This is my attempted grid art of Marilyn Monroe. Unfortunately it did not turn out how I hoped, but this was also my first ever attempt at grid-art. I definitely would give it another try.
Made this in response to story of Jazzie student at Harvard who was targeted by her white roommate until she was so uncomfortable she decided to move out. Racism still exists and is ignored by many. I'm glad the media is still shedding light on this issue.
I really enjoyed looking at the different ideas expressed with ACSII. You can tell that this form of art takes a lot of work and planning to achieve. I love that it pushes the limits of what can be achieved with art online. Some of the drawings are very elaborate such as the ones below: I can't imagine taking the time to create something like this, but I definitely applaud the work of others in this area.
For this project my group decided to bring winter to florida. We thought it would be fun if we built a snowman out of unconventional materials in public to see what kind of reactions we would get. The materials included small plastic cups, permanent markers, and staplers. I was not surprised that we mostly just got stares, especially from young children. Some people did exchange a few words with us, and a couple asked for pictures with the snowman. Here's the little guy: Watch Video Here Our three influences for this piece were : Gilbert & George - The Singing Sculpture which is an 8 hour singing sculpture performance. They brought an inanimate object to life, which was pretty cool. Stelarc's "Ear on Arm" sculpture and project. took a sculpture and made it unconventional by placing an ear on an arm. We made a snowman out of unconventional materials. Swiss artist Victorine Mueller who covers herself in her sculptures made from ball...
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