12/14/20

Ceramic Products

I was instructed to research about ceramic products and take four products to work on . Following are the four products and by taking reference from the picture of original product I have to make a new product by changing design or adding another function . Below first I have presented the actual product then described the Idea & function of alteration and then their technical drawings to understand my idea more clearly. 

 1 Bowl :



The bowl below is made to keep the food either hot or cold for more time . This is double layered . There is hollow space between these layers and a hole with lid . The hole is used for pouring hot or cold water to keep the food according to requirement . 



2 Bottle :


Following are three different designs of bottle with double pouring system . These bottles can contain two types of liquids at same time . The dotted section is partition or a wall which doesn’t  allow the liquids to mix . In the middle bottle we can hold the bottles from both sides as there is space to carry it .



3 Planters :




Following are three designs of planters . Left one is inspired by sculptures of Easter Island ( above in second picture ) , middle one is used for two plants and right one is a hanging planter shaped as a big spoon . All of these planters can be used for both indoor and outdoor purposes .





4 Necklace :



Necklace is symbol of beauty and used for beautification .The purpose of necklace is nothing then wearing . It’s an abstract design and this design is also used in big abstract mural if it is not suitable for necklace . 



4/29/20

Most important post COVID 19 user product

Share a sketch of an object/user product ( existing or imagined ) that you consider the most important/useful in post COVID 19 world

Mask will become most important because it is not only important for prevention of pandemics but also for the prevention of pollution . It will be demanded more in the future . So the 3M mask is one of the best mask in use . The 3M mask Perticulate Respitors provide effective respirstory protection for use in places where people will be exposed to dust particles or non volatile liquid particles. Tested and certified to having a convex shape, with nose clip and strap design .



4/28/20

Tip Toland


Who is she ?

Tip Toland (born May 9, 1950) is an American ceramic artist and teacher who was born in Pottstown . Pennsylvania. She is famous for her Hyper Realistic figures .


Artist

Which school did she attend ?


B.F.A. Ceramics from University of Colorado in 1975
M.F.A. Ceramics from Montana State University in 1981

What is her background ?

Tip Toland is a ceramic artist whose work is autobiographical within a frozen moment, teeming with humanity, exists a vessel for her thoughts and feelings. She is a full time studio artist and a part-time instructor in the Seattle area. In addition, she conducts workshops across the United States. Her work has been shown in numerous galleries in New York City and in Seattle .Toland’s spiritual life is central to her work. She follows Mata Amritanandamayi, a Hindu spiritual leader and humanitarian, known throughout the world as Amma, who offers a hug to all who seek comfort from her . Toland first met her in 1990 . Toland said she was feeling self-indulgent as an artist. She needed to hear directly from Amma that teaching and making art had her approval. If she did not get it, she was ready to leave her career and work with Amma caring for the poor. At a program with followers, which went into the small hours of the morning, Toland submitted her questions to Amma in writing. When she saw Amma was reading her questions she went to hear her answers directly. Is it OK to be an artist? “Yes,” said Amma. Few years ago, a grant allowed her to build a small studio filled with light. Her kiln and other working space is in a daylight basement.  

Which techniques and materials does she use ?

Techniques :
Toland's early works were wall reliefs in wood, clay and pigment. Her more recent three dimensional stoneware sculptures are close to life size, sometimes larger. She uses paint, encaustic technique and hair to create figures . Toland makes realistic form of a Human. Her techniques to detail has become one of her significant . She finishes her work with wax or even sometimes using real human hair to show the realness of the piece. Toland shows the wrinkles , the emotions in each feature of face. The hyper realism of Toland's figures comes in the result of her detail and finishing by using different materials. Toland works from live models. They pose, she measures them and takes photographs, makes sketches and then creates the sculptures, usually from stoneware, in her studio. She works with solid clay, using an armature of plumbing pipe as support. Once the figure is complete, she cuts it into segments, hollows it and removes the armature, and fires it in the kiln . It takes Toland about four months to complete a sculpture.  She uses traditional techniques of sculpting with modern and natural materials . 

Materials :

Stoneware , Paint , Chalk , Pastel , Clay , Synthetic Hair , Stoneware Clay , Concrete , Wax , Nail Polish , House paint , Tooth brushes .

What is scale / size of her work ?
Scale and size of Tip Toland’s sculpture are different from each other . Every sculpture has its own scale and size . They are life size sculptures or sometimes bigger than life size .
Jester , 27"h x 31"w x 18"d




 Beauty Parlor, 36 in. (91 cm) in length

Cloud, 31 in. (79 cm) in length

 Refugee, 28 in. (71 cm) in diameter

Remembrance, 4 ft. 8 in. (1.5 m) in height

\Tantrum, 5 ft. 6 in. (1.7 m) in length

African Child  30″H x 28″W x 19D

Africa  52″H x 9’11″W x 54″D


·         What is her statement, message or point of view?

I have loved the figure, especially the face for as long as I can remember. All through my youth I spent hours reconfiguring the face and each feature in endless doodles, never tiring of the possibilities. I love the narrative and every one of the figures I make has a story. Usually I begin with small, unedited thumb nail drawings and return to view them anywhere from one week to one year after sketching them. Those figures that continue to hold my attention and call out to me, become sculpture. I begin sculpting them with a strong sense of their character, yet further into the process the figures themselves often dictate to me how I need to develop them. In this way I feel akin to a writer whose characters start to emerge on their own. This is very captivating for me. Overall, my concern is to realize these figures as honest and vulnerable, bringing what is overlooked, personal or uncomfortable to light. This effort is to expose our shared humanity.





4/25/20

The World After COVID 19


What do you think the world become after covid 19 is over? Explain in one paragraph .

COVID 19 is one of the worst pendamic in the world world . Everyone is afraid of it and trying their best to protect theirselves . According to facts and figures this pandemic is not going to end soon . May be it will take a long time to control but if I think that what will be the situation after the pandemic is over , it shows me a lot of things in my mind . There will be more hustle and bustle in the world . People will be happy and come out like they never before because everyone will be freed after a very long lockdown or curfew . Some people will come out for the earning purposes and some go to their friends and family but there will still a fear of COVID 19 so people will still follow the social distance . The world will look more beautiful because there will be no air pollution , no smoke but just for few days then factories will be opened , automobiles will be on road and atmosphere will be polluted again . People will return back to their works and daily routines with more motivation and energy . Everything will be normal until next pandemic or World War  .

List of ten user objects that will become useless or obsolete in the post-Covid19 world.

We are facing COVID 19 pandemic now a days and I am noticing day by day that there are many things which I cant use in this difficult time . Just like my motor bike and I rarely used it once in a week for a maximum 10 minute ride when I have to buy medicine or anything which is available outside my area . But according to requirement there is nothing which will become useless or obsolete in the post COVID 19 world but there are many things which will become less consumeable or their value will be decreased . People will prioritize other things which will be useful in any situation . Some of them are :

1) Branded Clothing
2) Automobiles ( Purchasing )
3) Oil
4) Gold
5) Furniture
6) Electronics

List of five objects that will become more important in the post-Covid19 world .

1) Mask :

From the last few years pollution has a bad impact on the atmosphere . This pollution is creating a mess for the life on earth .  Mask will become more important because it is not only important for prevention of pandemics but also for the prevention of pollution . It will be demanded more in the future .

2) Sanitizers or Soap :

After COVID 19 people will be more concerned about cleanliness . Everyone will be trained of washing hands again and again or using sanitizers or germs killer . So these things will have more impact in our lives .

3) Money :

Money will become most important after the end of COVID 19 because people will be more aware of survival and if you don’t have money you cant survive , you cant buy food , you cant buy medicine and everything you need you cant buy without money . Money will be the top most priority for the world and everyone will try to save as much as money to use it in worst situations in the future .

4) Long term storage food products :

People will try to store as much as food which will be used for a long time because the fear of pandemic will remain forever . People will make themselves ready to face the next worst situation either it’s a pandemic or a war , so food will be their top most priority .

5) Medicines & Medical Equipments :

This pandemic realize us that how much medical equipments like Ventilaters and Protection Suits are more important then Nukes or Bombs . No doubt these nukes are important as well for the defence but Medical equipments and medicines are more important but these cant protect civilians from the pandemics like COVID 19 . That’s why Hospitals , Medicines and Medical Equipments will becoe more important after the end of COVID 19 .

Ron Mueck

Who is Ron Mueck ?
Ron Mueck is an hyperrealist sculptor working in Great Britain . He born  in 1958 in Melbourne, Australia to German parents .
Artist
Which school did he attended ?
In some sources he is showing student of Royal Academy of Arts but he is not showing as an alumni of the institute at the official website of Royal Academy of Arts . So it is not confirmed that either he studied or not but mostly sources tell that he did not studied and learnt the art from his family .
Not showing in list of Sculptor Alumnis


Showing as student of Royal Academy of Arts

What is his background ?
Ron Mueck grew up in the family business of puppetry and doll making. He worked initially as a creative director in Australian children’s television, before moving to America to work there in film and advertising. Mueck's early career was as a model maker and puppeteer for children's television and films, notably the film Labyrinth for which he also contributed the voice of Ludo, and the Jim Henson series The Storyteller . In 1996 Mueck transitioned to fine art, collaborating with his mother in law, Paula Rego to produce small figures as part of a tableau she was showing at the Hayward Gallery.
Dolls of Labyrinth Film
What techniques and materials does he use ?
Techniques :
Ron Mueck uses traditional techniques of sculpting with modern and natural materials . His techniques consist of sculpting with clay , molding and casting , finishing etc.
Materials : 
 Resin , Synthetic Polymer Paint , Wax , Fiberglass , Wood , Silicone , Polyester , Silicon Rubber, Aluminium, Mix Media, Steel , Clay , Acrylic, Hair, Styrene, Cotton, Plywood Steel, Hard Dental Plaster , Oil paints and  Nylon .
Procedure


What is the scale/size of his work and why?
Scale and size of Rone Mueck’s sculpture are different from each other . Every sculpture has its own scale and size . He never made a life size sculpture and all of his sculptures are bigger then life size or super sculptures . It did not seem interesting to made life size figures according to him “ He meet life size people everday ” so he always make it interesting by increasing the size . 

A Girl 2006
   110.50 x 501.00 x 134.50 cm
In Bed 2005
  63 ¾ x 255 7/8 x155 ½ inch

Dead Dad 1996-1997
 7 7/8 x 15 x 40 1/8 inch
Two Women 2005
33 ½ x 18 7/8 x 15 inch
Big Man 2000
  81 x 46 ¼ x 82 ¾ inch
Big Baby 1996
81 x 71 x 70cm




Mask 1997
  158 x 153 x 124 cm

Pregnant Woman 2002
 252.0 h x 78.0 w x 72.0 d cm 
What is his statement, message or point of view?
Mueck says “I change the scale intuitively, really avoiding life-size because it’s ordinary. There’s no math involved I usually do a sketch on paper and if it looks good to me, then I use that scale for the actual piece. The shift in scale draws you in and in some ways engages you at a different level.”










4/21/20

Fingerprints in Clay


 Object 1 :-

This is a coffee set made by artist Jill Shaddock which composed of  a Cup , Milk Pourer , Sugar Pot and Stirrer . I select this object for its simple design . But the best thing I like the most in this set is Milk Pourer which is tapered which helps to pour the milk easily and its shows a good design sense to make a comfortable design for its consumer . Moreover the glazes are simple which make it more beautiful .
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Object 2 :-

This set is named as Breakfast in Middle East by the artist Emre Can . It is a 3D printed Porcelain and shatter by hand . The purpose to select this set is theme and concept which shows the situation of war torn countries in Middle East like Palestine , Syria , Libya , Yemen and others . On other hand design of this set is creative as well as difficult . It will not be easy for me to make any object like this .
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Object 3 :-

This object is named as Faith by artist Giraphon which shows purpose of light in body and mind, I select this object for the creativity that show importance of human body . Design of the object with addition of light is very unique and meaningful . 
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3/31/20

A Day in Lockdown

As everyone know about current situation in the world, the corona pandemic . Everyone is stick in its home and  don’t want to go outside without any need or emergency . Public places , transport , some offices and every educational institutes are closed for few weeks . Mostly people are much aware of this pandemic and they are following the precautions and safety measures  but some of them are still thinking that its not a big thing . It is the major issue ongoing in the world so I am also writing about this pandemic .
What is COVID 19 ?

Coronaviruses are a type of virus. There are many different kinds, and some cause disease. A newly identified type has caused a recent outbreak of respiratory illness now called COVID 19 . It is the disease caused by the new coronavirus that emerged in China in December 2019. The new coronavirus can be spread from person to person. It is diagnosed with a laboratory test . The new coronavirus is spread through droplets released into the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The droplets generally do not travel more than a few feet, and they fall to the ground in a few seconds  this is why social and physical distancing is effective in preventing the spread . Its symptoms include Cough , Fever , Shortness of breath , Muscle aches , Sore throat , Unexplained loss of taste or smell , Diarrhea , Headache . Diagnosis may be difficult with only a physical exam because mild cases of COVID 19 may appear similar to the flu or a bad cold. A laboratory test can confirm the diagnosis . If we talk about treatment there is not a specific treatment for the virus. People who become sick from COVID 19 should be treated with supportive measures . For severe cases there may be additional options for treatment.
Virus
Precautions :

Stay home
Practice social and physical distancing
Stay at least six feet away fom a person
Call friends and family or visit by video.
Avoid people who appear sick
Wash your hands with soap and water at least 20 seconds
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth
Wear a mask
Eat healthy and that food which make your immune system strong


My Routine :

My routine in this quarantine is far different from my previous routine . A lot of things have changed in this quarantine even the behaviour . I have time for my family which I rearly had in previous routine . I am eating good and healthy homemade food and many things like this . I am a student and educational institutes are closed and I am bound in my home . I wake up around 10 am . The first thing I do after I wake up is to check my notifications on my mobile , do scrolling on social media and read some news , or my messages . It took around an hour . When my mom call me for breakfast . Then I do breakfast and it took almost an hour . My family and friends are bit tired of me because I always eat and drink so slowly .  Now a days I have nothing to do so I talk to my parents or my siblings and discuss some matters , current situation or anything till Zohar and then I offer the Zohar prayer . Praying in this quarantine is relaxing , it gives you hope and you can manage time for every prayer . After it I asked my mom If she want me to buy some vegetables or any other stuff she need . Then I go to Utility Stores or Metro Cash and Carry to buy the stuff . Everytime I go outside I see people are roaming here and there without any reason , they r not following the precautions which is alarming . I buy products by maintaining a distance from people around me . 
Utility Store

When I came back to home and I eate some food  then I pick up my mobile and watch my favourite cartoons “ Oggy and the Cockroaches “ and in this time I also replied some of my conversations or play any mobile game till Asar .
Oggy & the Cockroaches
I offer Asar prayer and then I go to my rooftop to spend some time without my mobile and watching kids playing on other roofs or flying kites which divert my attention a lot . In this time on the roof , my overthinking about current situation stop for some few moments . The blue clear sky with less air pollution , a bit fresh air and beautiful sunset give me so much hope that very very soon this pandemic will be removed from this world In sha Allah .
Sunset

Skyline with less Air Pollution


Blue Clear Sky
After it I offer Maghrib prayer , recite Holy Quran and eat some light food or any juice or junk stuff . Then I sit with my family or talk about something or I do my assignments  . Then I offer Isha prayer .  After it I call some of my friends whom I cant meet right now and talk about daily routines or their current moods and make plans which we do after the end of pandemic . Then I go to my bed and play most famous game PUBG .  
Then I checked my notifications, reply some messages and scroll for an hour and go to sleep around 2 with a hope that next day I will awake with a good news that Corona is no more in this world In sha Allah .

1/15/20

Assignment

You are required to choose one user product and enhance its functionality by adding another meaningful and needed function to it .

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