This is my section of the painting when it is almost done. I had piece number two.

plans for restaurant project.

For my two artists in the art menu project i am using thomas kinkaid and matthew ritchie. Now that we have decided to use three booths, with a futuristic or minimalist setup each artist has three dishes, one for each booth, as follows:
matthew ritchie:
1) appetizer: God game and working model- the consumer will be given a choice of beads that come with a key, describing the personality traits they represent. They will put these together to create a sculpture that defines their personality.
supplies: wire structure, poster with key, beads
2) entree: Self portrait: The consumer will create their own self portrait using the colors and inspiration of Matthew Ritchie's self portrait.
supplies: paint, canvas, image of ritchie's self portrait
3) dessert:
thomas kinkaid:
1) appetizer: The consumer will create a thomas kinkaid greeting card with their own personal message.
supplies: card, pen
2) entree: The consumer will act as a thomas kinkaid highlighter and highlight 15 of his works within the given time limit. time is money!!
supplies: print outs of kinkaid work, white paint, paint brush, stop watch
3) dessert: The consumer will paint their own work inspired by kinkaid.
supplies: paint, paper, image of kinkaid's work, scissors.

art menu project

For our project, our group is creating a futuristic environment where instead of serving the original works on a plate, the consumer orders an artist and then experiences their artwork through all five senses.
I chose Matthew Ritchie as the artist for my portion of the project:
sight- person will create a self portrait using the colors and inspiration of Matthew Ritchie's self portrait.
touch- using beads and a key similar to Matthew Ritchie's "God game and working model" the person will choose beads that match their personality based on a key to put together.
sound- story of creation will be playing in headphones, because the story of creation inspired Mathew Ritchie
smell- the scents inspired by the color choices in Ritchie's work, turquoise, aqua, orange
taste- palate cleansing mint inspired by his work

Matthew Ritchie




Thomas Kinkade

Opposite project.

I found that by being my opposite for a day, I really had to step outside of my comfort zone and that was uncomfortable. I looked at my process that I always use to start my day, wake up, fix my hair put on makeup and find clothes that match. I found myself to really be what most people would call a girly girl and so my opposite would be an extremely athletic girl who would wear no makeup, throw their hair up and put on gym clothes. So for opposite day that is what I did and when i went to class. I felt that people were looking at me differently, when they probably didn't notice or care what I looked like. It was more of a psychological issue than reality. I learned that I feel more comfortable in my own skin than being someone else. I also saw that people would treat me differently if I talked and acted the way I did when I was opposite. Overall, it was an uncomfortable experience, but I did learn to remember that if I wouldn't want to be treated badly for being different than I should make sure that I don't judge others.

The first image i chose is a watercolor on rice paper and cloth byVarunika Saraf. I feel that this painting shows the principal theme of my fear project, claustrophobia and also it depicts the feeling that I want to display in my project. The way the flower pattern wraps around the girl in the image is inspirational for me because I want the spaces in my project to feel like they are coming in onto you from all sides.

The second image is the new design for the railway station in Belgium by Santiago Calatrava. I think that the way he controls light through other means than just flat walls or planes creates alot of interest within the spaces. I want to play with shadows created by the openings in the roof and walls to create an eerie feeling. Though his structures do not evoke fear, he uses structural forms that play with the way light enters. The bars that make up the structure and leave spaces for light and shadow are inspiring for me in how I will create a dark and uncomfortable feeling through the control of the light that enters my structure.

Fear environment

For my fear project, I want to create a space that starts out with tight spaces and a lot of darkness. I want the environment to go from more claustrophobic and dark to more open and light, thus drawing you from space to space. However as the spaces get more open they will also become less shielded by walls and thus more vulnerable to the view of other people. I think that this represents a choice between two fears, fear of tight spaces and fear of the judgment of others. I think that for my additional object I will use clear plastic or acetate, along with the given materials of chip board and wood.