We had our first class, and it turns out there are three of us in the class. We spent the first half of class discussing the artists whose work we will attempt to mimic: Louise Nevelson, Robert Rauschenberg, and Joseph Cornell. Our instructor, Terry, brought books about the artists and explained how each used found objects in their work. For the Nevelson project, we will create a shallow relief sculpture within a box that involves pattern, repetition, uniformity, and a monochromatic color scheme. We spread out the found objects that we brought and started to figure out which ones to use. As Terry went around and looked at the found objects, he had a lot of ideas and suggestions about what could be used for each of the projects.
By the next class we should have the box and all of the objects painted with 2-3 coats of paint. Then we'll arrange the pieces and glue them in place with liquid nails. Cathy took the white paint home and gave me a container over the weekend. I have the box and about 75% of my objects painted. Today I played around with how to put it all together and it's not as easy as it seems. I thought I had it pretty well figured out until everything toppled over. I think it's time to start gluing.
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