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For my 3D conceptual project I decided to visually create a variety of sculptures to show my connection with culture and nature. From the beginning I wanted to explore natural materials that were strong and durable. I was inspired by Cecilia Vicuna's work and how she uses found materials as well as her inspiration behind her process.

While creating these sculptures I found that using wire worked best for me. With this material, I was able to manipulate it in the way that I wanted. I originally experimented with clay which I felt wasn’t the look I wanted. The small intricate details were something I enjoyed, and I thought they conveyed the impression I intended.

The final 3D piece I created combines delicate natural materials with strong, durable materials. Which to me representslife and death/ new and old. I felt this aligned with my concept of cultural heritage. My inspiration came from the tree of life based on my own interpretation of it.

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Originally, I chose culture as my conceptual project, specifically Irish culture, since I have a strong connection to it. Having explored ways to present this connection, I chose to show a sense of comfort in who you are and where you are from. For my final, I decided to take my painting development further. The yarn represents and has a comforting feel tome. I also wanted to combine my risoprint which included a Gaelic saying "A fool's money is not long in his pocket" and also include it in my final. The combination of yarn and print symbolises comfort in who you are and where you come from. Money and possessions are temporary, but comfort and connection to your heritage last forever.

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Wire, leaves and glue - standing sculpture

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For my final sculpture, I wanted to combine metal wire with natural materials with leaves. I decided to use wire to create the structure and then add leaves for texture and color. My idea was to create a tree which symbolises the cycle of life, with the leaves representing new beginnings. I felt this related well to my conceptual idea of culture as the leaves grow, fall and start again. This is a metaphor for how our culture changes and evolves over time.

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crochet graant square design, tape, cardboard, paint

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Artist Research 2- Visual Artist - Ed Ruscha

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Artist Research 2- Visual Artist - Ed Ruscha

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Edward Joseph Ruscha born December 16, 1937 is an American artist associated with the pop art movement. His work includes painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, and film. In the late 1950s, Ruscha gained recognition as an artist when he began transforming daily items such as advertisements into collages with images and words taken from everyday sources such as magazines and newspapers. Through his depictions of words and phrases and his deadpan photographs, he also contributed greatly to the development of conceptual art.

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Ed Ruscha enjoys playing with language, he often uses onomatopoeia and contrasting meanings in his text pieces. With his use of commercial art imagery, commercial art techniques, and interest in popular culture, he connects directly to pop art.

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Ed Ruscha, OFF WE GO, 2020, dry pigment and acrylic on paper

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His work underscores how the words themselves appear to be in motion, or as if their motion has just been halted, the paint out of which they are formed still drying or just dry. Ruscha’s technique animates his words, causing a sort of optical flicker that is intensified by the contrast of acrylic sheen against more matte dry pigment grounds.

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The shadows reminded me of the Celtic Standing Stones.

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Connection sculpture with cardboard & paint.

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I wanted to create a sculpture that was both connected and held together as a symbolic representation of my theme of culture/heritage expressing connection and family ties.

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Cardboard, paint, glue, tape, string and leaves/ plants. 

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I wanted to create something hidden with this sculpture, with the string holding it together. I thought of an old decaying building with plants covering it. A forgotten building with memories and history it once had. An old family home. In my mind I felt this represented old/new death/life. Which I felt connects back to my conceptual idea of cultural/history heritage.

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Using wire I created a hoop and made a tree shape inside which was inspired by the tree of life. I created a piece of art that is intricate and unified to visually demonstrate the importance of cultural roots and family bonds. I chose to use a strong, durable material to symbolise the strength of bonds throughout generations.

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I chose to research Ed Ruscha as I liked how he visually captures the look of words and the emotion with his prints. It almost looks alive and jumping out at you.

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I chose this as an initial idea as I looked closer at the texture of the net is something I want to add to my work.

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Conspiracy was an additional idea I had, I wanted to

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My first idea was to incorporate Celtic knots since I feel the meaning behind them reflects my concept of culture. The Celtic Knot represents the three elements of nature: water, fire, and earth. As the spirals represent growth, the single line symbolizes oneness of the spirit. Life, death, and rebirth are symbolized by the gaps in the spirals.

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"This is a collage I made to go with my conspiracy theme"

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As part of my conspiracy idea I chose these images as I felt that the circles were reminiscent of words like dimension/reality, as well as the figure taking a picture as an expression of perception.

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Inspired by Cildo Meirelle's American coin print. I drew these up and collaged them together. I added an Gaelic saying on top of this risoprint.

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I chose to research Ernesto Neto as I found him particularly interesting with his ideas and inspiration. I also liked how his work not only invites viewers to interact with the art, but also encourages them to explore the artist's creative process. I find his approach to art to be unique, as he does not limit himself to traditional forms and instead seeks to discover more creative ways to express his creativity. I found his sculpture "SunForceOceanLife" to be one of my favourites for exploring the meaning of life as it made me think about how we all have our own unique way of looking at the world.

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Ernesto's is inspired by the Brazilian Conceptualists Lygia Clark and Hélio Oiticica, as well as Minimalism and Arte Povera. He us constantly producing new formal and conceptual developments in his work, Neto describes his sculptures as living organisms that transgress all limitations.

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This artist uses different materials, such as transparent, stretchy material, styrofoam pellets, sand, shells, pungent spices and textile  to create his installations of soft, biomorphic sculptures. Most of his sculptural environments are site-specific crocheted nets and cocoons, sewed with nylon, and often carrying surprising substances. Aromatic spices, candies, sand and colorful Styrofoam balls are stuffed into these nets creating pendulous sculptures that fall like raindrops from the ceiling. Other times Neto creates human-scale spaces that appear almost primitive. He works with transparent materials and unusual textures, attending to both the inside and outside of the sculptures.

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connection
comfort
levitating
ascension
body
rebirth
healing
captivity
freedom
confinement
suffocation
whimsical
soft
snake
dreamy
tranformation
fishing net
stretched

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https://www.artnet.com/artists/ernesto-neto/

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Ernesto Neto is a Brazilian Conceptual artist whose installations offer a chance for the viewer to touch, see, smell, and feel his artworks for a truly sensory experience. "For me, mind and body are one thing, always together," the artist has said. "I believe in the sensual body, and it is through the movement of such body-minds that we connect the things in this world, in life-the way we touch, the way we feel, the way we think and the way we deal." His practice explores the boundaries of physical and social space through interactive, tactile, and biomorphic structures. Born in 1964 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he currently lives and works, Neto studied at the city's Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage from 1994 to 1997. The artist had his first survey exhibition in 2011 with the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey in Mexico, and since then has been the subject of major museum exhibitions worldwide. In summer 2018, Neto had a large installation entitled GaiaMotherTree at the Zurich train station, in collaboration with Fondation Beyeler, with a month-long corresponding public and education program that took place inside the work. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Tate Gallery in London, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York, among others.

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Ernesto Neto is a Brazilian Conceptual artist whose installations offer a chance for the viewer to touch, see, smell, and feel his artworks for a truly sensory experience. View Ernesto Neto's 153 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.

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The "SunForceOceanLife" sculpture is a spiralling structural marvel that demonstrates the cyclical nature of the sun and the sea which produce life on earth. This installation is comprised of yellow, orange, and green textiles handwoven into a variety of patterns and woven together in a spiral formation to fill the Cullinan Hall in a spiral shape. The structure is around 30 feet x 79 feet x 55 feet and suspended from the ceiling in Cullinan Hall, spiraling outward from the center of the hall to serve as both a point of entry and an exit: the first at the entryway to the pavilion, and the second at the rear of the piece facing the south wall. Upon entering, visitors will find their way to the center of the building by following a path through its interior passages. The crocheted sections of the installation will be filled with soft, plastic balls that will move with each step, forcing visitors to become more focused on the balance and stability of their own bodies as they walk.

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"A vida é um corpo do qual fazemos parte" (Life is a body we are part of) 2012

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“For me, mind and body are one thing, always together,” the artist said. “I believe in the sensual body, and it is through the movement of such body-minds that we connect the things in this world, in life—the way we touch, the way we feel, the way we think, and the way we deal.” - Ernesto Neto

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Ernesto Neto is a Brazilian Conceptual artist whose installations allow the viewer to interact with his work through touch, sight, smell, and feel. He uses interactive, tactile, and biomorphic structures and explores the boundaries between physical and social space. Neto was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1964, where he currently lives and works. From 1994 to 1997, he studied at the city's Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage. He had a survey exhibition in 2011 at the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey in Mexico and has since been the subject of major museum exhibitions around the world.

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To create the first risoprint I combined and collaged images from magazines to create my firsts initial idea. I chose the shapes and circles I found which I feel I liked gave into the idea of dimension.

For my second risoprint I drew up old Irish coins and collages them together in different sizes, I added an Gaelic saying which I felt fitted well.

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As part of project 2, I focused on the environment. The topics I studied included global warming, plastic pollution, deforestation, and other environmental issues caused by global warming. A lot of my research took into account how this impacts human lives as well as the future of the people around us.

My project 3 research task went more in-depth with environmental topics, as I explored this theme further. I created a mind map and developed a more personal approach to what the environment means to me. For the visual task, I came up with three initial ideas: Culture, Conspiracy and Endangerment. I wish to take these ideas further, take a more personal approach to this project, and make it more meaningful to me.

The concept I developed with “Cultures” could be extended to the influences that culture has on art and by studying how different cultures create and express art and can gain insight into their values, beliefs, and traditions. I want to look into Irish culture specifically as this is something of interest to me and look at the language, folklore, myths and storytelling. I want to look into how this has changed through generations and how so much of our heritage is lost.