Ai WEIWEI

Ai Weiwei

(pronounced:  I

way way)

The Nest

Forever

Weiwei perceives

they are stuck in

a “cycle” of

dictators and

political unrest in

China

So Sorry

It was

constructed from

nine thousand

children's

backpacks. They

spelled out the

sentence “She

lived happily for

seven years in

this world”

So Sorry

Backpacks

Grapes

Do Ho Suh

“Karma”

The eyes of one

man are covered

by the other on

his back

History is doomed

to repeat itself?

Before it gets too

confusing

Look at

something old in

a new way

Change your

environment for a

reason

Bring awareness

Show your point

of view

How will your

viewer interact

with your

sculpture?

How will your

sculpture interact

with the viewer

What does your

sculpture stand

for or represent?

Is it fleeting?

Goldsworthy

Make your voice

heard

Expression of the

obvious can be

fun

Look for the

“why” not the”

how”

John Van Alstine

Charon’s Steel Styx

Passage

This sculpture,

based on the

Egyptians’ travel

along the river Styx

to the afterlife, is

cleverly created

with symbols of the

journey and of life

on earth,

referenced with

man-made and

natural objects.

Sisyphean Holiday

As we know from

mythology

because of a

lifetime of

transgressions

when Sisyphus

reached the

underworld he

was forced as

punishment to roll

a large stone up a

steep hill, only to

have it tumble

back after

reaching the top.

This toil lasts all

eternity and can

be seen as a

perfect metaphor

for the creative

process and life in

general

Think about angles and lighting

Seed Cathedral

What is your

statement- your

concept?

2D image

Process

Details

Plastic bottles

A statement

about sustainable

development

Night shot

Create an environment

Does it need to be interactive?

Do not rely just on size

What would be the point of this sculputure

How will you show motion?

The singing ring tree

Will it intrtact

with the

environmental

forces like wind?

Placement

This is where

your sculpture

will go! What

kind of positive

statement do you

want to make?

What do you want

viewers to feel as

they enter this

establishment?

Think

Create a graphite drawing of a publicly placed sculpture that has a statement or meaning. Create

at least two sketches depicting different views. These two sketches will be turned in with final

project.

Using the sketched images as reference, create a hand drawn, 2D rendering of a 3D sculpture idea –

consider the space it will occupy.

Consider the materials you would use to construct the sculpture. Why and how is the material

relevant? Include reasoning in your explanation.

Assignment