Time and Space

Beginning Sculpture
Professrors: Jenna Efrein and Alicia Eggert
Asiggnment – Casting 2 or more part mold

Time and Space:

20 plus
working with repetition and multiples

Objective:
1) Your series must contain a minimum of 20 elements
2) Express the idea of time and utilize space to emphasize your point about time.
3) No pedestals are permitted in your presentation unless it is integral to your concept of time!
4) Consider the qualities of your material choices

Timeline
Wed March 25th
-More Demos
-Work Day

Mon March 30th
- Work Day

Wed April 1st
-Work Day

Moon April 6th
Work Day

Wed April 8th Be installed Before Class
- Cirt

Tension

These are images from our most recent project. The assignment was to use cast glass combined with other elements to express the feeling of tension.

Janine Antoni

More about her here.

Hard Candy Recipe for casting

2 cups granulated sugar

2/3 light corn syrup

3/4 cup water

In a large saucepan, mix together sugar, corn syrup and water. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Bring mixture to a boil without stirring. When syrup temperature reaches 260 degrees, add color. Do not stir; boiling action will incorporate color into syrup. Remove from heat at 300 degrees or when drops of syrup form hard brittle threads in cold water. (Temperature will continue to rise after removing from heat so remove precisely at 300 degrees). After boiling action ceases, add flavoring and stir, then pour into mold.

Thread stages (syrup) 230-233 degrees

Soft-ball stage (fudge) 234-240 degrees

Firm-ball stage (caramels) 244-248 degrees

Hard-ball stage (marshmallows) 250-266 degrees

Soft-crack stage (popcorn balls) 270-290 degrees

Hard-crack stage (hard candy and casting) 295-310 degrees

Mini Assignment: Time-Based Media

Mini Assignment: 

Time-Based Media 

Due: Monday, March 23rd   

The object of this assignment is to find everyday evidence of the passing of time in the world around you. This should be considered research for potential use in future sculpture assignments. Think of yourself as a detective, investigator, journalist or scientist who has been given a field assignment. Notice things, look for clues, and document what you find.   

Take 50 pictures that relate to the theme of time. Try to stay away from obvious or literal examples of time, like clocks, schedules, etc.   

Pictures can be taken with a digital camera or your camera phone.   Put those pictures together into a power point presentation, which you will present to class on Monday (meet in the glass classroom). Come to class prepared with your presentation on a disk.   

Some Ideas to get your gears turning:   

Take a picture of yourself every time the clock is 11 minutes after the hour for 50 consecutive hours.   

Document things that erode over time (take pictures of an ice cube melting).   

Take a walk and take a picture of the ground every ten steps.   

Document the progress of an assignment for another class (for example, take screen shots of your computer while you’re writing a paper).   

Look up the word time for inspiration.