‘A Cloaking Garment’
Project II- Set Within a Room in
The
Wrightsman Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Project II is inspired by the French decorative arts from the
18th century.
-In 2007, the thirteen Wrightsman Galleries for French
decorative arts underwent extensive renovations to improve the presentation of
the Museum's renowned collection of French furniture and related decorative
arts pieces—many of which have a royal provenance. All of the
eighteenth-century boiseries, as well as many objects, received
conservation treatment, and a set of seat furniture was reupholstered with a
modern re-creation of the original embroidered show covers. The galleries
include a number of important works previously not on view, including a mid-seventeenth-century
carved ebony cabinet on a stand and a late-eighteenth-century carved and gilded
state bed, as well as additional pieces of Sèvres porcelain and gold snuff
boxes.
Renovations to the galleries included the repainting of the
paneling in one of the period rooms, the conservation treatment of a large
group of objects, and the reupholstering of several pieces of furniture with
modern re-creations of their original show covers.
Metropolitan Museum – Wrightsman Galleries Assignment –
Tuesday July 9, 2013
Color, the look and details of the
furniture, the carpets, wall treatments, china, silver…. etc.
These elements will be the inspiration for project II.
In the same feeling of travel and
location, project II will also transport us to another location this time the
element is in time.
During your time at the Met this afternoon choose a room you
like best and sketch 6- 7 elements from the room make sure to label them, take
notes about the room (colors, finishes, placement of objects) take notes from
the museum labels, make decoration notes.
Feel free to document the entire room
in a sketch or sections of the room and specific details….
Yes- you may photograph without a flash but you will
quickly see that sketching is a much better method.
Wednesday
July 10- Homework/ Class
The sketches you create will inform ‘A Cloaking Garment’.
· A cloaking garment is a silhouette of
your choice that blends in with the environment and acts like camouflage….
· You also have the option of designing
a garment which is a total opposite of the environment a stand alone garment
which has a more performative/installation feel in the space
· Either of these choices must exhibit
a strong concept statement about the body in a particular environment … think about deportment?
· Think of your model leaning against
the wall, seated in a chair, lying on the floor, hiding in a corner, lounging
on the floor, Kneeling in the middle of the room etc
This is a garment to be rendered in a
series of concept sketches (4-5) and a 3-D form, made out of paper- plastic-
found materials
Thursday July 11 Continue to Complete Concept Sketches
Work in Studio- Bring in paper
samples to start 3- D rendering of garment, bring all supplies needed glue,
staples, hole punch, etc. Desk Critiques
Friday July 12th – Continue to Completion
Work
details for garment Desk Critiques
Monday July 15- Class Presentation and Critique from Concept Sketches to 3-D Garment
You will be given the first 40 min of
class to finish and set up your presentation
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