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Project 1 Four Cubes

In this project you will make 4 distinct cubes. Each cube will be a different material, structure, concept and element of design. You should consider each of these 4 categories for each cube, and no category should be repeated. Question how each of these things relate and influence each other; where are the overlaps? Which combination of structure and concept cause tension? How can material + elements= concept? Where do cubes exist already and how can I use them?

Some possibilities include:

Materials: paper, Styrofoam, wood, string, wire, sound, light, trash, found objects, etc.

Structure: open, closed, planar, linear, volumetric etc.

Concepts: collapsing, expanding, narrative, dangerous, quiet, transformative etc.

Elements of design: line, space, form, light, color, time, texture

The keys to this assignment include material experimentation and variety in category. Make sure to collect materials promptly, as in-class time will not be used to gather materials. The finished cubes can be any size. They may also be site specific, installation, hanging, static, temporary or any combination of these. Materials can be found at Lowe’s, thrift stores, junkyard, dumpsters, and in nature. Be creative with your source of materials, and more interest will follow. Stay away from “artsy” materials, unexpected solutions are a better goal.

Each cube submitted for grading must be accompanied by a sheet containing the text from the categories above. None of the categories can be repeated. Remember, you can add your own! (as long as they are not just rewording of the ones given.)

1 cube must be designed using the text first. For this one, you will make a list from the four categories, then assemble a work that fits those descriptors.

1 cube is a virtual or non physical cube. Can you use light, sound, or some other non-physical material to “make” a cube? What about performance? What would a psychic cube “look” like?

The final 2 cubes Construct these cubes out of a material of your choice. The material should be able to be glued together and cut with a mat knife or hand saw. Be surprising with your choice of materials, what is the least rigid, cube-like material you can find? What is the least cube like form that can be mashed into a cube? Can you combine the process of collecting materials into the conception of the cube?

Due Date TBA