arch 101 midterm learning portfolio fall 2011 gianfranco pescetti
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Midterm Learning PortfolioTRANSCRIPT
• This was the start of my journey and this icebreaker was meant to
uncover the notion of inspiration and unleash my imagination.
What inspires me?
What do I do with this inspiration?
How has my original inspiration transformed through time?
These are some of the questions asked by my professor Jerry Lum.
As I pondered how to answer these questions, I began a journey that
took me far back to a childhood populated by nuns, priests, catholic
rituals, and fairy tales. In retrospective I think that is what informed my
passion for the theatre. One thing leads to another and ballet became
my life and so I chose movement as my original source of inspiration. But
it is all connected; dance, music, design…life
• The scope of the work was to create a 3d model based on my
inspiration. The hard part was to make up my mind and choose.
The challenge was to avoid the literal and embrace the abstract..
With no clear idea I created an object that evoked movement. It
was my first foray in trying to communicate an idea through
design. Exciting! It looked better in planning…nevertheless I was
proud. As it turned out I learned that the base compromised the
work. For the next iteration the objective was to create an object
with no base, “in space”.
• At this stage, while still struggling with the literal, I also
observed that I had not found a material of construction for my
models that would allow me to be free of restrain. I could
imagine the most interesting shapes, but could not build them.
• I had no choice but to be patient.
• After following Jerry’ s directions, for this iteration I made a conscious effort in building something asymmetrical. In that regard I think the effort was successful. Considerable time and planning went into this project; the insertion of the wood and nails had to be performed by perforating the sphere at a angle which proved to be tricky. The failure lays within the lack of interest on the other side of the sphere.
I showed a rib-like
structure in curvilinear manner
Iteration #4
This was my first try at staying with the same
concept and material hoping to see it develop
in a good direction. I should have utilized and
mixed additional material.
As I continued my exploration with Styrofoam I inserted wire on a star-shaped carving,
not before long I realized that I had carved
a pumpkin…in time for Halloween.
Joining forces
This time I was in real trouble. I had lost all sense of direction and became frustraded
For the lack of progress. At a loss I used a yin-yang shape combining Styrofoam,
wire and balsa wood. Not my best work.
• This last one finally felt interesting and complete in the sum of
its part making it possible to find purpose again. I feel that now
I have a strategy upon which I can develop a concept that can
lead to a readable and coherent narrative.
• At this point in our journey we switched gear and we ventured
in to the world of collages. The work was to use our 3d models
as a “launch pad”, and reproduce them via deconstructivism in
2d. After the initial reticence, I quickly understood that no
attachment should be carried toward the original pieces, and
with scissors in hands new shapes and orders came to life.
On my second try I decided to use
two point perspective with one
central vanishing point.
Excessive lines make this first attempt
not quite successful. Also the central
vanishing point makes the picture too
static.
Up to this moment I feel that I made many discoveries and that
those discoveries are already playing an increasing important
role in the decision making of my design. And it’s just the
beginning…