In this week I have took some photos from our cardboard city.

In week no.1, we are focused on build your own building model, these are my model for the cardboard cut. Once we finished build, we will move on drawing stage. Put the building in different position, make the city be much more interesting.

Building type: Futuristic

Name: TN-301.5

Abject– Extremely bad, is not a good word. It could be related to dirty or nasty.

Abjection is often used to describe the state of often-marginalized groups, such as women,prostitutes, convicts, poor people. This term used in the works of Julia Kristeva. Abject could referring to a space or begins inhabit.We often see newspapers, magazine posted crime article, those were could be abject body. For example murder, rape crime pictures.

In religion, different religions have their meaning. These meaning was guide people to follow it. For example in Christian, bible mention about Seven deadly sins. Those were Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy and Pride.

What have I learn?

In this lectures, Abject this world could be described many things. Things could related war, poor people and crime. These were not a good things. It a reflection people for survival, could did things no humanity, such as war. People killing each other for survival, food and money. People always think these were not acceptable, but think about Abject this word may related to yourself. Greed, Sloth, Envy and Pride .We always make this mistake. Mistake makes people reflection, the war history was a Abject body proof. Although we cant said war dont exist. But back to modern world, people have thinking, humanity, we could help each other makes life better.

Now l am doing a project call “Cardboard City” during this three weeks. This is a group project but most of it is individually work. We designed different style and shape of buildings and put together. Then using the light box diffusing the light to the buildings.In this project, my target focus the light and shadow relationship, interesting view point and compositions.

Designer Alberto Caiola has created “Flask and The Press,” a wonderfully modern combination of a cheery and colourful diner in Shanghai, China with a speakeasy entrance cleverly hidden within a vintage Coca-Cola machine that leads to a warm, welcoming bar with clean lines and muted tones dedicated to the art of the cocktail.

Link: http://laughingsquid.com/flask-and-the-press-shanghai-sandwich-shop-with-a-speakeasy-entrance-hidden-inside-a-vintage-coca-cola-machine/

• What have I learn?

This article was about an interesting interior design shop in Shanghai. The shop entrance was a Vintage Coca-Cola Machine. I think was quite mystery and fascinated. I really love the inside decoration, especially the three dimension box hang up on the ceiling. It created space and contemporary.
From Designer Alberto Caiola, his designs could influence my current art project. For example Illustrations, Life drawing and Environment design.

MYTHOLOGY OF THE LANDSCAPE

Mythology of the Landscape means to create stories through our imagination and how we as individuals interpret that. When thinking about the Landscape the initial thought would be of the outdoors, an image or view of the countryside or just empty horizon. Landscape can in fact be other things also including the Wilderness, a City or the Suburban areas.

The Wilderness comes with stories and myths of untamed places with dangerous creatures that live there. To a lot of people especially children the Wilderness is a place to be feared. In the classical mythology of the wilderness:
“Space beyond civilisation, a place to be feared, untamed by man e.g. mountains, forests, deserts and seas. People of the wilderness: witches, big foot, wolves, thieves, savages, devils etc.”

Links:https://melissacbirch.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/mythology-of-the-landscape/

• What I have learn?

This was a blog from Melissa C Birch. The article title interested me to continue read. Bigfoot, wolves, thieves, savages. I love fantasy and mystery stuff, especially creatures. The blog mention an artist call “Charles Fréger”. I really the “Wilder Mann” clothes design. The photoshoot could see the characters with mask bring them alive, look like they existed in this world.

Artist Charles Fréger website: http://www.charlesfreger.com