WEARABLE ART

This is an exploration of methods of assemblage, working with "found objects", the power of repetition and an introduction to using the body as a vehicle for artistic expression. Changing Personal space, spatial issues, and body distortion.
The human body is what we all use to judge scale it is the most recognizable form in our world. I want you to think about ways to disguise, and or change the human form through the use of wearable art. Distorting scale, color, shape, and texture, of what we perceive to be normal body parts can be done using armatures, cloth skins, repeated forms, padding, and many other techniques. Consider how we interact, move, rest, communicate, eat, commute, and live.
Please consider scale, transport, durability, visibility, weight, movement, safety, and any other thing that may make wearing the art more comfortable. Remember this is an art class, there will be a critique, and you will be required to wear your wearable art piece as part of the critique.

Modular Construction

Modular Construction: for this project please create a sculpture constructed from multiples of a single common object. You can choose to make it large, or small, and you can choose any item that you can get in bulk. You should be able to find things in packages of 100, 1000, or cheaply purchase as many as you need for the sculpture. Shop wherever you might usually shop, or go to places like Home Depot, or Scrap. While constructing the sculpture, please consider the material choices that you have made. Think about the “material history”, and why you chose this specific item to work with. What is the item used for? How does society view it? Are there any political, environmental, academic, or cultural meanings that might be discussed when your viewers see the piece.