Project 3: Structural Packaging. Due October 7th

Project Description

For this project you will design and create a custom-made 
package for your Hybrid Sculpture. 

The package must both contain your sculpture, and stand 
on it's own. This type of packaging

 is called, Structural Packaging. 
That basically means that 
it has its own structure, as opposed 

to a plastic bag, or shrink wrap, which is not rigid. 

struc•ture (strŭkˈchər)

1. n. Something made up of a number of parts that are held or put together in a particular way: hierarchical social structure.
2. n. The way in which parts are arranged or put together to form a whole; makeup: triangular in structure.

pack•age (păkˈĭj) 

n. A wrapped or boxed object; a parcel.

1. n. A container in which something is packed for storage or transportation.
2. n. A preassembled unit.

Goal

The goal of this project is three-fold. The package should:

1. Fit your sculpture very well (custom-designed, not a rectangular box)

2. Provide a new context for the viewer- change/reinforce the way we view the sculpture.

3. Be Structural, or rigid (not wrapping paper, plastic wrap, or other soft material)

Important Details

Not a rectangle-

Use the templates and information provided on the blog, to design and create packaging 

that will fit the unique size, shape and idea behind your hybrid sculpture. Your design will 

be custom-made for your object. Again, this is more complex than a rectangular box. 

Integrate your design- 

Design the package to integrate with your sculpture. Consider the meaning of your hybrid 

sculpture, and try to create a box that reinforces that meaning. Your package may include 

windows, lids, flaps, or drawers. Use the information we have provided, along with your own 

research and creativity to make an, innovative, sturdy, and functional container to securely hold 

your Hybrid sculpture. Your container must have a ‘lid’. Your primary material will be cardboard- 

any type or color. You may use your choice of tapes and glues to construct your Structural 

Packaging.

Brand your box- 

You will also design and create a label to brand your structural packaging. 

The brand name must be taken from the title of your Hybrid Sculpture.   

Process

Here are some questions you should ask yourself in the beginning stage of the process. 

A. What/How does my hybrid sculpture communicate? What is it called (title)?

B. What is the most appropriate shape for my package? Think of the shape of your sculpture.  

C. How will it conform to the shape of your sculpture?

D. How do I make my package integrate with my sculpture? The goal is unity.

E. What are the best material choices? Colors, textures, weight of cardboard, etc.

Schedule

HOMEWORK

You will have only one week to complete this assignment outside of class. 

REMEMBER TO PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR TIME MANAGEMENT. 

There is no class-time for this project.

MATERIALS - You will be responsible to gather all your supplies- cardboard, glue, tape, etc 

Project Due October 3rd

Your Hybrid Sculpture must be secured inside your package during critique.

All projects must be ready for presentation at start of class. 

Rubric

You will be evaluated on the following:

A. Ideation (making sketches, doing research, writing about your ideas)

B. Process (time-management, research, asking for help, meeting deadline)

C. Creative problem solving (The creativity of your idea and solution)

D. Material research (experimenting with and choosing materials)

E. Craftsmanship (how well you cut and build your package)

F. Overall concept (does the package reinforce the idea behind your sculpture?)

Research and Inspiration

Article: a crate is more than a crate

Andy Warhol

Marcel Duchamp

Joseph Cornell

Ryan Syrell- click here for info on this project

Exhibition at Atelier 37.2- click for more info on this project

Great book with examples on Structural Packaging

How to Deform a Cube

How to Create Tabs of the Correct Shape

How to Improve a Net (what is a net?)

How to Fold Up a Box

Package Design Inspiration (not all structural examples)

More Package Design Inspiration

Project 2: Hybrid Homework Due Sept 23rd. Final Project Due Sepember 30th

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

You will change three objects of your choice into something new by creatively 
dismantling and recombining the pieces. You must reuse ALL of the material in 
your existing objects, and combine them into a single unified work. This is not 
a collage (objects attached to a flat surface- you will go beyond Rauschenberg 
(see images below). We want you to physically join the parts of these objects 
together and create a new 3-D object.

Important concept:  UNITY = a sense of order or completeness. 


A + B + C = D. You are creating something new.

A + B+ C = ABC. You are not simply combining things.

Transformation is the goal. 

SCHEDULE

Homework- Due September 23rd

1. Three objects- mostly disassembled. 

2. Two page response in Sketchbook: Please Research, and response, to the question, "What is a hybrid?" and "How does the idea of hybrid work in context to: culture and identity?

3. Two pages of sketches of the direction you want to go with your sculpture (also in sketchbook).

4. Any other supplies you would like to use while altering your object, such as glue, tape, sewing supplies, etc.

Note: Your response should be in your sketchbook and should include written elements and visual/material elements. This should take at least two pages in your sketchbook. Please don't waste the page by writing overly large, or by pasting things in the middle of an otherwise blank page.

Note on objects: Carefully choose three objects approximately 12" each that you feel comfortable changing. They should have enough visual and material interest to give you options. 

Think about your research on the concept of Hybrid: How can you address this is your piece? Please have ideas written in your sketchbook. 


NO ELECTRONICS

Project Due- September 30th 

Projects is due at beginning of class for critique. All projects must be ready for presentation at start of class. 

INSPIRATION

Look at the following artworks by these artists for inspiration.:

Robert Rauschenberg, modernist painter (images below)

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Jean Tinguely (images below)

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Agathe Snow (images below)

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Sara Sze (images below)

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Click to see more of Yeesookyung's hybrid sculptures

Yeesookyung's ceramic hybrid sculptures made
with traditional Korean pottery shards. 

Example of Korean Joseon Ceramics

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Hybrid Sculptures by Satish Tang (images below)

Hybrid sculptures of ancient chinese ceramics, western pop icons, manga aesthetics and kitsch. TANG was born in Dublin, Ireland of Trinidadian parents, but currently lives & works in British Columbia, Canada.

Click here to go to the Tang's website

How do objects communicate meaning? How does meaning change when they are re-contextualized and merged into a single form? 

No electronics. If you want to know why, watch this video.