I’ve starting reading constructivism, it mentioned that the art reflects on industrial society. I have found this interesting because it reminds me of my workplace as it’s quite industrial. It already makes me think of not adding colour into the work I’m making, and just letting the raw material speak for itself. I think it links back to last week’s lecture on using materials as a process, and Robert Morris’ notes on sculpture 4: beyond objects text on minimalism.

I’m waiting to use the cold metal and wood workshop to cut out the architectural layouts onto different materials. For the next few days I’m limited to using paper and cardboard; dropping them from height to see where they land. In the meantime, I’m going to experiment with the properties of the materials, for example scrunching paper up and seeing how it behaves while falling in air.

The images above is the layout of Birmingham School of Art (One is the intact version, and the other is the deconstructed version – for laser cutting). I found this on Google Maps and traced it using Adobe Illustrator. On Friday, I’ll walk around the buildings. I’ll connect the clinical map with personal experience by using graphite and making marks on paper pressed against the building to capture the texture. I’ve read that the technique, called frottage, is from the Surrealist movement, and is an ‘automatic’ method on creative production.

References:
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/f/frottage
https://www.ideo.com/blog/5-creative-exercises-from-the-surrealists