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hYpo_EvolutionLayout.pdf

most of you are making good progress, but i can tell you that nobody is making enough. this exercise is about iteration. make, make again, make again. following is due for thursday: 1. everyone should clear their desks and put on it a piece of vellum or mylar at 36″x36″. this sheet should be divided [...]

poetry workshop from 2p-3.30p in HHN 308. bring Andre Breton: “Soluble Fish” (under texts tab) and laptop.

following is a recap of our pinup on thursday draw (taxonomy): a plan or elevation of the original piece illustrating where and how the operations (cuts) were taken. develop a notation that gives information about the cut. a single line indicates the angle of the cut in two axes but not in the third. 2d [...]

mapping drawing from collect autopsy map and taxonomy map from analyze and map the autopsy map/drawing is the rule set for how you performed the autopsy(s) the taxonomy map/drawing is the identification and relational drawing of the results of the autopsy there could be a third map.drawing illustrating the rule set for the reassembly of [...]

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scale: one of the criteria for dissection and classification should be scale/size. many of you who have started to dissect your pieces are using regular intervals. for example, 1″ sections cuts along the length of a chair leg or a 2″ grid laid over a piece moulding. there is nothing inherently wrong with this. but, [...]

Areas of Research (pick A or B): A. military camouflage 1. dazzle 2. dpm- disruptive pattern material B. Patch 1. patchwork in quilting 2. patch modeling 3. patch of land 4. patch fix in software 5. soccer ball patch things to think about: >how does figure/ground factor in. refer to stan allen reading >how does [...]

not surprisingly, the discussions from thursday were all very similar. following is a summary: process: gather>sort>dissect/classify>reassembly you’ve first gathered material. you should then sort these pieces. for example, group all turned objects (table legs, etc.) that have a profile rotated 360 degrees together. group all extrusions (mouldings, etc.) together. then dissect (autopsy) these pieces into [...]

remember to send me (4) jpegs of your previous semester’s work and photos tomorrow of the material you have found. in regards to how much you need, keep in mind that the units that you will be creating will undoubtedly be less than 6″ in x,y and z. they may be as small as 2″ [...]