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Critique Response

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  • The important points of the topic was the meaning and the theme that tied the student’s draft and the chosen pieces. We as well discussed how the student can improve the draft in order to further present the message behind the the art pieces.
  • My understanding of the project connects to my other classes by discussing how the modern world is like today. My pieces evoke the theme of stepping inside an fantasy world that is more like the utopia of our generation. I will further understand the way our modern society pictures a utopian future based on our values today. I as well discussed the way the world has evolved from the past to the present in my other classes and the way opinions are being changed over the years.
  • The major ideas I understand now are how to connect art or stories with completely different views from each other. I learned how to look closely to the art works and find views that could make sense no matter how challenging it was to find the similarities between the pieces.
  • The three ideas I am taking away from the seminar are that there is always an hidden message that can be interpreted between two pieces of work. It is important to get an significant message across and not just find a general theme to discuss. There are times where two different pieces of art can force you to think deeply about concepts that you have not explored yet.

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  • I gave my team mate an idea in a new direction they can take to their piece and see if it can further explain their concept.
  • The questions I have is how can I clearly express my the concept of my theme and have the present and meaningful message of the theme.
  • There were students who helped move the discussion forward by asking how the projects will be more expanded from the draft and if there are other themes the students are focusing on and would want to replace with their original concepts.
  • There were students who asked more questions but also allowed others to take the chance to present their ideas and questions to the artist.
  • Next time I would like to do differently is give the presenter more advice on how they can further improve their works.

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  • Next time I will listen to how the artist came to the idea and realization of what they want too do with their project. This way I can understand their thinking process and know what they are trying to discuss in their art.
  • What I will do differently to make the seminar better is ask more questions and challenge the artist on how they can do better in their project.

Things Didn’t Go As Planned

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For this project I had to design shoes that were mean to be given as a gift to a partner and the shoes had to be made based on the style the partner is interested in. I as well as required to go to the laser lab to cut the fabric that make up the shoes.

 

During the process, I felt intimated to sew since I have never experienced a project that required to sew. I also was wary about how my design will be implemented on the shoe and if it will achieve a eye catching look to the audience.  When I went to the laser lab I came prepared to cut a piece of a design that I wanted to implement to the shoes. I had carefully constructed the design by sketching out and then cutting the design based on the size and placement on the shoe. Once I was in the laser lab I laid the fabric on the machine expecting the laser to cut on top of the fabric and successfully transmitting the design on the fabric. Instead the laser had cut through the fabric which prevented the design from looking like it was more engraved than just cut with scissors. I still thought that I can used the fabric to my advantage and sew it on the shoes anyway to hopefully still have an presentable design. Yet as I was ready to sew the fabric on the shoes, it easily kept tearing apart preventing me to smoothly apply the design. The design included parallelograms which were the most fragile areas and quickly ripped away from the fabric  had I constantly tried to cut pieces of the fabric and try to position it on the shoe to add an aesthetically pleasing style. Still, the design did not look pleasing with all the torn up fabric.

 

The design that was going to be stitched on the shoes

 

 

 

Sewing was not as successful as I thought. Initially I wanted my shoes to have a smooth craft with equal measurements on both shoes. Some parts of the shoe felt it had a disfigured shape. As I continued stitching the fabric the shoe started to morph into a narrow look than a more rounded curve to the toe area. I constantly had to look over my stitch to see if it was not disorganized and if the leather was positioned in the right place. There was a strap  that looked bigger than the other. For this reason, I needed to restitch the strap after they were cut to the equal size of the other straps.  Still the the shoes did not have cohesive measurements and made me wary about how the shoes would present themselves while model wears them. I thought that the shoes would look rushed or disorganized based on how the stitching did not look well constructed as I thought.

Stitching the front parts of the area

 

 

Stitching Process

 

 

One of the stitched straps

 

Yet when I presented my shoes to the class they turn out to enjoy the shoes more than I expected. During the critique people commented on how they liked the craft and the way I decided to add the flaps and straps to the shoes. One student stated that they like the love the punk look while another commented on how the shoes felt futuristic. The shoes have been successful based on the theme that the shoes portray. I intended for the shoes to have an dark and punk appearance to them. I especially added high soles of the shoes. I achieved the style that matched my partner’s likes and interests like the high soles and the dark aesthetic the punk aesthetic they wanted.

 

                             Final Results