{"id":123,"date":"2018-08-31T23:57:28","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T03:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a18\/?p=123"},"modified":"2018-09-01T16:53:33","modified_gmt":"2018-09-01T20:53:33","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a18\/bmreissman\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction: Brent Reissman"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m Brent Reissman, a Senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering, with a concentration in Acoustics. With a mechanical focus, engineers eye, and an inclination towards hands-on creation, my background with art extends through every medium I’ve had access too.\u00a0 My biggest creative inspiration is technical drawings and the works of Leonardo DaVinci, which merge aesthetic and beautiful design with technical and precise schematics. This influences my approach to most media, especially drawing, since my first instinct is to view subjects as mechanical models.<\/p>\n

Paper<\/strong>
\nThe First medium I worked with is Paper, and different things to draw with (graphite, ink, charcoal, pastel)
\nThe below beginning to a sketch of my friend is a good example of how my mechanical approach influences my drawings. Here i began with eye sockets, jawbones, joints of the body, etc., like one would with a schematic.\u00a0Every subject is just a complex system I can detail, If my goal is photo-realism.<\/p>\n

Paper and Ink<\/em>
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My interest in sketching grew since I was young, and honed recently in Figure Drawing. My Graphite and Charcoal drawings showed significant improvement, and I noticed improved command of both medium.<\/p>\n

Paper and Pastel<\/em><\/p>\n

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An example from my intro to drawing class, this apple is one of the best examples of my control of pastels, shading, and color.<\/p>\n

Paper and Charcoal<\/em><\/p>\n

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Typeface and Lettering<\/strong><\/p>\n

My experience on paper continues with my fascination with typeface, hand-lettering, graphic design, and calligraphy.
\nJumping in, i taught myself gothic fonts with calligraphy pens, hand lettering from pictures online, and looked at many existing fonts for typeface design.<\/p>\n

Hand Lettering<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hand lettering examples, from scratch, using just a ruler<\/p>\n

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A Rush Shirt design, I drew freehand<\/p>\n

Calligraphy<\/em>
\nBelow are some examples of my experience with Calligraphy, both the gothic font I adjusted from other existing fonts, and my attempt at the script from The Ring from Lord of the Rings
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Paint and Paper<\/em><\/p>\n

Working with Spray Paints, Sharpies, and mat Board, I created the posted of Marvel’s Ultron below. The eyes glow under blacklight due to UV sensitive ink.\u00a0 Next to it, is a set of paper mache heads I created, one with images of a bright blue sky with clouds, the other with a galactic design across.<\/p>\n

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Additional experience with paint includes the mural of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon that i did in my old room.<\/p>\n

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My experience with art does not stay 2-Dimensional, as can be seen by the pair of heads above.<\/p>\n

A majority of my art experience is with Wood, since i have extensive experience with woodshop.<\/p>\n

Wood<\/strong><\/p>\n

A study into pigment and color, I examined samples of different woods for natural color and grain, and began to plan a project in which instead of paint, i use the natural color of the wood. A sort of combination mural and 8-bit art<\/p>\n

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This project began\u00a0 my interest into painting with medium which i can’t just add whichever color i’d like, either the components are already colored, or i can only manipulate them in a certain way.<\/p>\n

Beyond media where I can create an image, I am also interested and have experience with photography, trying to showcase the beaut of wherever I may travel. Below are a few of my favorite pictures that I’ve taken.<\/p>\n

Photography<\/strong><\/p>\n

These photos, taken on my IQP,\u00a0 are examples of my photography.
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On a less brightly illuminated subject, I also enjoy long exposure photos at night of transient things (like fire, water, anything moving) like below<\/p>\n

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The final media in which i would say I am versed in working in fire.<\/p>\n

Fire Sculptures<\/strong><\/p>\n

While this may not be a traditional media, pyrokinetic sculptures are one of my favorite kinds of artwork, since the structures themselves are beautiful, and when engulfed in flames they have a completely different effect. Below are some of my favorite fires, all of my own design. Even after designing the perfect structure, the irregularities that come with using a natural material, in an inconsistent gas,\u00a0 and erratic fire are guaranteed to result in a unique burn. I\u00a0 set up what i hope to be the easiest path for the fire to burn, but in the end I can only set the initial conditions, and then watch the fire take its course, and I think theres something beautiful in that.<\/p>\n

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This final fire project was for an english class as an exploration into the modernism movement. By first creating something from wood, which some would call a work of art in it of itself, and then destroying it, something more beautiful that i could make by myself is created.<\/p>\n