The Space

Here is a birds eye view of the space where the pond is and where the fountain will be. The pond is situated in the middle of the art department which is the square building with the open roof and in the middle of that you can see the brick outline of this pond.

I took this photograph of the pond area on my phone standing in the corner, this is a panorama shot, I chose to take this picture this way so that i could get the whole of the space in and so that people just looking at the picture can get a true understanding of the area and look at the amazing environment.

Dimensions:
3.5 m x 3.5 m
Height: 35 cm

Fountain Design

The key word that I will be using for the fountain is developing, I am using this because that's what I believe people do when they come into the visual arts department, as they develop their art skills. 

Definition of Developing:
grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate. 

The materials that I am using for my fountain are recycled ones that I will find, here is a short list of what I will need:

• Large plastic round dome with two holes
• 20 plastic bottles
• Metal piping 
• Plastic box for mounting

The cost of my water fountain will be nothing because I will be finding these materials in bins and rubbish tips.

Sculpture Trail

The town center of Cambridge holds lots of interesting and bold sculptures. I went around Cambridge to gain more information and understand the complex shapes and materials used for these sculptures in person.
1.

The first sculpture that I went to was at the doors of the famous guildhall which was created in 1933. These were made by Lawrence Bradshaw. I really like these small tiles on the edge of the door because every tile is special and different which makes this sculpture so interesting and enjoyable to look at.

2.

At number two is the sculpture called Talos which was made in 1950 by Michael Aroyrton which was based on the legendary guardian of minoan crete. I love the abstract quality to this piece which is exciting because of the bronze material which is made to last and the sculpture looks basic however you can understand the shapes and what they are.  

3.

Above is a image of the third sculpture of this Cambridge trail. This sculpture is called Between the lines, which was made in 2007. This is a very detailed piece of the lines carved into a granite glacial boulder.

4.

The Corpus Clock

2008

Gold plated stainless steel 

5.

Above is a picture of another sculpture in Cambridge, which is The Cavendish Crocodile, which was carved in 1933, it is a engraving on brick. This is the first engraving on brick i had seen and i was very interested into the detail of which this has been created. I also enjoy the shadows made by this carving from the sun.

6. 

Earthbound

2002

Cast Iron

Aid & Abet Talk

• Based in Cambridge near the Train Station
• Gallery/ Art space
• Inspiration - Lyle Bange, Photographer, creating an environment so people can experiment and take risks in their own work and be more expressive.
• It was co-founded in 2009 by artists Sarah Evans, David Kefford and CJ Mahony.
• Exhaustion and excrescence
• David Ward first commission CB1 - Projector onto the building
• Antoni Malinowski - Painting and instillation, public art, pigment, light, movement and time.
• Different times and light conditions
• Other artists/ public art:
• Dryden Goodwin
• Jem Finer
• Kenny Hunter
• Ixia
• Future City

   

What Does The Visual Art Department Represent?

To create the pathway to my final idea and what I am intending to design for the fountain I need to get an idea of what people think about the space that I am using and what they think about the art department and gather a list of words to describe it.

To get these words, as a class and in the Aid and Abet talk we came up with some ideas and words. Here is a few I thought were important to include:

• ART
• EXPLORING
• STRESS
• FRIENDSHIP
• CREATIVITY
• PASSION
• DEVELOPING
• PATHWAYS
• EXPRESSION
• LEARNING
• REFINING
• SUPPORT

Each word above has its own meaning and understanding. I looked at these words from the class deeply so that I could take a step back and look at what the whole space means to people. The thing I took away from this was how people see the art department in different ways and most of it is opinion, however I thought that to make the fountain successful i needed to base it on facts, that's why I chose my word to be DEVELOPING, as I believe that everyone in our class develops in there artwork and life in general.

Health And Safety In Public Art

Every work place or educational placement has different ways of working safely and different procedures to control the health and safety of the people involved.
As artists we have to also control what we do, as we have to look at  whether what ever we are designing is safe and is suitable to what the public are using it for.

WHERE?
This is what we have to think about when we are designing our public art as we need to be aware of where we are putting the piece, as it could be in a walk way, if so you might want to think about whether people will be walking past it a lot and there could be dangers of a tripping hazard.

WHO?
You need to think about who will be looking and interacting with your piece, as there could small children around your work and could be very dangerous.

WHAT?
What will you be making your work with and will it be suitable and sustainable to weather conditions, and if it will last, as that is a key thing to think about.


These are a few things I will be considering in the public art unit: 

• Design/Shape of piece
• Size
• Strength
• Location - Site
• Electronics
• Social
• Economic
• Subject
• Offensive
• maintenance
• Public liability insurance  

Useful health and safety websites:

• www.hse.gov.uk
• www.publicartonline

What is Public Art?

Public art can be put into four categories these are; sound, light, time and a sculpture. Mostly, public art is outside and is in the public view, most of the places that hold these public art pieces are nice and relaxed places that the general public can enjoy.

Public art can be two different things which are temporary public art which can be things like projection, performances in visual arts. Also there is permanent public art like bronze sculpture and engravings that can last for a long time.

Review of Yr 2 art exhibition

Aims
To provide potential starting points for A2 course work.

Here is a review of the year 2 work which is currently up for the visual art exhibition, which I went around to have a look at and experience in person.

How do you feel year 13 work is different from year 12 work?
I, believe that the year 13 work is different to the year 12 work because of the depth and quality in the work and how they go into finer detail.

Select a student whose work interests you.
One student interests me a lot with their work, this student is called Jason Morshgreen, I really like his work because I like the colours that are used in his work and the way he links digital work with things like painting.

10 artists/designers I would like to explore further:

John Clang
Paul Wright
Kathy Kelly
Tai Shansschievebeg
Jeinifer Nook
Jean - Dierre Walte
Edward Collier
J.D.Hillibury
Bella Howard
Andrew Woffiriden

How can you see evidence of artists studied in their final work?
With the different media and techniques that the person has done as it is like the way that the artist that they looked at paints.

Select one student from outside your specialist studio whose work you like, explain why.
Emily Elbourn; I really like the way that she uses fauvism in her work and it is mainly based on impressionism.

Find two different materials and techniques you have not used before.
- I really like the way that Carrie Hubbard shows her reverse applique by taking away all of the layers in the same place this way you get colourful areas in the burnt bits.
- Also the way that Fiona Nuttall links all of the cotton and string into her work.

List a theme that you would be interested in exploring next year.
- I would like to explore movement in photography, as I feel that it is a very exciting theme for photography as you capture a lot in the photograph.

Unit 83 Public Art - Scenario

For my new unit which is public art I have been commissioned by Mike Junkovic to produce a dynamic and expressive pond feature/sculpture/fountain for use in the visual art pond, using sustainable and recycled materials.  

The purpose of this assignment is to increase skill and understanding in responding to the
design brief, using materials, techniques and knowledge.

Below is a picture of the small square area in the art department, in the middle of this square is the iconic pond, which lots of people enjoy and use for lots of different uses. For example in this picture you can see the visual arts using it as part of the art exhibition, which the performance studies put on a show for us all. This pond is where the fountain is  that I have been commissioned to produce the sculpture for. 

Long Road Sixth Form Pond and Fountain