Process, Progress
Location
CSU 201
Start Date
21-4-2014 10:00 AM
End Date
21-4-2014 11:00 AM
Student's Major
Art
Student's College
Arts and Humanities
Mentor's Name
Mika Laidlaw
Mentor's Email Address
mika.laidlaw@mnsu.edu
Mentor's Department
Art
Mentor's College
Arts and Humanities
Second Mentor's Name
Elizabeth Miller
Second Mentor's Email Address
elizabeth.miller-1@mnsu.edu
Second Mentor's Department
Art
Second Mentor's College
Arts and Humanities
Description
With the funds granted from the URC, I created a body work that discusses the creative process. The creative process is an interesting series of events in which every artist or researcher participates. Most experiences vary, yet everyone goes through basic steps of design, problem solving, and implementation. My specific process revolves around examining a small, complex origami object and reproducing it out of wood, in mass. I posses a strong interest in geometric design. This interest led me to examine architecture, specifically modern futurist architecture. The small geometric origami object I’m examining shares similar qualities to the small maquettes of buildings often seen on an architect’s drafting table. After that observation, I began to imply architectural design tactics to the development of my own work. The use of a drafting software was a key component to my process by allowing me to calculate the complex angles and geometry of the origami object. Through trial and error, my wooden sculptures began to take shape, much like the grounds of a construction site. Along with the URC Symposium Creative Exhibition, my sculptures will be exhibited in the CSU Hearth Lounge early April, 2014. The viewer will be led through a visual representation of my process, from the first sketches to the completed product.
Process, Progress
CSU 201
With the funds granted from the URC, I created a body work that discusses the creative process. The creative process is an interesting series of events in which every artist or researcher participates. Most experiences vary, yet everyone goes through basic steps of design, problem solving, and implementation. My specific process revolves around examining a small, complex origami object and reproducing it out of wood, in mass. I posses a strong interest in geometric design. This interest led me to examine architecture, specifically modern futurist architecture. The small geometric origami object I’m examining shares similar qualities to the small maquettes of buildings often seen on an architect’s drafting table. After that observation, I began to imply architectural design tactics to the development of my own work. The use of a drafting software was a key component to my process by allowing me to calculate the complex angles and geometry of the origami object. Through trial and error, my wooden sculptures began to take shape, much like the grounds of a construction site. Along with the URC Symposium Creative Exhibition, my sculptures will be exhibited in the CSU Hearth Lounge early April, 2014. The viewer will be led through a visual representation of my process, from the first sketches to the completed product.
Recommended Citation
Schrandt, Tyler. "Process, Progress." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 21, 2014.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2014/oral_sesson_01/3
