Week 3
Week 2
Week 1 - Portfolio Presentation
CHAPTER 2: ART 601
Week 17!?!: Photo doc excellence
WEEK 16 - FINALS WEEK
Final Reflection:
I had a dream that for my final exhibition in the spring, I had made a zine. In the dream i was very surprised by my taking of this approach. Seeing black and white copies of “Squire Inquire” on a plinth. I interpret this as my subconscious feeling guilty for not taking book arts next semester.
How it feels at Week 15:
WEEK 10 - AFFINITY ARTIST PRESENTATION
WEEK 9 - GALLERY TRIP
WEEK 8 - MIDTERM PORTFOLIO
I have been taking lots of videos of my process working with electronics. Express doesn’t work well with videos, so please check out my instagram reels! There you can view time lapses & demo videos of the sculptures in action, along with other parts of my process!
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WEEK 6 - ARTIST STATEMENT WORKSHOP
Feedback From Kavina Spinks
making electronic sound sculptures
idea : make sound jars , have a motor with some type of ebats attached to the motor
using anything beat shaped, metal , reused materials
reused because they are cheap and free, like the idea of something that’s trash into art
sometimes you have to let it sit for donations
sorts trash by colors
made 3 sound jars so far, going to make 10 by next check-in
decided to make them because they are fun and something that can be made a lot of and learn a lot from, unpredictable, makes it more interesting
different jar shapes, sizes
loves color a lot and working with different materials, “ not seeing is a form of understanding “
If used aluminum, maybe cut holes, figuring out different sounds it might make
sculptures were chosen because they felt right, something that the audience can engage with
The process and the work is experimental
ARTIST INSPIRATIONS
#1 - Jesse Seay
Photo Doc DIY
Artist Statement — Friends of the Rotating Crystal FIRST DRAFT
My body of work, Friends of the Rotating Crystal, investigates the intersection of analog and digital technologies through interactive sculpture, printmaking, and illustration. I create multisensory installations that translate electrical signals into sound and movement, using recycled materials and Arduino-based systems. These hybrid constructions foreground the tactile and audible qualities of circuitry, inviting viewers to experience electricity not as a hidden force but as a living material.
My practice is grounded in an interest in the absurd and the poetic potential of everyday encounters. I am drawn to moments of dissonance—architectural tangents, passing remarks, and surreal color palettes—that reveal a quiet humor within confusion. This sensibility parallels my own experience as a non-binary artist navigating structures of identity and perception. Through this lens, I approach my work as an act of transformation: reimagining discarded materials as agents of communication and connection.
Process is central to my research. By combining printmaking’s precision with the open-ended possibilities of creative technologies, I seek to collapse distinctions between handcraft and machine logic. My aim is to reveal no the continuity between systems—organic and mechanical, sonic and visual, personal and collective. Currently, I study Printmaking and Creative Technologies at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where my practice continues to evolve through experimentation with sound, movement, and interactivity.
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Week 3 - PROPOSAL
“Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.” -Bertolt Brecht
Credits:
Ed Barth - UWM