I. INTRO
For our final assignment in Space and Materiality, we were tasked to create a dining table (which later turned into a picnic blanket) inspired by Judy Chicago’s “The Dinner Party” at the Brooklyn Museum. In this, we’d include the following:
A table runner
A dish or bowl
Eating utensils
A cup/ glass
Handmade posters
MATERIALS:
• Fabric • Alginate • Plaster • Clay • Laser cut / etched wood, chipboard, fabric, leather, or acrylic • Ink / Paint / Collaged materials • Paper
I ran a number of ideas in my head of where I was headed with this assignment; firstly, I wanted to create a dinner party based on the classical Italian Renaissance, then later wanted to do a piece on dissociation. However, none of these ideas were clear in my head, as most ideas are to me. That was when I envisioned a table cloth with Andy Warhol’s flowers printed on them. A Warhol picnic stood out to me more than any of my previous ideas, and I thought it would be interesting to play with the consumer culture of today.
II. CHOOSING OUR PICNIC IDEA, AS A CLASS.
We were given a couple of designs to test out the dinner party layout, including a church set-up, a labyrinth, and a picnic.
Naturally, we chose the picnic for its creativity and real-world integration.
PLAN A – The picnic would ideally be outside in Washington Square Park (As a class we inspected for spots we could hold the picnic)
(AREA BY THE GRASS BUT NOT QUITE)
PLAN B- The picnic could be in the classroom if it rains
III. CHOOSING AN ANDY WARHOL THEME
Color Scheme
CLASSIC WARHOL
CLASSIC DUNKIN
A PLAN OF ATTACK (Layout):
IV. THE MAKING PROCESS
Poster Design (Digital):
Analog:
Placemat and Table Cloth:
PLACEMAT DESIGN:
Table Cloth:
