Posted on 12/04/2003 2:12:40 PM PST by presidio9
Human body parts decorated the halls of DAAP last week and they were sculpted to be "larger than life."
"The Super Size project was an exercise in scale," said Linda Einfalt, the DAAP professor who assigned the project.
"Students created small, clay models of human body parts and then were asked to proportionately enlarge them to 'Super Size,'" she said.
Einfalt said she came across the idea when reading some applications online and saw a lesson plan that intrigued her.
"Super size also reflects our society," she said.
She pointed out the fast food in United States is one of the biggest causes of obesity.
When going through the drive thru at any fast food restaurant, one notices the opportunity to Biggie size just about anything.
That was the inspiration behind the assignment, to show how the bigger things reflect society.
The introduction to sculpture class meets two days a week from 8 a.m. until noon and then students spends countless hours outside of the studio constructing and finalizing their artwork.
The class had only two weeks to complete this assignment.
The students were asked to make sculptures from the different parts of the human figure, which consisted of a breast, a skeleton leg, fingerprints, vulva, brain, ear, tongue, nose and a vertebrate.
The class started off by building the framework for the bottom of the sculpture, then used chicken wire to create the shape and then used sheets of plaster to give it surface area and texture.
Katja Moore and Tabitha Francis, both second-year fine arts students, said that making the armature out of chicken wire and then working with a flat plane was the most difficult part.
Moore and Francis said making the "glow-in-the-dark boogers" to accommodate their large nose was their favorite part.
The other students also added attribution to their pieces, which gave them a chance to show their creative side.
The breast, which was done by Amy Bogard, a second-year fine arts student, and partner Matt Zeier, turned a giant breast into a rocking chair.
On the inside of the chair they added purple velvet and a couple of pillows to give it a cozy feeling.
"The breast is fully interactive," said Bogard.
It has a dimmer switch for the light inside of the nipple, and it also serves as a place to relax.
Gillian Harbaugh, a third-year fine arts student, constructed a skeleton bone, which she had suspended from the ceiling, but took it down so she could keep it out of harms way.
A vulva with a red water fountain on the inside, was another sculpture students described as eye-catching. The piece was created by Emily Joy, a third-year fine arts student.
"People started throwing change in my fountain, and it summed up enough money for me to go and buy a pack of Raisinettes," said Joy.
Friends of the classmates also went to the studio to lend a helping hand, although they were not in the class.
These determined students even packed up for some overnight stays to get their sculptures done.
"One night we danced to the whole MC Hammer CD, ate some pizza and drank root beer," said Harbaugh.
For most of the students, this was the first time they were assigned a project like this and were very proud of the hard work they put into their sculpture.
"Professor Einfalt is really hands on and she'll show you just how to do something," said Moore.
Einfalt suggests that everyone should find some time to make their way to the third floor of the DAAP building to check these out.
"They're amazing students and deserve credit for their work," said Einfalt.
As for any upcoming projects, the class will be working on its last assignment, which will entail them to work with metal to create volume.
As of Friday, Einfalt wasn't sure if the sculptures would be permitted to remain in the hallways beyond Monday, Nov. 24, but a request to do so was submitted.
The esteemed professor Linda Einfalt
And aren't these Cincinnati students being insensitive in light of the demise of the oversized police beating victim?
There is some joke here about dried-up wrinkly things, but I can't tell what yet.
"One night we danced to the whole MC Hammer CD, ate some pizza and drank root beer,"
MC Hammer? Did their giant vulva discharge them into a time warp?
SD
This sort of thing has no place in collegiate level art.
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...these kids are ready for the pro circuit...
Quiet sobs were heard through the room except for one fellow trying to hold back a snicker. The woman next to him nudges him with her elbow, and asks how he could possibly see humor in such a sad moment.
The man says, "I'm sorry, but it just made me think about what it will be like at my funeral. I'm a gynecologist".
Just think of the late night college prank possibilities.
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