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Day 85
1: The Image
A friend told me I should go shoot the birds attacking a tree over by my favorite coffee shop. (Apparently they have tasty berries.) This is the result. The tree was too busy and distracting, so I photographed them on the overhead lines where they were planning their attacks from.
2: The Research
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3: The Viewing
Edward Weston
Here’s my attempt on the wire sculpture assignment. I decided to stick with the whole nature and/or Spring theme as from the previous assignment. Truly, do have a love for Spring and nature, which is why I decided to incorporate this theme onto this assignment. So, what doesn’t say Spring/nature without butterflies, color, and flower petals? Reasons why I decided to create this wire sculpture.
I knew during my brainstorming process that I didn’t want my sculpture to be bland and lifeless. As I was searching for ways to add life to my wire sculpture, I came across this art technique/craft called dipped wire. Where you take your wire sculpture/piece, dip it into wood glue [not once but twice throughout the process, maybe add some color if wanted, and let it set to dry. Which in the end, gives you a dipped wire sculpture/piece. I personally thought the idea was unique and what I needed to give my sculpture more life, which is why I decided to use this technique. The emphasis is on the dipped wire petals and/or the color. There’s a balance as well with the color the petals posses and the blandness of the butterfly wire sculpture. To keep the sculpture altogether, I used a half of a foam sphere. Those added details bring some sort of harmony onto the sculpture for those reasons are why I was pleased on how it turned out.