Project VI Functional Design

invent - verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; make up something artificial or untrue
texture - noun the feel of a surface or a fabric; the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality; the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together; the essential quality of something
color textural - adj. having or capable of producing colors; noun the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation; a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; the timbre of a musical sound; interest and variety and intensity; (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavor of quarks comes in three colors; a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks); an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; any material used for its color; verb add color to; gloss or excuse; decorate with colors;modify or bias; change color, often in an undesired manner; affect as in thought or feeling

animation - noun the making of animated cartoons; quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous; the property of being able to survive and grow; the condition of living or the state of being alive;general activity and motion; the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
characteristic textures- adj. typical or distinctive; noun a distinguishing quality; any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions; the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2; a prominent aspect of something

contradictory textures - adj. unable to be both true at the same time; of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false; in disagreement; that confounds or contradicts or confuses; noun two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
Definition not found for textures.


My interpretation: 

V. Degrees of Dimensionality/ Abstraction: Alter Ego

plane - adj. having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another; noun a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood; (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; a level of existence or development; an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; verb cut or remove with or as if with a plane; make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; travel on the surface of water
edge - noun a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; a strip near the boundary of an object; a slight competitive advantage; the attribute of urgency; the boundary of a surface; a line determining the limits of an area; verb provide with an edge; advance slowly, as if by inches; lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; provide with a border or edge
ABSTRACT - adj. existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention; not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory; verb consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically; consider apart from a particular case or instance; give an abstract (of); make off with belongings of others
MASK - noun activity that tries to conceal something; a covering to disguise or conceal the face; a protective covering worn over the face; a party of guests wearing costumes and masks; verb put a mask on or cover with a mask; shield from light; cover with a sauce;hide under a false appearanc
ALTER EGO-a second self; a perfect substitute or deputy: His adviseracts as his alter ego during his absence., an inseparable friend, another aspect of one's self.
nonrepresentational- not resembling or portraying any object in physical nature
low relief- relief sculpture in which the figures project slightly from thebackground.

high relief-

Also called: alto-relievo  relief in which forms and figures standout from the background to half or more than half of theirnatural depth my interpretation:

IV Plane and Edge: Hand/ FOot

plane - adj. having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another; noun a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood; (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; a level of existence or development; an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; verb cut or remove with or as if with a plane; make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; travel on the surface of water

Pablo Picasso

Louis Bourgois

Berlinde de Bruyckere

Folkert De Jong 

Patricia Piccinini

edge - noun a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; a strip near the boundary of an object; a slight competitive advantage; the attribute of urgency; the boundary of a surface; a line determining the limits of an area; verb provide with an edge; advance slowly, as if by inches; lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; provide with a border or edge

Tom Otterness

Emily Floyd

Robert Morris

MAGDELENA ABAKANOWITZ

Shona Rapira Davis

My  Interpretation:

III. Volume Mass and Skin Project

Volume -  the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object; a relative amount; physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; the property of something that is great in magnitude
Weight - noun an artifact that is heavy; sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms; the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity; the relative importance granted to something; an oppressive feeling of heavy force; (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance; a unit used to measure weight; a system of units used to express the weight of something; verb present with a bias; weight down with a load
Gravity - noun a solemn and dignified feeling; (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; a manner that is serious and solemn
Presence - noun the act of being present; the impression that something is present; the immediate proximity of someone or something; an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby; the state of being present; current existence; dignified manner or conduct
Absence - noun failure to be present; the state of being absent; the time interval during which something or somebody is away;epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities)
Primary - adj. not derived from or reducible to something else; basic; of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondhand; of primary importance; most important element; of or being the essential or basic part; noun a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen; one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing; coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
Secondary - adj. belonging to a lower class or rank; not of major importance; being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; inferior in rank or status; noun the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen; coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
Mass - adj. gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole;noun (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist; the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field; a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; a musical setting for a Mass; an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people); a body of matter without definite shape; the property of something that is great in magnitude; the common people generally; (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; verb join together into a mass or collect or form a mass






IRON sculpture

3D Design Class Aug 26_Elements of 3D Design

Definitions and Sculptures of the Elements of 3D Design

1. Balance- a state of equilibrium; equal distribution of weight
2. Asymmetrical- not identical on both sides of a central line
1. William S Kerr Sculpture 

 Hans Jorgen Thorvald Christensen

Ian Lane

Carlo Giorgetti

Dave Chihuly

3. Symmetrical- well proportioned as a body or a whole; regular in form or arrangements in corresponding parts
1. George W Hart

Dan Rider 

Kolma

Michael Green

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth

4. Radial- made in the direction of a radius, going from the center outward 
1. Alex J Feingold

Adrian Ocneanu

Jen Stark

Henjasaj N Koda

Dennis Oppenheim

5. Scale- an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks; a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
6. Proportion - noun harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
1. Michael Davies

Shaykh al-Balad

Gao Brothers

Claes Oldenburg

Anish Kapoor

7. Emphasis - noun special and significant stress by means of position or repetition
1. Willy Verner 

Samuel Freeman

Alison Schulnik

Samantha Herman

Kari Byron

8. Contrast - noun the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
1. David Barr

Dalton Getty

Lundin Kudo

Eusebio Sempere 

Lee Gass

9. Variety - noun a difference that is usually pleasant
1. Dorie Guthrie

Helen Foster/ Ian Jones

Rachel Denny

Elliot Hundley 

Andy Ducett

10. Repetition - noun the act of doing or performing again; the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device; an event that repeats
1. Karen Mennino

Ferry Staverman

V Woolf

Jason de Caries Taylor

Erich McGehearty

11. Rhythm - noun recurring at regular intervals; the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed 
Down Lawler

Jill Casty

Joyce Audy Zarins

Jen Stark

Antone Bruinsma

My Groups Interpretation of 3D Design Elements:

Balance:

Asymmetrical

Radial 

Symmetrical

Scale & Proportion

Contrast

Variety

Emphasis

Repetition

Rhythm