Towards a quantified artwork: a MFA thesis project
Schellong, Alex (2023-09-20)
Schellong, Alex
Taideyliopiston Kuvataideakatemia
20.09.2023
Maisterin opinnäytetyö
kuvanveisto
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe20231208152412
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe20231208152412
Tiivistelmä
This is a comprehensive overview of my two exhibited works in the Kuvan Kevät 2023 exhibition and surrounding ideas.
We start with the work Untitled (Semantic Bounds Violation) in the first part. This work is constituted by combination of painting, laser cutting, and programming techniques. It attempts to address and examine the problem of semantic interpretation of different artworks by various audiences.
In the theoretical section of this part, I cover the origin of the idea along with thorough deliberation on a selection of the medium and composition of chosen elements within the medium.
The section concerned with the process of making delves into all the intricacies required for creating composite object of this kind, including sketching, 3D modeling, coding, laser-cutting, 3D printing, sculpting, and painting.
The final section concludes, firstly, with my evaluation of the finished product and ideas for enhancements in possibly related works in the future. And secondly with additional research into associated efforts in theory, artistic projects and empirical research.
The second part of the thesis describes the All Shapes artwork, where I aimed to create a container of all possible shapes within its own physical constraints.
We begin again with a characterization of my initial motivations for creating the work and reasoning behind choices in both the physical (scale, materials, and ways of showcasing the digital core) and digital domains (ways in which shapes are presented and necessary limitations).
The realization section includes both the making of the physical container and development of the program itself with all the decisions faced along the way prior to the exhibition.
I conclude the practical part in the following “Work In Progress” section, where I theoretically lay out the rest of the steps required in order to produce All Shapes.
In the last section of this part, I again assess the state of the project and any points that emerged during it and then go on to name other artists, I found, working within a similar medium.
The final brief part “Overarching efforts“ expounds on the unifying motivation behind the two works.
We start with the work Untitled (Semantic Bounds Violation) in the first part. This work is constituted by combination of painting, laser cutting, and programming techniques. It attempts to address and examine the problem of semantic interpretation of different artworks by various audiences.
In the theoretical section of this part, I cover the origin of the idea along with thorough deliberation on a selection of the medium and composition of chosen elements within the medium.
The section concerned with the process of making delves into all the intricacies required for creating composite object of this kind, including sketching, 3D modeling, coding, laser-cutting, 3D printing, sculpting, and painting.
The final section concludes, firstly, with my evaluation of the finished product and ideas for enhancements in possibly related works in the future. And secondly with additional research into associated efforts in theory, artistic projects and empirical research.
The second part of the thesis describes the All Shapes artwork, where I aimed to create a container of all possible shapes within its own physical constraints.
We begin again with a characterization of my initial motivations for creating the work and reasoning behind choices in both the physical (scale, materials, and ways of showcasing the digital core) and digital domains (ways in which shapes are presented and necessary limitations).
The realization section includes both the making of the physical container and development of the program itself with all the decisions faced along the way prior to the exhibition.
I conclude the practical part in the following “Work In Progress” section, where I theoretically lay out the rest of the steps required in order to produce All Shapes.
In the last section of this part, I again assess the state of the project and any points that emerged during it and then go on to name other artists, I found, working within a similar medium.
The final brief part “Overarching efforts“ expounds on the unifying motivation behind the two works.
Kokoelmat
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