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Bridge 3: Mining the Past

Link to Artist Proposal:

https://portfolio.newschool.edu/yitingzhang/2019/03/14/bridge-3-andy-goldsworthy-and-my-proposal/

Design Drawings of ensembles

Research Link: http://www.morning-earth.org/ARTISTNATURALISTS/AN_Goldsworthy.html


Process of Making Prototype

 

Finished Prototypes 

 

Reflection

For this project of exploring the works of the artist, Andy Goldsworthy, I got really inspired by the textures from his arts. To collaborate the elements of textures and patterns I found attractive in his artworks, I worked with strings on the “A” shape bottom skirt, which was the most time-consuming part, for I need to cut strings in small pieces and stick them onto the PVC base with glue guns. The most challenge part is that I have to make sure not to use excessive amount of hot glues that could easily shown on the surface of strings and affect the presentation of the texture concept. I’m satisfied with the final results and looking at the three pieces of my ensembles together since the pieces stayed in the same mood and well collaborate with each other to create the balance. For the other bridges, I would plan on explore more diversity of materials that could be further inspired by the “ephemeral” attributes of Goldsworthy’s works.

 

Yiting (Brianna) Zhang is currently enrolling in the BFA program at Parsons, declaring her major as Fashion Design. She was born in Shanghai, China in 1999, the year of which significant changes on financial development and city planning were happening in Shanghai. In this city combined with the antiquated and modern culture, she finished her middle school and first year of the high school education. Then she spent three years in New Jersey, living with her host families and finishing her high school study at Union Catholic High School that was located in Scotch Plains, NJ. Throughout the years living with her host mother who is also an artist, she has been influenced and inspired by her a lot with regard to relationship between nature and humans. Since the first time when she got to deal with the volume and stories fabrics can create and tell, she has decided to dive deeper into playing with fabrics and fashion. She is also looking towards the sustainability in the fashion industry when fashion production has become one of the biggest threats to the environment. Accordingly, she believe that fashion can be reformed in a better direction and it can make certain changes to the world. Over the past years, she have obtained diverse skills and qualities, including strong leadership, playing percussion instruments, Latin dance, and of course, skills regarding to her current major, Fashion design.

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