FIVE PIECES
METALS
METAL ARTS PIECES
DIMENSIONS: 0.75-8” x 0.75-6” x 0.1-8”
MEDIUM: SILVER, BRASS, COPPER, ENAMEL ON COPPER
THIS IS A COLLECTION OF SOME OF THE PIECES I CREATED DURING MY THREE SEMESTERS OF METAL ARTS. WITH EACH OF THESE PIECES, I LEARNED NEW METALWORKING TECHNIQUES INCLUDING ANNEALING, ENAMELING, AND SOLDERING, GROWING INCREASINGLY FASCINATED WITH THE MEDIUM.
SCENES OF THE PANDEMIC
DIMENSIONS: 6000PX x 3000PX
MEDIUM: STAPLES, PHOTOSHOP
USING STAPLES, I CREATED A COLLAGE THAT PRESENTED THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE MASSES. WHILE THESE IMAGES ARE NOT MICROSCOPIC SHOTS, THE JUXTAPOSITION OF THE COLLECTION OF IMAGES CREATES A SCIENTIFIC DISPLAY REMINISCENT OF MICROORGANISMS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE IDEA THAT WE ARE ALL TINY PARTS OF A LARGER COSMOS.
PANDEMIC
MEDIUM: STAPLES, VIDEO EDITING
USING STAPLES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO WIRE FOR AN AT-HOME JEWELRY PROJECT DUE TO A LACK OF SUPPLIES, I BECAME FASCINATED BY HOW SMALL YET STRONG AND VERSATILE STAPLES WERE. I FURTHER EXPLORED STAPLES AS A MEDIUM, CREATING A STOP MOTION VIDEO REPRESENTING HOW “DISPOSABLE” INDIVIDUALS ARE MADE OUT TO BE IN OUR SOCIETY (ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC). THROUGH THE USE OF STAPLES, I CREATED AN INSPIRING VISUAL STORY THAT CAPTURED THE STRUGGLES OF THE SEEMINGLY INSIGNIFICANT INDIVIDUAL THAT ARE FORGOTTEN ON THE SCALE OF THE LARGE WORLD. THESE SMALL INDIVIDUALS ARE ALL INCREDIBLY STRONG, AND A UNIFIED EFFORT BETWEEN THESE INDIVIDUALS IS WHAT ULTIMATELY CREATES CULTURE AND PROGRESS.
"STAPLES ARE MADE OF STEEL, JUST AS OUR SKYSCRAPERS ARE."
OUTSIDE METALS
TIME IN QUARANTINE
DIMENSIONS: 24.5" x 18.5”
MEDIUM: COLORED PENCIL ON PAPER
I DREW THIS PIECE DURING QUARANTINE AS A MEANS OF THERAPY AND ESCAPE. I CHOSE OBJECTS THAT REPRESENTED MY UNCERTAIN FEELINGS ABOUT QUARANTINE: THE ISOLATED BUNNY, THE TRAIN WITHOUT TRACKS, THE OPEN LETTER WITH NO NEWS, AND THE CARRIAGE- UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT A HORSE. ALL OF THESE OBJECTS REFLECT OFF OF EACH OTHER, HIGHLIGHTING THE EVER STILL LIFE IN QUARANTINE THAT IS OVERSHADOWED BY A VAST AND SOLEMN DARKNESS OF UNPREDICTABILITY.
HOMES - BABEL CITY
DIMENSIONS: 2-3" x 2-3" x 2-3"
MEDIUM: LEAVES, STAPLES, DIGITAL
CONTRASTING FROM ITS ORIGINAL ORGANIC FORMS, THE ARTIFICIAL CREATION OF GEOMETRIC STRUCTURES - USING LEAVES THAT ARE BOUND TO WILT - REPRESENTS HOW HUMANS HAVE MADE TEMPORARY PROGRESS AT THE EXPENSE OF NATURE.