F101 3D Studio Art

The first picture is half way through my piece ‘Seeing Sound.’ Here I was drying the paint before I put another paint tray on and played the song. The second is the final piece that was created. 

This is the process of my newest project 'Seeing Sound.' I wanted to look at the relationship between water and sound and wanted to turn sound into a visual thing. This video shows the water being vibrating in amazing patterns by the heavy bass frequencies in the song. 

'The Cost of College'

Reference images for my abstract sculpture

The thing I love about this sculpture is that is perfectly spherical unlike anything you would find in nature, yet it is made out of a natural material. I also like how the artist has tried to keep as much of the natural look of the wood as possible. The wood is spalted, which means the black coloration that you see is caused by fungi, this brings a whole other range of color that you wouldn't necessarily see in healthy wood which I think is cool. I also enjoy how, to me, this piece feels like a planet, and that its random coloration and lines makes it feel like it could be orbiting the sun. When I go on to do my own woodwork, I am going to try to use the natural patterns and colors of the wood to benefit my piece.

This is part of a collection of sculptural artwork by Mark Doolittle where each piece takes on the form of some sort of marine plant life. While all the pieces are very aesthetically pleasing, this one stood out for a couple of reasons. First, I love the gradient of color from the creamy color of the basswood to the fiery stained edges. There is not as much color as some of the other pieces but I think the minimalistic color choice makes the whole piece stand out. Secondly, the pattern work is so well done to make the piece look expressive but also natural. He finds a perfect balance between perfection and imperfection in all the intricate patterns to bring out an aesthetic side and a natural side to the whole sculpture. Finally, the overall symmetry and shape of the piece mimics a plant blooming but also with the fiery edges, its like an explosion. Overall this piece is very energetic but also delicate and it features many concepts that I would like to bring into my own artwork. 

This piece is outstanding because of its intricate detail on each piece of wood to bring together this one sculpture. I like how this piece can be seen in many different ways: as each individual scrap of wood, as a whole aesthetic piece, and as a table. The shadow that it gives off also gives a whole different view of the piece. I like how this piece is so aesthetically pleasing yet it also has functionality; I think that is something I would like to bring into my woodwork.