Anthony Caro evaluation part B

Olivia Grain

                                                   Anthony Caro project Part B:

When constructing my final sculpture I only had one difficulty. Once I had attached the pillars to the base, I found that they were too far apart for that arches to fit securely into the gap, therefore I had to wrap a piece of duct tape around two pillars so that they would stay in that position once the adhesive had set. Apart from this, constructing my sculpture worked really well. To hold the pillars in place, I had use the pillar drill and a chisel to create 4 holes, so that I could fit pieces of wood into the base, which would hold the pillars securely without using any glue. 

                                                     

I then used glue to assemble the arches, all attached in different directions to make it look more abstract, which I think worked really well. I found it both easy and challenging to assemble my sculpture, as every fit together perfectly and turned out great, however I found it difficult trying to figure out where to place the arches and balustrades when I was assembling it. I am really pleased with how my sculpture turned out as I am not very good at trying to create things in 3D, so to be able to create this made me feel a lot more confident about my 3D skills. I wouldn’t change my sculpture as I really pleased with the outcome.

In today's lesson, i have created my caro sculpture, with the help from my 3D instructors Adam and Brad. I first had to measure out where my pillars were going on the base and then cut out 4 holes.

I did this by drawing around rectangular pieces of wood that i had measured to fit into each pillar exact. I then used the pillar drill to drill 2 holes in the 4 rectangles marked out on the base and then used a chissle to  create a neat edge. Once i had done this i had to check that the wood would still fit correctly.

Then once i knew they were the Correct Size i had to cut the pieces off wood doen to the correct size using the ban saw. I also had to add on an extra 12mm so That it would fit correctly into the 12mm base. I could now glue the wooden stands and the pillars into place using Adhesive.

This Shows the pillars glued into place, and I think that using the wood to go inside the pillars worked really well as they were able to stand on their own a lot easier. I then Began using adhesive to glue the arches together, in different directions to create a more abstract look.

Once the Glue had set i was able to glue it into place onto my sculpture, and also add the balustrades onto It. I think that My sculpture and planning  seemed to work really well, as my sculpture turned exactly as I'd planned.

this is the final outcome:

In yesterday's art class I began creating more pages in my sketchbook on secondary research, such as what other doors already exist,

 and as my theme is "let the outside in" I created a collage of images on nature and animals etc to show what different things I could link into the project.

I have also created another mind map showing what my target audience is going to be. It shows that the client is to be 25+ who is interested in interior design, watches TV programmes such as, grand designs and 60 minute makeover. They may also be buying their first home, which has been newly renovated. The colours of the door depends on whether it is going to be a standard or contemporary door, as if it is to be standard it may be white, brown, or black however, if it is going to be a contemporary door the colours would be able to vary from black, purple, red, blue, green etc. however, I would prefer to use colours such as blacks greys and teals so that the door will look more modern.

In Thursday's class, we began creating sketchbook work for our new project, where we will be working for the company " destinction doors" designing 3 contemporary doors and 1 standard door. I first created a mind map showing what I need to do for each criteria and then began creating some collages and colour schemed pages for my secondary research.

I researched all my secondary images on Pinterest, showing a range of different styles and different colours that would be able to be used. I also included what colours and designs destinction doors offers at their company, as we need to know how to create these colours. I have created 4 pages on secondary research, however I have yet to finish these in future lessons. Once I have completed these I will move onto creating my primary research showing what my family and friends doors are like, whether they'll be contemporary or standard.
The first design page shows some images from the distinction doors catalogue and what colours the doors are able to be ordered in.

 The next page focuses on the different shades of green that the company offer, however these doors are more standard than contemporary. I don't really like this page as I think it looks quite dull.

The 3rd page focuses on the different shades of the colour blue on contemporary doors, which I really like as they are quite modern and I think they fit in with the theme really well.

 and the fourth focuses on the different shades of black and grey on contemporary doors, this is the one that I prefer as I think that they look more classy.

I also created a research page on different patterned stainless glass, which I really like as I have taken sections of the image, simplified it and drawn them out on the page. I then cut out the pattern and placed coloured cellophane on the back of the page to add some colour, which I think works quite well as it acts as the coloured glass in the door.

In yesterday's 3D workshop, I created the final components needed for my sculpture, which is to be created on the 17th of December. I first had to decide whether I was going to use the ban saw or the steaming method to create the arches however, i chose to create them using the ban saw as steaming each arch would take too long. I also decided to use MDF as it is easier to paint over. Once I had chosen the method and the material being used, I measured each arch to be 9 cm and drew them onto the pieces of MDF, I repeated this 10 times and also drew out the balustrades on the MDF measuring 9cm on length and 4.5cm in width. After they had all been measured and drawn out, I then started cutting them out on the ban saw, making sure that my hair was tied up and I wasn't wearing my lanyard for health and safety reasons. I turned the extracter on, put on my goggles and made sure that the vent was open so that it could take any excess from the machine, turned  the emergency button and started the machine. Whilst doing this I had to make sure that I was going slowly, so that I didn't rush and cut out the wrong pieces. I did this for each piece. Once all 10 arches were cut out I used the fret saw to cut out the middle pieces of the 4 balustrades however I found this quite difficult to use as I had to set the machine up myself and I wasn't quite strong enough to take the saw in and out. However, once I had set it up I was fine. For this machine I had to wear goggles and ear plugs. I then had to sand each piece down using the bobbin sander so that they were the correct shape and to make sure there were no ruff edges.