Written Assignment 01

When I found out I could take the class for Introduction to Sculpture, I was really excited because even though I am from the Computer Animation major, sculpture art interests me just as much. This may be perhaps due to influence from my parents – My father's business deals with art pieces used as awards for company listing ceremonies, and my mother used to practice pottery at home. My father and I also share the same interest for figurine toys, although that is a different genre of sculpture. Being inspired by these artworks that I have been surrounded by, I hope to be able to create artistic sculptures that can also be used for my father's awards company collection, and maybe even someday hold an art exhibition together with my mother.

From the class, I understand that we will be using metal, wood, casting, and even found objects. From these basic mediums, I hope to understand what are the different methods that can be used to put these pieces together, as well as what the limitations are that comes with each different material. I am excited to try the various mediums and to know as much as I can about the best ways to make use and to showcase each material's unique characteristics. Through this class, I hope to be able to expand my views and ideas of what is considered aesthetically possible and beautiful through interaction and discussions with the fellow students and the teacher, as well as learn how I can improve my artworks based on their critique. To be together with others that share the same passion inspires me and I hope to learn and spark my imagination from them as well. I hope that I will also be able to give valuable feedback to help my classmates.

I believe I will also get to know about other artists around the world that do sculpture art, and through this class, expand my knowledge of them and their works, as well as to be able to form rational and meaningful opinions based on the visual stimuli.

Studio work wise, as the materials such as metal and wood deal with big equipment, there is the faint paranoia of losing limbs that bothers me at the back of my head. However, I hope to develop enough courage and competency to wield these equipment safely on my own, as well as to guide others.

Another area that intrigued me is the recording of the process through a blog instead of the conventional sketchbook. I realize that the advantages of having a blog is that what I have learnt can be shared with the world via the web, and I can also share my resources and give links to my fellow classmates. Through this assignment, I hope to develop the habit of updating the blog frequently and organizing my portfolio files better for future reference.

I am eager for the class to begin!