I started reading again today (after recovering from final critique and having limited mental functioning for about a week), but then I realized that I haven’t had a recap of all the feedback and information I’ve gathered for the last few weeks. I pulled together my final projects and was really happy with all three…Continue reading “Recap of Fall 2010 final projects”
Author Archives: Elizabeth Pizzuti
Words that I needed to define
The following definitions of the symbol/index/icon triad are interpreted from Charles Sanders Pierce’s analysis and Merriam-Webster’s dictionary. Symbol: Something that stands for something else. A symbol has a convention-based relationship with object it signifies [alphanumeric symbols] Index: Something that leads to one particular fact or conclusion. An index is directly influenced by an object [weathervane,Continue reading “Words that I needed to define”
Marian Bantjes on plastic over-packaging
“We don’t need to be protected from every surface, and every surface does not need to be protected from us. It’s as though we have completely lost our minds.” In her entertaining Design Observer post. So true. I’ve posted about the environmental impact of plastics before, and packaging is a huge culprit. Designers do haveContinue reading “Marian Bantjes on plastic over-packaging”
Oh, right. Blogging.
Three projects in the works right now:1. Designer’s statement and process book (which would be more fun if I didn’t have less than a week to complete) 2. Visual interpretation of the wall street bombing of 1920 – I’ve found a way to tie my plexiglass idea in with a project that actually communicates something,Continue reading “Oh, right. Blogging.”
Making progress – final projects for the semester
All of the roads are leading to the same place now. I think for a while I was exploring many different directions and I feel like now I’m on only one path, which is good! I have an idea that’s still being formed, but it involves a shape/symbol/index framing some part of the cityscape. HereContinue reading “Making progress – final projects for the semester”
These threads they are so fragile
I just found this random photo I took last year for the texture phase of Type 1 with Tom Dolle. I didn’t use it in my book but now I find it oddly interesting. I was going through my color phase (now I’m going through a black and white phase) – is that symbolic ofContinue reading “These threads they are so fragile”
What is all this psychogeographic stuff?
In the hopes of learning through making, I’ve explored a few possibilities for maps of my own. This isn’t really a map but I wanted to include it anyways because when I started writing this post I was reminded of it. My friend Betsy asked me to contribute to an exquisite corpse project she wasContinue reading “What is all this psychogeographic stuff?”
Exhibitions and installations based on psychogeography
Of the two festivals that offer installations and performances roughly based on psychogeography, Conflux and AIOP seem to have lost a strong thread tying all of the exhibitions together. The individual installations and performances included in these events are only scratching the surface, but when viewed as a collective festival it infuses the urban landscapeContinue reading “Exhibitions and installations based on psychogeography”
oooooh! I’m starting to get it
Michelle also said something in our meeting on Thursday that made me think. How do I see this work entering the community itself? What do I see as the site-specific application of my abstractions, symbols and drawings? I just discovered a Brooklyn artist who places tape in geometric (mostly cubes and rectangles) shapes in theContinue reading “oooooh! I’m starting to get it”
Continuing on the road to abstraction
I had a great and productive meeting with Michelle Hinebrook today. She’s not a thesis advisor but I thought I would benefit from her perspective so I asked her to take a look at what I’m working on. She thought I should feel comfortable to go further into abstraction and be limitless at this point.Continue reading “Continuing on the road to abstraction”