Monday, March 30, 2009

Studio 4 (31.03.09) - Embedded Video

"SketchUp: Making Stairs: The Treads are Components"

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

BENV1080 Lab 3 - Sydney Opera House










This sketch was drawn from the base of the Harbour bridge.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Studio 3 (24.03.09) - Section 7 Model Draft 1


Stair to Fiona Hall's Above Ground Studio.

Design Word: Disentangle














Concept Sketches



















Stair to Rosalie Gascoignes's Below Ground Studio.

Design Word: Land















Concept Sketches



















Draft Model of Studios without Gallery Space.

Monday, March 16, 2009

Studio 2 (17.03.09) - Experiment 1 Section 15

"Sketch-Up" Model








Stair Sections
Section 1: Lower Floor to Ground Floor


















Section 2: Upper Floor to Ground Floor

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Studio 2 (17.03.09) - Experiment 1 Section Sketches

Sections 1-4
















Sections 5-8















Sections 9-12















Sections 13-16















Sections 17-18

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Studio 1 (10.03.09) - Step 4: Image C

Tracey Moffat 'Laudanum #9' (1998)











Adjective: Raw
Noun: Fabric
Verb: Hold

Monday, March 9, 2009

Studio 1 (10.03.09) - Step 4: Image B

Rosalie Gascoigne 'Rose Red City #6' (1992-3)

















Adjective : Clean
Noun : Land
Verb: Reconstruct

Studio 1 (10.03.09) - Step 4: Image A

Fiona Hall 'Detail' (2005)










Adjective: Delicate
Noun: Shard
Verb: Disentangle

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Studio 1 (10.03.09) - Step 3: Image C

Sa Pa Town Square, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam.












This photograph is taken at a reasonably high altitude, but I cannot be sure if the mist is actually a mist, fog, or clouds (or whether such distinction is superfluous). I believe the star represents the star in the centre of the Vietnamese flag, though at the time and afterward, I did not have the opportunity to find out. The single, thin pole rising from the centre of the star appeared to be for a flag, but yet again, the mist and the language barrier rendered any proof impossible. The whole spectacle was quite dramatic, with the 'flag pole' providing a beautiful line of symmetry and juxtaposition - dwarfed as it was by the powerful and hard lines of the stone paving. The place seemed shrouded literally and metaphorically in mystery.

Studio 1 (10.03.09) - Step 3: Image B

Antonio Gaudí 'Casa Mila (La Pedrera)' (1905–1907)
















This building is at the same time beautifully organic in its form, yet highly sculpted and surreal. Gaudi has payed very close attention to the finer details of the architecture; for example the ceilings feature and array of symbolic pictographs and scuplture and the balconies are enclosed by warped and tortured metal that is both visually stimulating and practical. It is an alarming and impressive fusion of artistic sculpture and practical architecture that makes for a very inhabitable building and visual spectacle.

Studio 1 (10.03.09) - Step 3: Image A

Barnaby Hartford Davis 'Phoenix'
(2008)













This painting originally featured green hills. In order to dramatise the subject, I chose to paint the hills a deep crimson; reminiscent of blood, red earth, fire and a passion. I intended that the painting be a metaphor representing everybody's ability for rejuvenation; be it from injury, loss or an awakening.