CELEBRATION TIME!!!!

OMG THIS THING IS DONE I'M GOING TO GET ME A SUNDAE AS A REWARD!! SEE YOU ALL ON MONDAY FOR CLASS!!

FIFTY!!!!! FINALLY!!!!

"Singing Ringing Tree" Tonkin Liu
galvanized steel pipes

this piece is awesome. it takes an abstract approach of a tree shape, but the cool thing about this piece is that when the wind blows the pipes catch it and create a low sing song! i love the idea of actually harnessing the power of nature to create something completely original like a song. i also really like this shape because you still get the idea of a tree without being obvious.

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"Bacha Tree" Frederick B. Schell
1886-88 wood-engraving, printed in black ink, in one block

detail back in the day was awesome. but the real reason i like this piece is because of that tree!! look at those roots they are insane! its official i am doing a piece that is completely focusing on the roots. i need to find actual reference pictures of this type of tree for a better understanding of how it is put together. but <3!!

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"Steampunk Tree House" Sean Orlando and others
mixed media

built "to explore the relationship between our rapidly changing natural world and the persistent human drive to connect with it." i love love love this!! one, steampunk stuff is awesome, because it explores an alternate universe where steam controls everything, not oil. and two, its a tree house! i like how this addresses the issue of how our world is changing and how industry is affecting our decisions about living situations. soon we may not be building our houses out of wood anymore, whether it is because of a lack of resources or an awareness of the depletion of said resources. either way this is cool so i shared!

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"Apple Tree" Jordanka Yaretz
acrylic painting

i love this painting because of the shape and the way that the tree is off balance, but is still standing. that might be something to play with, gravity defying trees that look like they will topple over, but are solid as a rock. plus i'm seeing more of this green and yellow with splashes of read color theme that i love so much. i will definitely dye some of my paper with these colors.

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"Bound Tree" Phillippa Lawrence
2007 dead tree wrapped in dyed material

i love this artist because she is giving new life to dead trees. another part of of my project is focusing on reincarnation and giving new life to materials. this woman has taken dead trees and dressed them up with vibrant colors of fabric, bring attention to them making them beautiful again. this is the same idea i want to introduce with my recycled paper.

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"Tall Tree and the Eye" Anish Kapoor
2009 stainless steel and carbon steel

located at the royal academy of the arts in london this piece is pretty amazing. it does not represent a tree at all, but i can still see where the artist is coming from. i love the feeling of disorientation when you look into the orbs and find yourself feeling topsy-turvy. this distortion gives me an idea to play with the perspectives of my pieces. playing with the illusion of being extremely up close and far away from certain angles. hmmmmm... the possibilities...