10 ThingsJJ McLuckie

Making 1/Fall 2013Instructors:

Assistant ProfessorsTaylor Hokanson & Fo Wilson

10 Things is an assignment designed to shift first-year students from the realm of left-brain centric judgement into a more balanced relationship between the hand, eye and intellect; to encourage them to work with materials experimentally and to stretch the bounds of their individual imagination, creativity and resoucefulness. For this assignment there are no “right” or “wrong” solutions, only imaginative or unispired ones. Students are encoraged to avoid expected solutions, not to edit the bizarre or unsual and to be adventurous. They can use any combination of materials or techniques as long as their materials are manipulated in some way working within the ten constraints.

1. an object as long as your arm span.

Made out of cardboard from a lamp box, and acrylic paint all attached to the length of an arm.

2. an object that can hang from the ceiling.

Made from plastic mirrors of varying sizes and a tissue box that hangs nicely with the opening in the back.

3. a map

A map depicting my house, the Kankakee river, the massive amount of corn around me, and the town where my school is located, which is in the toilet.

4. a drawing made with found materials.

Chicago In The Raw

A painting created using only acrylic paint and a tissue. The painting depicts Chicago at midnight from Navy Pier.

5. something to wear.

A straitjacket made from an old shirt with belts sewn onto it. It is stained with tea and colored with acrylic paint and fake blood.

6. something soft.

Fingers made from latex, paint, wax, toothpicks, and glass paint that are stuffed with cotton to give them a realistically soft feel.

7. an object made primarily using negative space.

You said I tasted famous, so I drew you a heartBut now I’m not an artist I’m a work of artMade from latex, skin as negative space, and fake blood

8. something that looks good on the floor.

A footprint of my shoe made with cardboard, white pencils, and charcoal Pencils

9. something broken.

Broken skin stapled back together made with latex, paint and makeup

10. something put together that has at least 3 parts.

Pendent made with hammered copper wire, irridescent black glass, and clear glass.