Itemlabel

-a novelty items designer most known for their plush toys

-i like their interactive items that you would use, plush toys are meant to be held and cuddled

-they combine animate and inanimate and innocent vs distressing (note to jay + viewers of research- read the item descriptions!)

Arman

-works with “assemblage art” where many readymade objects are used as the medium

-i like the quality of accumulation

-has a “hoarder” aesthetic I’m interested in

Andy Goldsworthy

-very interesting use of negative space in sculpture

-the natural colors of his sculptures are appealing, i’d like to capture that

-the surfaces vary between being smooth and bumpy, i like that contrast

fish in soap

• a charming craft that i think would scale up well to be an interesting 3d art project
• the image of the lone fish is very isolating, something that could be interesting to portray
• just has a lot of visual interest with the bright color of the fish against the clear soap and plastic bag surrounding it

Louise Bourgeois’s Spider

• spiders snare and entrap creatures in their webs, and their legs are somewhat cagelike
• the spindly, precarious form is very interesting to me. they are dangerous, but fragile
• i wonder about the potential of a spider with its own web entangling its legs, trapped by its own nature

coffins

• a bit morbid, but hear me out.
• coffins are beautiful and simple forms with a lot of potential symbolism
• the open in a very interesting way that could be used for visual interest
• the potential for performance is high. things can be on, around, or inside a coffin. things can be put in or escape from a coffin.