S.Pike ART

Monday, February 4, 2013

ART 318 Project 1 Research

Original inspiration: Mandalas

Mandala: Sanskrit word meaning "circle"

Traditionally: A Buddhist spiritual teaching tool, used to help establish a sacred space, and as an aid for meditation and trance induction. For focusing one's attention.

The mandala has 4 gates facing the 4 corners of the world. Also depicts 8 Buddhas, 4 male and 4 female.

Tibetan monks and their sand mandalas

These particular monks came to visit The American Visionary Art Museum this past summer and during their week long visit they created this beautiful sand painted mandala. Upon its completion, they blew the entire artwork into the harbor.

Commonly: A generic term used to describe any plan, chart, or geometric pattern that represents cosmos metaphysically or symbolically on a micro or macroscopic scale.

Many mandalas contain the lotus flower in the center.

http://www.flower-meaning.info/flower-meanig-lotus.php

Flower mandalas:

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/06/flower-mandalas-by-kathy-klein/

Tibetan Architecture

For many year in India, mandalas were the foundation for many buildings

Microscopic sand particles

Meditation, spirituality, zen thought, balance, intricate radial designs, circles

Sketches and Development...

Monday, November 26, 2012

ART 307 HYPE - sketches and stuff

ART 218 Chain Sketches

ART 218 Tea Strainer Sketches and Design

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

ART 307 HYPE Research and Ideas

For my hype project I researched a few different ideas, like the green movement and Hype street/public art.

Here's some of my brainstorming, along with some research...

http://hypenotice.com/artwork/lego-street-art/02/

http://hypenotice.com/artwork/emergency-compliments-by-megs-senk/12/

http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/photos/14-artists-with-a-green-message/nele-azevedo

http://pinterest.com/jennaleinchen/street-art-with-a-message/

This research made me think about public art and spreading a positive message. In recent months I've been a huge promoter of positive thinking, spreading good karma, and being kinder to other people in general.

These will be the ideas behind my HYPE project.

Here are some other examples of smile initiatives, positive campaigns, and love projects...

Encourages confidence in young women by promoting positive messages on balloons

http://www.confidencecoalition.org/youmakemesmile-women

Encourages laughter, as it brings the world together, helps form bonds, and decreases stress while promoting a happy healthy life

http://www.goodsamaritanmovement.org/works/smile-campaign/

Promoting kindness

http://www.spreadkindness.org/tools/ideas

AVAM - 2011 exhibit What Makes Us Smile

http://www.avam.org/exhibitions/smile.shtml

Baltimore Love Project

http://www.baltimoreloveproject.com/the_walls.html

Here's a drawing a did a few months ago, somewhat relevant to my underlying idea for this project

I've also got a lot of idioms stuck in my head that would help to promote a positive message...here's a list of general ones.

http://www.idiomsite.com

And some statistics about smiling...

http://www.livestrong.com/article/18859-health-benefits-smiling/

Promotes a good, happy feeling

Helps spread that feeling to others

Reduces stress

to name a few...

Possible materials

stained glass

needle felting

metal

wood (laser cut)

Would like to make some kind of pins, buttons, hand outs, posters/flyers that promote positive messages, something that people could pay forward or pass on to others.

Would like to do some kind of public/street art, but that might get me into trouble with the authorities...