Memento

Assignment:

-Make a non-representational sculpture of a memory. For example, a person, place or event. Use no more than three materials.  You may deconstruct and manipulate materials.You can use the same material repeatedly.

-Be aware of the materials you select, methods used to construct and the juxtaposition of the materials. For instance, is it significant for you to weld, stitch, weave or tie any of the materials?

-Remember you are working in three-dimension so be sure to take the time to walk around your piece and/or work on a banning wheel so you can turn piece while working.

-Final solution should be able to fit in the palms of your hands (or two hands).

-****Important - Do not replicate an object. Rather, use elements and principles of design to communicate and/or symbolize the memory.

-Consider line direction. Is your memory taller than you? Could stacking or a tower like construction communicate height? Vast, therefore allowing for a horizontal presentation. Is the landscape (if you have one) of your memory closed in? Open with no boundaries?

Objective:

Gain an awareness of how materials, processes and the elements and principles of art and design can be used to visually communicate significant meaning.

Memento Notes:
Mementos are tangible memories. Sometimes we are not sure why we keep things but they hold memories all the same. They are a constant reminder of a place we saw or a person we knew or feelings we felt. They keep the dead tangible for we fear to forget them. They collect memories or hold emotions. And sometimes, we need to let them go.

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