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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nColors of Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/09\/MentalHealth1.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nFor my first idea, I thought about the overwhelming feeling of darkness and brain fog that often comes with mental illness, such as depression. I thought of a curled up figure lit up by dark blue lights but I didn’t want my final project to be so negative, especially when I’m no longer in such a headspace. I considered what elements often help lift people out of these dark places. Some are a bit too abstract and hard to convey, such as therapy and medication. One factor that other people can actually see help these struggling individuals is by showing them love, patience, and support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This brought me to my final concept. The struggling figure glows blue by themselves but will glow yellow when the supportive figure hugs them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My biggest concern is making the figures anatomically correct. I can barely draw them, so I worry about forming them three-dimensionally and having them fit together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shadows Behind Climate Change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/09\/Climate-Change-1024x815.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nFor my second idea, I wanted to focus on environmentalism and considered using waste to create distinct shadows, like Diet Wegman. I considered several ideas, such as creating fish to represent plastic’s effect on marine wildlife or a figure holding a rifle towards a doe for a very on-the-nose metaphor of our impact on the environment. I decided that I wanted to create two distinct shadows using the same sculpture to create a story and was eventually brought to my final concept idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One shadow depicts a mother polar bear on a piece of ice, separated from her cub in the second shadow. Polar bears are often used as the face of climate change due to the melting ice caps and their increasingly limited ability to survive. The sculpture creating these shadows will be composed of Coca-Cola cans and bottles. Ironically, polar bears are often depicted on Coca-Cola products yet Coca-Cola has been named the top global polluter multiple years in a row. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I worry this will be incredibly difficult to execute and I may have to adjust to creating only one shadow instead of two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/09\/Line-1.png\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nArtist’s Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n- For “Colors of Support,” do you have any recommendations on how I could make the entire body light up? Any suggestions for materials or methods?<\/li>
- For “Shadows Behind Climate Change,” would it even be possible to get both a small shadow and a big shadow from the same sculpture? Any suggestions or pictures of how past light artists accomplished this?<\/li>
- Any other suggestions or thoughts on any of the pieces? Which one is your favorite and why?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
I appreciate any feedback or recommendations people have!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For potential concepts, I considered some topics that I’m passionate about or that have been more recently on my mind, such as mental health issues, climate change, and my hatred of the 40-hour work week. I came up with several potential concepts using these themes and have two concept proposals I’d like to share with… <\/p>\n
- <\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For my first idea, I thought about the overwhelming feeling of darkness and brain fog that often comes with mental illness, such as depression. I thought of a curled up figure lit up by dark blue lights but I didn’t want my final project to be so negative, especially when I’m no longer in such a headspace. I considered what elements often help lift people out of these dark places. Some are a bit too abstract and hard to convey, such as therapy and medication. One factor that other people can actually see help these struggling individuals is by showing them love, patience, and support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This brought me to my final concept. The struggling figure glows blue by themselves but will glow yellow when the supportive figure hugs them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My biggest concern is making the figures anatomically correct. I can barely draw them, so I worry about forming them three-dimensionally and having them fit together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shadows Behind Climate Change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nFor my second idea, I wanted to focus on environmentalism and considered using waste to create distinct shadows, like Diet Wegman. I considered several ideas, such as creating fish to represent plastic’s effect on marine wildlife or a figure holding a rifle towards a doe for a very on-the-nose metaphor of our impact on the environment. I decided that I wanted to create two distinct shadows using the same sculpture to create a story and was eventually brought to my final concept idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One shadow depicts a mother polar bear on a piece of ice, separated from her cub in the second shadow. Polar bears are often used as the face of climate change due to the melting ice caps and their increasingly limited ability to survive. The sculpture creating these shadows will be composed of Coca-Cola cans and bottles. Ironically, polar bears are often depicted on Coca-Cola products yet Coca-Cola has been named the top global polluter multiple years in a row. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I worry this will be incredibly difficult to execute and I may have to adjust to creating only one shadow instead of two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nArtist’s Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- For “Colors of Support,” do you have any recommendations on how I could make the entire body light up? Any suggestions for materials or methods?<\/li>
- For “Shadows Behind Climate Change,” would it even be possible to get both a small shadow and a big shadow from the same sculpture? Any suggestions or pictures of how past light artists accomplished this?<\/li>
- Any other suggestions or thoughts on any of the pieces? Which one is your favorite and why?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
I appreciate any feedback or recommendations people have!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For potential concepts, I considered some topics that I’m passionate about or that have been more recently on my mind, such as mental health issues, climate change, and my hatred of the 40-hour work week. I came up with several potential concepts using these themes and have two concept proposals I’d like to share with… <\/p>\n