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In this project, the study of serial planes, I have learned a lot through out the whole experience. In both phases of altering a book and creating a serial plane sculpture, you had to have an imaginative and conceptual thought process. For example, what would the book look like in the end when you fold each page every other way? For the serial plane, what kind of shape would the sculpture take after you cut the pieces? That process had a major role in both phases of the project. And that was one part that I had trouble visualizing. However, after creating phases one I learned from my mistakes and tried not to continue it into phase two.
After watching the video on the artist Maya Lin, It helped me a lot with the concepts of serial planes. In the video she stated that "art act as a catalyst" and that art is everything you ever known. She takes everything around her and use it for inspiration for her pieces. She doesn't let anything stop her to creating her pieces of art. She is a conceptual artist that visualizes everything from start to beginning. For example, when i was altering the book I had to think about what would it look like from start to beginning, and the shape it would take. Also when i structuring the serial plane in phase two, I had to keep in mind what would the shape look like after a continuing the planes. Learning about her as an artist, helped me visualize the project.
Through out the whole project, I learned a lot from the process. I learned that sketching is a part to the overall project. Without a good sketch or a fully thought out plane, there can be complications. By having a developed sketch and plan, the whole building process can be much easier. Also there are less chances to run into complications in the building process. For the next project, I will take that process more seriously so I do not encounter the same problem.
