GIANNA CARBONE

CARDBOARD RESEARCH

September 12, 2022

_{Wayne White}

_{^{FOE, 2014, cardboard}}

^{_{I chose Wayne White’s cardboard sculpture called FOE since it’s very abstract. The piece’s most successful aspect are the different combination of forms like the curls and the grates. I think the least successful aspect of the piece is that it looks liked it’s going to fall down into a pile. I plan to incorporate some of these abstract geometric shapes, like the boxes, into my own sculpture. (left)}}

_{Kiel Johnson}

^{_{Polaroid Camera, 2009, cardboard}}

_{^{Kiel Johnson’s piece called Polaroid Camera, was chosen because it’s very simple but realistic. The most successful aspect is his use of different colored cardboard to highlight the sections of the camera. I believe the least successful aspect are the worn down rough edges. I will use different colors in my own work to emphasize separate pieces in the sculpture. (right)}}

_{Chris Gilmour}

_{^{Bikes, 2003, cardboard}}

_{^{I chose Chris Gilmour’s work called Bikes because his sculptures look like real bikes that have been wrapped in cardboard. The most successful aspect is that he was able to recreate the same balance of actual bikes, especially the spokes. I think the only unsuccessful aspect is that one of the seats is a little tilted. In my project I would like to incorporate this balance into my own piece. (left)}}

_{James Grashaw}

_{^{A City, 2010, cardboard}}

_{^{I chose James Grashaw’s cardboard sculpture called A City because it’s amazing and highly detailed. The most successful aspect of his work is the perspective where we see people in buildings at the front and the city stretches to the distance behind them. The least successful aspect is that it’s flat and I need to avoid that when I create my own work. I’d like to incorporate some of the complex angles into my sculpture (right)}}

_{Laurence Vallieres}

_{^{There’s an Elephant in the Trunk, 2013, cardboard}}

_{^{I chose Laurence Vallieres’s piece called There’s an Elephant in the Trunk because it’s made with different lengths of cardboard stuck together into a patchwork pattern. The most successful aspect of this piece is that the dark cardboard makes it look heavy and sturdy. I think the least successful aspect is that the trunk is bent at an odd angle. I would like to incorporate the same type of stability into my own piece (left).}}
PROJECT THUMBNAILS

September 12, 2022

FIRST ROUND: 6 Thumbnail Sketches

SECOND ROUND: 3 Thumbnail Sketches
VOLUMETRIC FORMS

September 14, 2022

^{SIMPLE FORMS}

^{COMPLEX FORM}

_{SINGLE COMPLEX FORM}
MAQUETTE

September 19, 2022
PROJECT PROPOSAL

_{^{September 21, 2022}}
IN-PROCESS DOCUMENTATION

October 18, 2022

_{^{I started by measuring, tracing then cutting out the pieces}}.

_{^{Next, I scored the pieces to bend them into shape and taped and glued them together.}}

_{^{I attached tabs inside the pieces to add strength to the structure.}}

_{^{I inserted the triangle piece through the cube piece}},

_{^{then I closed off each of the shapes.}}

_{^{Next, I wrapped all of the pieces in paper tape.}}

_{^{After that, I assembled the sculpture.}}

_{^{I then painted the cube with different colored acrylic paints.}}

_{^{Then I flipped the sculpture upside down to reinforce the base.}}

_{^{Finally, I painted the top triangle and base in black acrylic paint and finished by painting the diamond in a multi-colored glaze.}}

_{^{I painted the sculpture with white primer.}}
IN-ELEMENT DOCUMENTATION

October 20, 2022
PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENTATION

October 18, 2022
REFLECTION

October 19, 2022

This project was a good experience and it made me realize that cardboard can be used for more than just boxes. I found out that it’s a unique material that can be shaped into amazing art. When I worked on my sculpture, my skills in tracing, cutting, taping and painting improved with every step in the process. Although I struggled in some of the areas, like closing off the walls, trying to figure out how to attach things so they don’t fall apart, applying the paper tape so that it’s smooth and making sure the paint is straight, I like how my piece turned out and I enjoyed the experience. If I was to change anything, I think I would’ve had the triangle look more like it was floating inside the cube.
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