{"id":70,"date":"2018-03-16T18:04:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T18:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d18\/?p=70"},"modified":"2018-03-16T18:04:33","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T18:04:33","slug":"introduction-and-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d18\/2018\/03\/16\/introduction-and-portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction and Portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"

My name is Charlie Brooks and I am a Mechanical Engineering senior. I wanted to take this practicum because I am interested in art and I thought the chance to make light art sounded interesting. Also, the light art installed on the library interested me.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have a ton of experience with art other than the general courses that you take in school. I have taken Fundamentals of Art, Animation 1, and Intro to Photoshop here at WPI, and I found Animation to be the most interesting because we got the chance to do something completely unique instead of all painting the same cup\/face\/scene like we did in Fundamentals. I am excited for this course because it seems that we will be able to each go in our own direction and make something different.<\/p>\n

I have very little programming experience, and have always preferred working on mechanical things as opposed to programming or working with electronics. I would like to delve into that world a bit for this course, but I will have to weigh the time spent learning against the deadline to finish.<\/p>\n

Whenever I have made art, I always prefer to work with sharp, geometric shapes and clean designs as opposed to something abstract or vague. I think that is why I am drawn to the artwork on the library, because at night the light creates hard, jagged shapes that dance together. I am also inspired a lot by architecture, especially the modern buildings that are pushing the boundaries of what people expect. I have been to Frank Lloyd Wright\u2019s Falling Water (a modern house in PA) and I really enjoy how he decided to shape that house.<\/p>\n

I hope to one day work on the development of a new product or object, and I always try to consider the form and appearance of whatever I create or design as much as the functionality. I think that art would play a huge role in helping me learn to refine a design and create something appealing.<\/p>\n

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Concept for a public bench inspired by a trip to the WAM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Charcoal and pastel drawing of a sheet hanging on a blackboard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pencil drawing of a sculpture, used to practice proportions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My name is Charlie Brooks and I am a Mechanical Engineering senior. I wanted to take this practicum because I am interested in art and I thought the chance to make light art sounded interesting. Also, the light art installed on the library interested me. I don\u2019t have a ton of experience with art other … <\/p>\n

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