Final Project

Process Photos: (Final pieces will be posted soon)

Research: In class we learned about two artists Pepon Osorio and De-Ho-Suh. Pepon focused on contradiction and being able to create a space that is very overpowering. Where as De-Ho-Suh created things that focused on the idea of the individual vs. the collective. Both of these artists created very powerful works that visually caught your attention, and kept your attention by also having it evoke some sort of emotion from the viewer. I took the ideas of these artists and combined it with some research I did on my own. Fred Butler is an artist who I've looked at for a while as a very interesting designer. His pieces may not be something that you see on the street but are commonly found in fashion photo shoots. I found him to be a big inspiration for my final pieces.

http://www.fredbutlerstyle.com/

Also pieces by Lady Starlight, her online store shows that she c

reates one of a kind pieces that also reflect her love for music dance and nightlife which is what inspired my pieces as well.

http://store03.prostores.com/servlet/consume/StoreFront

Reflection:

From the moment we received this project I was very excited about it as a whole. When it was stated that the piece had to be reflective I automatically took this idea literally. This is what gave me the idea to create the disco ball bra. I had tiny disco balls from the dollar store that had all of the pieces that I took off and then placed onto the bra. The only problem was that two of these did not cover the bra, which is when I faced my first design problem. Luckily instead of having to leave the bra unfinished my friend called me from a craft store and said that she had found similar mirror pieces in a slightly larger size. I used these pieces to finish the bra off. Overall I am content with the bra but those few large pieces are the one thing I would change. This piece ended up being very interesting and dynamic. Every piece isn’t symmetrical or placed perfectly but I think that is what adds to the dynamics, it creates sort of an unpredictable pattern with unpredictable reflections that create depth. Both of the pieces I’ve created represent my love for dance and music. Glam rock to be more precise, I am inspired by artists such as semi precious weapons and lady gaga, where the clothing represents a part of their presentation. It represents more than a jacket or a bra, it turns these regular items into costumes that fit their musical interest. Which is what I did with both pieces. For my second piece I wanted to create a jacket out of duct tape. Taking an old fitted shirt and wrapping it up in duct tape created the form of the jacket. After continuously layering the interior and exterior of the jacket with duct tape to make sure it was presented somewhat neatly the jacket began to shrink in size. It also lost a lot of flexibility, which lead to my second design problem of the jacket no longer fitting me. This problem created some stress because at the time it was a little to close to the deadline to start the entire jacket over again. So I decided to have someone else model the jacket. The jacket also caused me problems because I thought the entire jacket being plain white created a straightjacket look that isn’t really what I wanted to portray. I wanted to portray music, a dirty rock old school hand made clothing look. So I took black paint to it and was very pleased with the outcome. Instead of having a plain white or plain black jacket the colors and the creases of the ductape worked together to create sort of a worn and rustic look. The negative space is filled with the white duct tape that hasn’t been touched by the black paint that creates different lines traveling all over the jacket. The jacket is created by two patterns from paint and the untouched tape creases. I also wanted to tie both of these pieces together by using glass because I want to be sure that the idea of a glam rock costume be created. Unfortunately this led to another design problem that was having the glass stick to the duct tape jacket. Nothing seemed to work, even now I keep going back to check and retry different things, because every time I think I’ve found a successful solution, a day or two later the pieces are ready to fall off. But overall I wanted to put an emphasis on both of the pieces by taking simple objects and making them flashy and grungy. I wanted to create pieces you would see at an underground club or up on a stage. I wanted to create pieces that show my love for music, dance and performances. Overall I'm content with the outcome of my pieces.