Dadaism

Dadaism Artwork

 Dadaism is like vandalism, taking a object and transfer into something else. For example, the urine tub is taken and transform into fountain by Marchel Duchamp in 1917.

Figure 1: Fountain (Duchamp, 1917)

Experiment 1: 

Title: Making an artwork based on dadaism concept and about myself

Material: old mouse, old hat, broken spectacle frame

Method: Assembling

About myself: I like technology, and computer staffs, so I was to use a old mouse to show that. I'm also a short-sightedness person whom wearing a glasses, so I used an broken spectacles frame. I'm also like a tomboy person, like to wear pants and t-shirt more than girlish staff. This can be shown through a cap.

 

Figure 2: Materials

 

 

Figure 3: Assembled artwork 

Since my artwork is not following the principle of dadaism ( construct and deconstruct), I had to come up with different solution.

Experiment 2: 

I dismantled the frame of glasses and attached it to the cap as antennae to show I am information gatherer and transmitter.

 

Figure 4: sewing the frame to the cap

 

 

Figure 5: Attaching the frame to show the observant characteristic

 

 

Figure 6: Mouse is attached to cap

This shows I'm keen in technology and it is attached inside the hat (symbolize brain) that I get a lot of information from computer.

 

Figure 7: hammering the nail 

 

Figure 8: Reshaping the wire into peace sign 

 

Figure 9: Fixing mouse on the board 

 

Figure 10: Finished artwork

The whole concept is: The cap with glasses shows I'm information gatherer, and observant. The peace sign shows I love peaceful condition. The wire is going down and up. That means I have fallen in my life at one point. But trying to go up again with a mouse which means through  computer related studies I'm starting back my life. The doodle 'someone help me', shows my mental condition when I have fallen into trouble in my life.

I needed more improvement in my artwork.

Experiment 3

Sketch: 

                                              

Figure 11: Sketch.

I sprayed gold color spray through the holes on paper, to create the effect on the board like shown in below.

 

 

Figure 12: Coloured board

 

 Figure 13: Hammering the cap

 

Figure 14: Dismantling of the mouse

   

Figure 15: Gluegun

 

Figure 16: Sticking the frame using gluegun on the board

 

Figure 17: Sticking on board

 

 Figure 18: Reshaped the wire into smile face

   

Figure 19: Cuting of the wire and exposing of internal wire, Sticking of mouse parts as a bridge 

 Figure 20: Glue gun the wire

Figure 21: Mouse part with a wheel

Figure 22: Cutting out the letters from magazine

Figure 23: Adding words to the internal component of mouse as 'goal'

 Figure 24: Adding words

Figure 25: happy face

 Figure 26: Adding words

Figure 27: Finished artwork

Whole concept: I was a happy child until something happen. The bridge shows the obstacle, and one wire turned into many wires shows confusion. I went down, and try to climb up using computer related study to reach my goal. Chip shows my last goal is to light it meaning to reach the success. The car with one wheel shows I dont have other wheels to move in my life (stuck on one place, maybe shows I need motivation, help, encouragement, guides and so on). I break the glasses to show the eye problem and used mouse components to show that I am fond of technology.

Reference:

Tate, 2016, Fountain 1917, Tate.org, accessed on 14 October 2016, url:http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/duchamp-fountain-t07573

Acknowledgement: Thanks to Mr Kamarul for helping me to do this project.

Metaphor

I used Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create images that describes other meaning known as metaphor.

 

Task 2: Gift for Friends

 Lecturer asked us to bring gift for the friends and do a graphic card based on the gift. The below is my graphic card I did using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

                                                     Figure 1: Graphic card

The gift I chose was Cadbury blueberry chocolate. At first, I planned to give a drawing of my friends' face but It will be a dull idea, and it less likely stimulate emotional responses. So I chose chocolate
as a gift. It also not expensive and I can distribute to everyone, so everyone will get equal chance. Chocolates are also help to relieve stress and it is also a great antidepression.

Below are my friends' gifts for me.

Fatin gifted me an empty glass bottle which was decorated by a 3D paint.

 

Figure 2: Glass bottle

Zhenbo gifted me green tea drink. 

 

Figure 3: Green tea

Umar gifted me R O K chocolate. 

 

Figure 4: Chocolate 

Ruifeng gifted me an oat choco.

 

Figure 5: Oat Choco

Yati gifted me a double mint chewing gum. 

 

Figure 6: Chewing gum: double mint  

From this task, I learned how to use Adobe Photoshop to crop a picture and make a graphic card. I also made my friends happy by gifting them.

Cubism sculpture

Lecturer asked us to do a sculpture or 3d object that represents cubism about one of our friends. I 

chose Umar to represent my 3d object. 

 Characteristic of Umar

-likes football

-likes nigerian music

-likes green

-likes to laugh

-has dark tone colour

-Islamic

The below is my process:

Materials: thin metal wire, styrofoam plate.

Sketch: 

                                              

Figure 1.0: Sketch

Figure 1.1: fixing plates into a round shape

 

Figure 1.2: Trying to use collage to give face colour 

 

                                                        Figure 1.3: Almost finished artwork

I used green eyes, a black hat to represent songkok. I let the space for nose. The entire artwork is somehow round represents football.  

  

Figure1.4: football eye

I added a football eye to represent he is keen in football.

 Figure 1:5: Moon as Islam symbol

I added a crescent to show he is Islamic.

Another sculpture I did was from thin metal wire.

Sketch:

 

 Figure 1.6: Sketch

 

 

Figure 1.7: Materials

Figure 1.8: Finished artwork

The hand above represents the hand of god, and I am nothing but a puppet of god. The wire is strangled around my neck shows emotional distress. The hands of the sculpture shows 'SoWhat'? and I used plastic to show a skirt, that I am a female.