Here's the Proportion objection outline below -
Rules:
Using two pieces of 12x12" 3/4" thick MDF, create a composed object that visually expresses WEIGHT and LIGHTNESS.
- You are manipulating proportion only. Do not spend a lot of time carving, sculpting, or otherwise manipulating the surfaces.
- Since you might make some mistakes, you may use as many pieces of MDF as you need, but your finished pieces should comprise roughly the equivalent of 1 piece each. You can weigh an uncut piece to give you a sense of how much material your finished piece should use. Remember, you are using 1 piece for the WEIGHT object, and 1 piece for the LIGHTNESS object - a total of 2 pieces (or the equivalent of 2 pieces).
- The exercise is to represent the visual expression of these two attributes, not to literally make something heavy or light. Since you are using the same amount of material in both cases, this will be impossible (your pieces will actually weigh the same). The objective is to see how you can communicate these attributes using proportion composition only.
- Your object does not need to be a functional product. We are focusing on visual composition, not on utility.
- Your two finished pieces do not need to be an intentionally matched pair, although since they have opposite attributes, they should naturally oppose each other.
MOOD BOARD / INSPIRATION
LIGHTNESS PROCESS
WEIGHT PROCESS
FINAL / FINISH
