Art Show Post

1) As I walked around the Reilly Room, I got the impression that all of us have a good amount of creativity. Seeing what other students from different classes were doing was really cool, and a lot of the work was well done. It was also really interesting to see the work that was done by people that I knew from my building and were friends with. I only know their strengths based off their majors so it was cool to see that they have abilities in the art area as well.

2) The piece of work that stuck my attention the most was the a cardboard sculpture that I saw by the door. I think it left an impact on me because we had to do this project too, but no one built one to that size. And because we had to do that project as well, I know the time and patience it takes, and that individual cut all those circles perfectly!

3) When it comes to keeping the play theme in my life, I think I can incorporate it in a few ways. Number one I can make sure to not take things to seriously and make an type of work I do fun. I can also be sure to do things in a creative way to to make things more visually appealing depending on what I am doing.

Collage Written Explanation

I learned a few things regarding my consumer habits as I went about this project. First of all I organized it as things I need and like to buy within the silhouette; and then all the different types of edible things I buy either for my dorm--like snacks--or things I get when I eat out on the weekends. A lot of my spending goes on food and that's because the food at Butler is hard to survive on. Every time I ran to Target this week I realized I was restocking the dorm with food/snacks. For the inside I arranged it by placing cool colors as the background before I collaged over the top of it. That kind of symbolizes that I tend to buy things that are green, blue, or violet because those are my favorite colors. Then the objects that overly the background are things I enjoy buying like clothes or shoes. I also put in things that I need and use on a regular basis such as a toothbrush, face wash, and makeup. I usually decide what I'm going to buy by what I feel is needed or sounds useful at the time.

Public Art Project Reflection

I feel our presentation went very well. Our model was really creative and everyone had input on the construction process. Overall, as a group we all meshed well; for example if one person had an idea then the rest of us would build off that idea and make it even better. There was another group that persuaded me as well. What caught my attention was their sharp looking design and how it related to that of Butler and its athletics. All in all, I feel things went as planned and I think everyone had really innovative and interesting designs/ideas.

The Watering Hole by Katie, Kyle and Sheila

The Watering Hole
Our group first came up with the idea of ‘The Watering Hole’ when we got together as a group and verbally projected our individual ideas with the intention that we would eventually land on something which struck a chord with all three of us. Initially we played with the concept of a water feature of some sort, and went on to develop thoughts and ideas of ways in which we could link the art piece to Butler. The location of East Mall just outside Clowes Hall was almost a given as we all thought that this was one of the areas on the Butler Campus most in need of some visual appeal, while it was Sheila’s drawing of the piece which triggered the excitement and enthusiasm amongst the group.
Once we had the picture of our Sculpture we could really get to grips with the mechanics of the art piece and the ideas of how it could function and be self sustainable and what materials it could be constructed with really started to flow. The ‘arms’ of the sculpture would be made of a smooth combination of solar panels and silver metal plating to create a certain sleekness and reflective effect which would complement the water feature. At the base of each of the four arms would be a wishing well, the walls of which would be made of high quality dark, kind of erratic looking rock, the idea being that people will throw their coins into the wells as they make a wish and the metallic reflection of the coins will compliment the appearance of the arms. From the wells, a discreet tube would run up the underside of the metal arms as they project from the wells in an arch-like form and become intertwined at the top where the water will spurt out and run down the outside of the arms back into the well.
Aside from the water feature of the sculpture, its appearance would be sophisticated and grand to tie in with the Liberal Arts theme of the University. The intertwining of the ‘arms’ is also symbolic of the crossing of paths and cultures, a theme which is of growing importance while at Butler. It’s location outside of Clowes Hall serves as a convenient gateway to the Butler Campus and therefore it would be the first object visitors would see. First Impressions are of great importance and we think that our sculpture would provide a great talking point and impress future Butler students and alumni.

Sheila Tomasbi-100 Acres Reflection

I felt my experience was somewhat similar to that of the video. It was very interesting to see all the different things that 100 acres had to offer. My experience was definitely a positive one while the various objects were both unique and impressive. As I watched the video, I didn't realize that this museum was as notable as it was which made it cool to have the opportunity to go there. The piece that raised the most questions to me was the igloo out in the middle of the lake. I was very curious about the experiment I heard roomers of and then learned more about from the video. When I looked at the Team Building piece I got a little confused about it's purpose. I guess I was just questioning whether it moved or had a certain type of function. Lastly, I thought the skeleton piece was very interactive; I really liked that they encouraged you to walk and play on it.

Sheila Tomasbi- Play-Doh and Creativity

From playing with the play-doh, I made a connection with how some of the kids in the article must have felt. In the article it talked about a school where the kids had to come up with an idea to block the noise out of the library. Our job was similar to that because we had to make an object that could hold another object. We had to think and come up with more ideas than the one first one that came to mind, and by the end of the class I obtained the same reaction as those kids which was “do I have to leave class now?”