CJ Chavers

 Project three, Call and Response - Changing Light in Transparency General idea - two dragons, question of balance or perhaps equality, how we see others Creators: Me, Ariana (partner) Me and my project partner Ariana, came up with the idea of two dragons flying together or looking at each other in way that vaguely communicates a theme of balance, or clashing elements. Side note - The yellow dragon (mine) was originally going to be blue, yet the vinyl ran out so I compromised with  mix of yellow dragon and blue clouds instead.  

Inspirational Artists - those who gave me a spark of thought. From the informational book “ Ways of Looking,”  I’ve discovered a select couple of artists that not only hooked my attention but held it down long enough to maje me really think. From comparing my methods and thought processes to theirs, to developing ideas on what to incorporate into my own work, these two people really do stand out to me apart from the others and I’ll explain my reasoning in brief summaries. Michael Landy, Saints Alive exhibition, 2013, Natural Gallery, London. What struck me first was the frazzling mix of mechanical and biological elements. Personally, I love this type of stuff; I’ve always held a fascination for machinery and robotics, especially those conjoined with flesh and body in sci-fi media and video games. Not only is such a sculpture likely very time-consuming, it requires a certain way of thinking to be able to put each piece together in a way that communicates its purpose. Michael states ...

Art Project #2 - Drawing Challenges Used varying cups, styrofoam and plastic, oceanic theme.  

 First post! This will be a class-related blog for the sole purpose of sharing my finished assignments. Here is my first one. The project was to recreate someone’s lost childhood object by their verbal description alone. I made this imitation of a pointe shoe by memory using cardboard-like material, tape, paint, fabrics, ribbon, thread and glue. It’s a little funny looking, but I find myself pleased with the result nonetheless.