36 Textures

The four images as followed are sketches drawn based on a certain word written below them. Next to each word are either ground, above or below word. This indicates the floor levels in which these textures will be used in.

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Clients' artwork comments

The two artworks that I have chosen to comment on are ‘Castle in the Air of the Cave-Dwellers’ by Fiona Hall and ‘Beaten Track’ by Rosalie Gascoigne.

Hall is known to be an artist who continuously emanates ideas and thoughts from various fields of knowledge. Her artworks do not only appear to be nice and attractive, but it also grabs our attention to ponder upon some of the central issues brought forth by the various artworks.
In this case, the artwork regards knowledge and the natural world. She got inspired to do this artwork following her trip to the Amazon where she obviously got so much closer to nature itself.
The artwork is made of resin stuffed into larger than usual brain moulds. This is then decorated by adding some profound yet artistically striking insect structure. This signifies the importance of nature as a way of broadening our horizon to learn about more things.

Gascoignes’s work mainly consists of assemblages produced using trash, unused stuffs and things she somehow came in contact with. Beaten Track, a contemporary artwork, is made of sawn / split soft drink crates affixed to plywood, of dimension 122.5 × 110cm.
It is interesting to hear from her account that she uses materials that ‘have been open to the weather’, and she even regard disaster area as good searching spots. Nevertheless, her thinking and skill in assembling used material is definitely something worth admiring.

Resources: 1. http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/fionahall/

2. http://www.frieze.com/issue/review/fiona_hall

3. http://www.roslynoxley9.com.au/artists/17/Fiona_Hall/

4.http://www.abc.net.au/arts/headspace/tv/express/gascoigne/
5. http://www.roslynoxley9.com.au/artists/15/Rosalie_Gascoigne1159/41895/

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4 Stairs in Sketchup

Note: The following pictures are arranged in accordance to the sequence set for the sketched sections in the previous post for reader's reference.

1. Ground floor to first floor for 1st model

Left:One would see a spiral stairs leading up to first floor. Green tinted glass floor halfway through, and ending with blue tinted glass at the first floor. (aerial view)

Right: This is the start of the stairs at ground floor. Notice that it goes up parallel to each other first before going on a circular path.

Left: A fine example of showing how the glass panels helpin providing safety as well as beauty to the eyes. Flight of stairs going upwards with glass walls as borders.

2. Ground floor to underground level for 1st model

Left: Image shows how translucent glass helps in providing safety and for aesthetical purposes.

Right: The opening at floor level

for stairs to go down, with the

underground structures as backdrop

3. Ground floor to first floor for 2nd model

Left: Image displaying the emergence of stairs from ground floor through an opening at first floor.

Right: Details given as to the size, texture and

materiality of the stairs used.

4. Ground floor to underground level for 2nd model

Left: Stairs extending downwards in two directions. Notice the metal slab which acts as the primary support for this set of stairs

Right: A different perpective of stairs, showing more distinctively the reflective glass steps.

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4 Stairs + 8 Sections Sketch

1. Ground floor to first floor stairs for 1st model



2. Ground floor to underground level for 1st model

3. Ground floor to first floor for 2nd model


4. Ground floor to underground level for 2nd model

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Stairs from Lecture Slide

Based on this set of stairs, I have drawn two different sections of it as shown below.

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Sketchup 3D Model Week 2

SKETCH: combine, emotions


Front View

Side View

Isometric View

Some modifications have been done in regard to the initial sketch. The roof, parts of the wall, and the underground exhibition section have been personalized to the author's satisfaction.

Materials used: 1. Above ground section - concrete, glass, tiles, metal slabs, plastic

2. Underground section - reinforced concrete, wood, stone

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18 Sketches

Artist 1: Fiona Hall, Artwork: Castle in the Air of the Cave-dwellers

Artist 2: Rosalie Gascoigne, Artwork: Beaten Track

Noun 1: holes ; Verb 1: combine ; Adjective 1: irregular

Noun 2: emotions ; Verb 2: jumble ; Adjective 2: profound

The 18 images sketched alongside their respective noun, verb and/or adjective are as shown below: -

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Studio Task 1

1) POST THREE IMAGES OF

A: YOUR BEST PIECE OF CREATIVE WORK AT HIGH SCHOOL;

This was done after Thursday lecture as my parents could not locate any of my drawings which I did during high school years. Anyway, as Russell added a remark that students should 'think laterally' or figure out other options, I started drawing straight away after searching for a building image. For the next couple of days, my hands were practically busy drawing and shading besides modifying parts of the original image. Frankly, it looks a bit fuzzy though. I was not taught in anyway before how to do shading, nonetheless, I tried my best to finish off this picture of mine. This picture means a lot to me because it is my first artwork since arriving at Sydney. Besides, I put in a lot of effort until my roommate got pretty amazed with my level of endurance. I did some modifications to the colour contrast of the picture, just to make it look as if it's a very old drawing. To validate the originality of this artwork, I have actually signed at the upper right corner of the paper. Finally, I hope this will be my launching point for greater achievements throughout my course in the coming days.


B: AN IMAGE OF A GREAT PIECE OF ARCHITECTURE

Fallingwater, one of Frank Lloyd Wright's famous design struck my attention when I was flipping through a book related to world architecture. I personally think it is great because the building is integrated with its surroundings with little impact on the surroundings. As far as it is concerned, humans have been and are still building buildings that damages the environment, produce externalities, and give no consideration for the surroundings. Fallingwater is useful for helping us to come back to learn of the intrinsic value of architecture. Indeed, this is an exemplary case of an organic architecture product, and we, as architects, should be reminded that we are to build with sustainability and with responsibility.

C: AN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

The image as displayed above is my friend's eye snapped by me few years ago. The human eye is indeed a beautiful, sophisticated yet delicate mechanism. As one of the most vital five human senses, we get to enjoy the many wonderful things we see around us. It enables us to feast upon the beautiful creation of God. Our vision also provides us with so many opportunities in life to make our lives more memorable and meaningful.

2) FIND AN IMAGE SHOWING A WORK OF ART FROM EACH OF THE CLIENTS AND DESCRIBE IT USING A NOUN, VERB AND ADJECTIVE.

(i) Fiona Hall, Castle In The Air of The Cave-dwellers

Noun: holes , Verb: combine , Adjective: irregular

(ii) Tracey Moffatt, Invocations #12

Noun: enigma , Verb: wade , Adjective: dark


(iii) Rosalie Gascoigne, Beaten Track

Noun: emotions , Verb: jumble , Adjective: profound

Note: The 3 images in Section 2 are purely obtained from the source as stated below:

http://www.roslynoxley9.com.au

Jabez Ho