Material Modelling

Material Modelling was another thoroughly enjoyable physical experience based workshop. Abstracting interpretations of ideas, thoughts, words, feeling and visual representations helped myself synthesise key ideas and exaggerate these in a 3d way. A true understanding of different modelling techniques cames through, especially with balsa wood and other materials. The activities creating the collages also encouraged critical thinking and seletively choosing the strongest parts of a situation or object to represent in a distinct way. Thinking how everyday materials can be manipulated into spatial experiences was most enjoyable and rewarding. the most enjoyable part of this workshop was being encouraged to present the work and respond to others work critically. This built confiedence and encouraged everyone to create a presentation that was meaningful and create responses that encouraged discussion. It also allowed for a wide spectrum of responses to be analysed and other students work si often the best to learn from.

Atlas of Colour

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Atlas of colour was a rich exploration of how colour is composed in a physical sense, especially through mixing different amounts of paint and pigments to provide 'unique' colours, that could be used as a central theme throughout the atlas. Colour can have a profound impact on architectural representations, because it appeals to emotions so strongly. an interesting exerecise was voicing the emotions we felt fit with different colours. Colour is often a negelcted aspect in representation, but can hold the power to either make or break a representation. Composing the tunnel in the final atlas was most enjoyable, as it allowed for a spatial progression to be synthesised, and helped me btter visualise in 3d. Thinking of a space as differing progressive planes helped pick out important features of spaces, as well as how colour can convery depth and space. whilst my modelled space was quite basic, the oppurtunity for this technique to be used for other spaces is vast. The overall composition of the atlas as an exploration of different exercises was also enjoyable, and allowed me to think outside the norm when it comes to presenting my own work.

Fluid Thoughts To Action

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Fluid thoughts workshop was extremely engaging in a physical sense. The action of drawing as a physical action was both relaxing and informative in a manner of reading forms and understanding the interaction of personal interpretations and real world objects. The intense studio sessions were most beneficial, as for four hours constant drawing broke down preconceptions and doubts I had in regards to my drawing abilities and allowed me to understand forms in a new way. Ink was a painting medium that I have not used before, and was quite effective in understanding basic techniques of painitng, especially in manipulating shadows and light. Painting a range of different objects from small to large also allowed for a true understanding of form and scale to develop. My favourtie exercise was painting buildings of architectural note, such as the museum of Sydney.