Swimming through Space
Process
2D-Pond
3D-Cave
Stop Motion of How My Work Transfer
- What is your favorite part of the project?
- What “grade” do you give your project – how successful is it?
I chose Shigeo Fukuda and Eiko Ojala as my inspirations. Eiko Ojala is a graphic designer who has integrate his paper cutting and illustration into his graphic design. His works make fully use of the light and shadow, contrast between different colors, and combination of different elements . These factors make his works have a sense of depth and touch the viewers difference emotions and senses. Shigeo Fukuda was a sculptor, graphic artist and poster designer who created optical illusions. His art pieces usually portray deception, such as Lunch With a Helmet On, a sculpture created entirely from forks, knives, and spoons that casts a detailed shadow of a motorcycle… You can see my full description on this site.
In this project, I started to lear how to figure out something related to handcraft by myself. It is really interesting to things related to 3D works because it is really challenging and making the work from a flat 2D piece to a 3D piece requires a lot of brain storm. I explored a lot of new materials in order to help me achieve the goals. PVC paper was initially used to fix the fish because it is transparent, but the outcome is not good. I don’t feel satisfied with the visual effect and PVC was too hard for a smooth translation. Motion Sensor Light is another item I discovered while doing my research. The light lights up as I approach it. It helps to more the cave more realistic.
My final is very different from my model. My model is a book with a painting on the cover and paper cuttings inside, but it does not engage a lot of transformation. Also there is not any lighting in my initial thoughts, and I think lighting makes the final outcome much better. My research tells me that Ojala was professional in paper cutting so I thought about making my 3D work using the form of paper cutting. Also Origami is a traditional skill in Japanese culture, so adding the elements of origami was also inspired by my research.
I would like to say I did a pretty good job in this project. Although the outcome is not flawless, I really learned a lot and enjoyed myself in the project. My favorite part must be making hand craft and figuring out how to solve various difficulties I met during the process.
