Art 172 - Systems and Structures

Typehaus

In Art 172, our class focused on creating systems and structures through the use of a repetitive module; I used letters.

Statement:
Letters are the foundation of language. When you connect vowels and consonants you create words. When you connect words you create information and language. Information and language creates what we all universally depend on: Communication.

I built my sculpture in the shape of a house because I wanted to represent that Communication is what makes a house stand. Without it, a house falls apart.

A light hangs from within the house to portray that a warm light radiates from all of us when we’re connected by the a’s, the O’s, the R’s, the p’s, the S’s, and the rest of the alphabet. A house that practices and uses Communication is a house that glows from the inside.

*The Typehaus was made with 1/4” birch ply wood, E-poxy, hinges, a 40 watt switch light cord, and a laser cutter. One side of the roof is liftable, so the lightbulb can be replaced.

Special Thanks to:
Shannon Wright
the amazing laser cutter at school
Marc Mendoza 
John Deguzman 
and everyone else who helped me on this project!

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