Summary

Using one of the abstract patterns from project four, recreate them in 3D space, one form focusing on depth and another focusing on volume. Creat withing an 8x8x8 inch cube of space using only Bristol board and foamboard.

 

Reflection

Depth, and the emptiness it emphasizes.

Deciding to use the beetle pattern from the pervious Color and Pattern project, I started to think about how beetles and depth relate to each other. The first thing that came to mind was the common burrowing beetle, a beetle that simply digs holes in dirt or wood to create a safer environment for itself. This research of the beetle inspired me to create the form I did, a set of ten beetle forms devolving and transforming into a tunnel-like depth. The connections between the thorax, upper body, and head section of the form can be seen by rotating and looking deeper into the piece. The beetle is visible in the negative space. Every few layers is a different distance apart, the top layer being five chipboard pieces away, the next two layers being four chipboard pieces, the next two layers being, three, and so on until the separation was only one chipboard piece. I rounded the corners for visual interest as well as allowing the center of attention to be the depth, nothing else. The final layer cuts through to the other side, leaving it showing whatever background it happens to lay on, allowing for interesting views.

 

 

 

Volume, and the figural ground it highlights.

Reversing the process, I thought how I could portray volume in the same pattern of a beetle. When I thought of beetles, I imagined summer, specifically hot days and heatwaves warping the ground above black pavement. Using this as inspiration, I created the beetle form in a waving ascending pattern, mimicking the warped air rising from scalding hot days. The head was the smallest area and shortest stack, the upper body being in the middle, and the thorax being the tallest and largest area. The three sections wiggle in different starting directions and the general shape of the section decreases as it rises upwards. Interesting views are created low near the foamboard the project is mounted on.