Creating this piece helped me explore the use of styrofoam in artwork. Not only that, I developed an understanding about the reasoning behind why art is important.
For starters, I began by creating a plan on a lighthouse. This plan consisted of two swirls that rose up to the top of the two cups. The two spirals became one when I executed the original plan, simply to make the sculpture more sturdy. Then, I began to cut around. While trying to harden the glue quicker, I noticed we were able to melt the cups with the hairdryer. I thought it was a neat idea, and it created organic shapes, so I wanted to incorporate that into my piece. I melted a scrap cup and it slowly turned into a dome-type shape. This became a great topper for the entire piece, so I plopped it on the top. While doing this project, I realized something about the importance of art. According to one of the slides that showed us how to do the project, it stated that it takes nearly five-hundred years for styrofoam to decompose. So, instead of trashing the earth with unused styrofoam, we can create art that can be observed by many rather than to have it ignored somewhere in the ocean polluting our ecosystem. This art was consequential in my exploration of art because I now have a profound reason to continue creating bio-friendly art. It's like art for a special cause!
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AuthorEthan Brooks I find inspiration for most of my pieces from motivation to (slightly) change the world. My favorite pieces to create have the medium of recycled material. I often times prefer abstract art over any other form.
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