with body organs wrapped in a gift box. The outermost layer of the broken shell egg will be hung with a donation card of different countries and races.

What is our main theme?
"Death is not The End, its REBORN."

Why this is the best way to perform our theme?
Due to a lot of reasons, First of all, considering our actual situation, most of the materials we need to use are familiar to us. The work can be divided into three parts, enough for the whole team, and everyone can have a task. Secondly, a broken egg represents rebirth, and for us, death is sometimes not the end, but also the starting point, because you can live in another way.

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Group 1's material using:
Wire(Different sizes)
Clay
Hot glue
Tape

Group 2's material using:
Colour pencil
Hard paper(Cards)

Group 3's material using:
Air dry clay
Box
Acrylic paint

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How work are separated?
The work are separated reasonably, we decide to separate the whole team into 3 groups and will be change through different time period;
At first, Group 1: Max(group leader), Jason J and Henry. They are responsible for the outer egg, they will first build a small model as a first try, to see what the challenges they will face toward, and write down all the steps and the measurement of the whole egg.

Then, after the build of the small model, this group will move forward to material preparing, the group member will increase due to the work increase, they will be; Max(group leader), Jason J, Harry and Henry. They will be organizing all the materials they are going to use.

Afterward, they will start building the base.

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How work are separated?
The work are separated reasonably, we decide to separate the whole team into 3 groups and will be change through different time period;
At first, Group 2: Nicole(group leader), Dan and Harry. They will go online to find out different nationality's donation card, the work looks easy but it isn't, they take a lot of time finding out 7 of them.

Then, after finding out the 7 different cards and sit the website, they start to draw them on paper, the measurement and the material they plan to use. Now the group member are: Nicole(group leader) and Dan due to the work fit best to them.

Afterward, when finishing the draft copy of the card, they make sure the size and start making abd finishing the 7 cards.

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How work are separated?
The work are separated reasonably, we decide to separate the whole team into 3 groups and will be change through different time period;
At first, Group 3: Shelly(group leader) and Amy. They will go online find the image of the organ we decide to put in to the gift box, they will draw them down.

Then, after all the draft of the organ they make sure the measurment of each organ and start building by air dry clay make sure every 1 week they can produce 2 finished organ.

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Group 1's process reflection:
In the first step, our team will make a broken egg model.
We use clay and wire to make shapes, understand what is the most challenging in our team, and manage ideas from team members.
The collection of materials has also been completed.

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In this week, our team did a very good job. I have great expectations for our team members, and they did it.
Most our work of this week was to build the basic structure of egg. We had reinforced the bottom and egg structure of egg. I found that when building the structure of something, triangles are often the strongest and most stable shape. Of course, our team members were very helpful to the completion of this work. Without them, I would certainly not be able to complete this egg alone. First of all, I would like to thank Jason for giving a particularly good idea of the structure of this egg. He proposed that the triangle is the most stable shape, so we added the elements of the triangle to the production of the egg. I am very successful in making egg this time. We will make details of egg next week.

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Last week, our group completed the mission of egg shell structure. This week, we decorated the egg. After discussion, our group chose to use chaotic methods at the beginning. The next day, we found that the egg were not beautiful at all and had no order. Therefore I decided to make the egg lines more regular. During the process, my team members did not organize the lines orderly. However, under my guidance, they all completed their work. I divided my team members into two groups, one for decoration and the other for decoration materials. But after a certain run in, our team members found the job they were best at.

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This week, our group has changed a lot. How much are we change? We almost dismantled and redo the whole structure of the egg before. That is because We found that our point is wrong, but I believe that success is behind failure. We can learn what we should learn from failure, such as our skills. We make the shape of the whole egg cleaner and regular. How do we make it? We removed each of the previous wires, and then straightened them and installed them again, so that the whole rhythm became very beautiful. My team members all think they are suitable for their work (except Harry)

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In the last week before the holiday, our group shaped the overall structure of the egg. Make the overall shape of the egg more orderly and tidy. Our work is the same as before. We cut the previously made iron wire for processing, and then reinstall it. The overall work is the same as last week.

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This week, our group is making the bottom of the egg. At the beginning, we discussed what the structure would be. And the answer is we will use wires to build the shape of triangle, because the structure of triangle is very stable.

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We have finished the basic structure of the bottom, so next week we will build a more stable and stronger bottom, because the basic function of this bottom is to support everything without collapse.

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This week we used a lot of materials, wires, masking tape, hot gun. We tried to use materials to make the bottom perfect, but I found that the bottom couldn't hold all the weight at all. I wanted to make our egg more perfect. So I asked Jason to try to put something at the bottom, but the whole structure couldn't bear it and collapsed directly, but the good news is that we changed our mind, During this period, we disassembled all the materials and placed them one by one. I was responsible for the sorting and disassembly. I made the bottom of the base station into a hollow shape. In this way, when the weight of the organ is very important, we can put it on the ground and let the ground bear the weight.

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In this week, we are all improving our final work. We are all making minor adjustments to make the work more perfect. Our group are pushing egg for coloring/painting, but the inside structure of egg is very difficult to paint, so I decided to go inside for painting, which is very successful, I cooperated with my team members in a very orderly manner. During the painting, we used masking tape, acrylic paint, brushes, paper papers These materials make our work very simple. Of course, these are freehand. In the middle, I find that our paint is rough. I try my best to make it smooth and clear. Although that is not very successful,but we have basically completed all the work.

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In this unit, our group made the work that is we wanted. We have experienced a lot of setbacks. As a team leader, I have also learned how to communicate reasonably with the team members so that they can engage in all kinds of work. I have also learned a lot from being a team leader. I have learned how to make rational use of working hours and to establish friendly relations with my team members. I believe my team members and I will make progress together. I look forward to working with my team members next time.