3D Workshop Introduction

On Thursday 5th November, I was introduced to elements of the 3D workshop. It was important to complete this workshop as it taught me the safety and knowledge of each machine that I can use throughout the course. Also it was important to complete the workshop as I wouldn't be able to complete the brief for the "transcribing Caro" project, another reason being that if we didn’t do the workshop we wouldn’t have been able to go on any of the machines as we hadn’t properly been taught how to use them or shown the proper safety risks. For me I found the workshop quite easy and simple as in my past school I had already been taught and shown how to use the equipment in a lesson called “product design” that I had studied for gcse. However, the experience was useful as it did remind me of my previous knowledge that I had forgotten in 3D. I was curious to explore the workshop as it allowed me to think about the materials I could use in the "transcribing Caro" project.  Throughout the workshop we followed the PPE (personal protection equipment) for the health and safety instructions.  Firstly, all loose clothing had to be removed for instance baggy jumpers, cardigans, scarfs  ect, long hair had to be tied back to avoid the risk of being injured and getting trapped in machines by these elements. Bags were not allowed to be placed in the workshop room because they are a tripping hazard which is dangerous for a room surrounded by machines. Also, lanyards must be removed for our own safety as they can get caught in machines which make it very dangerous when working. Finally, strong shoes must be worn in the workshop to avoid the risk of injury to your feet if any equipment fell on the floor. All of these instructions were followed throughout the 3D workshop introduction.

Yorkshire Sculpture park and Hepworth Gallery

On Wednesday the 21st October myself and the rest of my course visited the Yorkshire Sculpture park and the Hepworth gallery to explore the exhibitions and works of Anthony caro, a sculpture which helped us get ideas and inspiration for our upcoming project. By exploring both galleries it allowed us to visually collect information and inspiration to start our new project which is based on 3D and the sculpture himself, Caro's work.

At the start on the day we went to the Yorkshire sculpture park to explore Anthony Caro exhibition at the longside gallery. Once we arrived at the gallery, i was separated from the rest of the group to be given an individual task relating to my photography which was to focus on one of caro's sculptures and capture different images focusing on both the landscape and close up's of sculpture itself. The task itself was set by one of my new instructors who goes by the name even who gave me great feedback and really liked my work. Not only did i do the task i focused on all the landscape capturing different sculptures and the autumn season looking its finest. After my individual given, my course instructor Claire Harrison set everyone a task which involved sketch books we made at the start of the day, in them we were told to do quick sketches to create a range of drawings that observed different pieces of work in the gallery. All the drawings explored different uses of materials but as i noticed caro used a lot of metals in his work which to me made me think that he was a very handy man and likes DIY. It also allowed us to explore different displays of work viewed at different inside and outside of the gallery at different angles and perspectives which made the pieces of work more interesting and detailed. The display of the work also change my view point of the work itself as i believed it helped to figure out the meaning behind the pieces of art  and how it related to the kind of materials being used. Some of the pieces of work made me think of industry as a lot of metal was used and were displayed on plinths which helped me to view the pieces better as they related to construction sites and factories. However, some pieces of work were displayed on the floor which made me view them from an organic point of view as the materials used were natural. Throughout the trip i constantly took lots of photographs capturing the pieces of work from different angles and points for instance low points, high points, close ups and landscape focus. With these photographs i will be able to use them for my sketchbook and work more into them from my perspective. I felt i was able to capture more from the sculpture park as i had natural light and the quality on the sculptures from outside were amazing.Also the Gallery focused on more of Caro's smaller pieces of work and were great for close up's.

Overall, I found Caro's work in both galleries both unique and interesting as all the pieces of art expressed individual inequality, also similarities with the types of materials that were used. I found some of the pieces work mysterious in a way as they had hidden details you couldn't just look at it from one angle there were loads of angles needed to been seen with different details and interests of the piece of art. The trip gave me some inspiration for my upcoming project with evidence being shown throughout my sketch book.