Theme:
Found objects
Method:
I will turn my found object "A packet of Skittles" into construction materials to build and create a 3D object /or scene and observe the evolution of it's organic form.
Context:
After deciding my object was going to be a packet of skittles, I decided to research different art forms that utilise mosaic designs, with the idea of potentially using my skittles to create some sort of mosaic art piece. This led me to discovering an artist named Lacy Knudson, who uses 10,000 half inch sized dots made of mushed clay to create large scale mosaic pieces, after playing with Play-Doh with her kids one day. She now just stores thousands of them and creates beautiful mosaic art pieces out of them. I found this interesting as it utilised 3D objects to create a 2D image.
(https://mymodernmet.com/lacy-knudson-dozayix-play-doh-mosaics/)
Another thing I discovered using objects in a mosaic form, was the idea of
creating stop motion animations out of rubrik cubes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgBloDesbgU
My thought was, what if instead of creating a flat 2D piece of artwork, what if using the idea of tiny coloured dots to create 2D art, was developed into a 3D space instead? Which then led me to the thought of stop motion animation and sets built out of life like miniature objects, or paper cutouts in a 3D space and what if an environment for stop motion was built entirely out of thousands of little coloured dots?
To us, skittles are just fun little sugary chew balls, however given their hard sturdy surface and imperfect circular form, perhaps they could be useful in a design world, in helping to create unique and interesting 3D environments or objects?
Response:
I began by separating the skittles into colour groups and decided to build a tree from the ground up, using the darker colours. I used a blank canvas as the base and a hot glue gun to piece the skittles together and challenged myself to explore this concept within a 2hr time period. The idea was to capture the growth of the tree in a rough stop motion form so see how the skittles behaved, whether it was an engaging approach to the viewer and whether this could be a practical approach in creating a set design. The setup utilised a blank wall and window for natural light. Using the natural light ended up adding to context of the object, creating some interesting light transitions and shadows along the way and finishing with some nice light shining onto the leaves. No matter how hard I tried to place the skittle pieces in perfect position, they did their own thing and fell in their own natural way - providing interesting and organic formation.
Link to Stop Motion Video:
https://youtu.be/haM6EI-C4lg
Link to view 3D object:
https://youtu.be/q3FWesKiyIg
By Amber Stacey
Email Amber Stacey
Published On: 15/08/2019
