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Size: 10.5 by 8 cm Date of completion: This artwork was created with the intention of reusing some old things I had such as a wallet and some shoes. An artist that influenced my work was The objects used in this piece were bought.I hope this work shows how you can make something new from old things. |
Inspiration
My inspiration for this artwork was Khalil Chishtee. He is a former artist who works with plastic bags to create sculptures. He uses plastic bags as he states “In art, one has to be the voice of one’s own time, not an echo of another era. We live in the age of plastic, and plastic bags are the most ordinary form of this material. It goes back to the Sufi approach of my upbringing where worth does not depend on what you inherit, it depends on who you are. Anything made out of bronze, wood, stone or painted on a canvas carries the appearance of being worth looking at, because of its history, but if one can change the impact of that history, one is an artist.”
(Got this quote from the website cited below) I interpreted this as, you are able to use anything you want for art and you can use something that is happening right now to add some history to your work. Therefore I know shoes are a big thing right now and some people collect them. So I wanted to implement that to my work as this is one of the interest i have. Another inspiration for this project was a previous project I worked on which the objective was to create something out of only cardboard. |
PlanningAs I planned what materials apart from the shoe I would use to create a wallet I remembered I had a wallet laying around so I tore it apart and used some pieces of it to create the wallet out of the shoe.
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ExperimentationI experimented as I first did a wallet out of paper to see how i would cut down the shoe. This paper wallet basically worked as the measurements I would use for the actual wallet. I included a side pocket for cards and two big pockets for money.
These pictures show when I first started to sew the wallet together. I finished but I was really annoyed at how bad the stitching was done so I decided to cut everything and start sewing from the star. I used a different way of sewing so the thread would not look bad. the other picture shows the final result and it looks much better than the first try.
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Process
As I started this project I had the idea of making a wallet to reuse some shoes that where beat up due to them being used to skateboard. I decided to also use a wallet that I really did not use anymore as this would also be recycling this to create something I would most likely use. As I started off the project I measured the actual wallet and started tearing it apart as I would not be using all of the wallet. I then also cut off two pieces off the shoe using the measurements for the actual wallet. I had to keep in mind that these materials would most likely tear apart over time so I went around the edges with a lighter to burn down the fabrics.
After that I started to align the shoe pieces with the few pieces of the wallet to see if they were the same measurements and if they needed to be cut. After I seen that the measurements were the same i started off by using some fabric glue to glue the pieces of the shoe into the pieces of the wallet. Once they were glued and dry I started to sew the fabrics together. At first I was sewing really bad as it was my first time sewing something so thick by hand. As i finished i really did not like the was it came out so i cut every thread connecting the pieces together and started again.
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This time I started off by doing the top of the card holder as it would the the only piece that would use a separate thread. Once that was sown together I started to do the outside of the wallet. It took quite a while as two of the needles broke halfway through the sewing process. I was still able to use the same thread and continue sewing with a different needle Once i finished sewing everything in place I grabbed the lighter once again to burn down some fabrics and the knot I did when I started sewing the pieces together.
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Critique
Similarities and Differences
Similarities include, the materials used. Although not the same materials, they are both materials that were recycled. In Khalils work he uses plastic bags to create the sculptures while in my work I used parts of a shoe to create a wallet. Also both artworks portray history as in Khalil Chishtees work, he uses plastic bags which can be found everywhere and I used shoes which can also be found everywhere. Differences are, the mediums used. Khalil created sculptures whereas I created a real wallet which can be used in an everyday life. Another |
Reflection
When doing this project till it was finished, I refined my sewing skills as I have better knowledge on how to sew things together. I developed as an artist as I have yet another form of art I can apply to my future art pieces. My inspiration for this project was khalil Chishtee. The biggest challenge I faced when creating this project was hand sewing everything together. It was difficult as the materials used out create the wallet were way to thick, making it hard to pierce the needle through. This ties previously learned experiences as I did a project that was created using only cardboard and this was a challenge just like this project. My favorite part was creating the pieces needed for the wallet with the shoe. My least favorite part was stitching everything together as it was difficult and I came across a few problems. I hope others see my work and realize that with a good idea you are able to reuse something that would be considered old or trashed and create something that can be used everyday.
When doing this project till it was finished, I refined my sewing skills as I have better knowledge on how to sew things together. I developed as an artist as I have yet another form of art I can apply to my future art pieces. My inspiration for this project was khalil Chishtee. The biggest challenge I faced when creating this project was hand sewing everything together. It was difficult as the materials used out create the wallet were way to thick, making it hard to pierce the needle through. This ties previously learned experiences as I did a project that was created using only cardboard and this was a challenge just like this project. My favorite part was creating the pieces needed for the wallet with the shoe. My least favorite part was stitching everything together as it was difficult and I came across a few problems. I hope others see my work and realize that with a good idea you are able to reuse something that would be considered old or trashed and create something that can be used everyday.
ACT
Clearly explain how you are able to identify the cause effect relationship between your inspiration and its effect on your artwork?
Both my work and Khalil Chishtee want to portray things that have an impact on ones life or in the world.
What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
Recycling things can be a good source of creating art and art sometimes is able to recall someones story or what was going on during their time alive.
What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, culture, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
Some things that are recycled can really help an artist to accomplish what shapes he wants to add to his work.
What is the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?.
Using recycled materials is a good way to turn something that has no more use into something useful or something to admire.
What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
Some ideas to implement into art could be things that you like or things that are popular or trending.
Bibliography:
https://www.iloboyou.com/plastic-bag-sculptures-khalil-chishtee/
https://www.recyclart.org/discarded-plastic-bags-sculptures-by-khalil-chishtee/
Clearly explain how you are able to identify the cause effect relationship between your inspiration and its effect on your artwork?
Both my work and Khalil Chishtee want to portray things that have an impact on ones life or in the world.
What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
Recycling things can be a good source of creating art and art sometimes is able to recall someones story or what was going on during their time alive.
What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, culture, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
Some things that are recycled can really help an artist to accomplish what shapes he wants to add to his work.
What is the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?.
Using recycled materials is a good way to turn something that has no more use into something useful or something to admire.
What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
Some ideas to implement into art could be things that you like or things that are popular or trending.
Bibliography:
https://www.iloboyou.com/plastic-bag-sculptures-khalil-chishtee/
https://www.recyclart.org/discarded-plastic-bags-sculptures-by-khalil-chishtee/