Cardboard art - intro sculpture

1. Recycling Art Cart

2. Solar-Powered Mobile Transports
Campus Recycling Materials
• We propose to purchase an electric vehicle and
transform it into a solar-powered mobile
recycling sculpture that will be used to transport
recyclable materials on the Arkansas Tech
University (ATU) campus. The sculpture will
consist entirely of recyclable litter that has been
collected from the local community. This eye-
catching “Recycling Art Cart” will improve
recycling opportunities by fulfilling five critical
gaps in our current recycling program.

3. Cart image
• electric golf cart:
Freedom TXT

4. Who are involved?
Dr. Doug Barron (Recycling Committee Chair Assistant Professor of Biology)
Facility Management of ATU
Student Organization
Engineering Department
Art Department (We!) - create a system to clean and securely hold the
gathered recyclable material to the cart. This will include an aluminum frame,
wire, and adhesives.

5. What is the art cart
used for?
The cart is not only for collecting
recycle materials on campus!
But also for any educational or
campus events!!!
Possibly the cart will visit to the
elementary school in the town and
make children aware of the
environmental issue in the
attractive way!!!

6. Waste Art
Material: 3000 Nespresso and Keurig single-use coffee pods that were pulled out of the ocean.
Link: https://www.yankodesign.com/2020/05/15/made-using-3000-nespresso-pods-this-installation-transforms-ocean-waste-into-art/
Sculptural Waste art cart will increase
awareness of an enthusiasm for campus
recycling by attracting the attention of
students, faculty, staff, and community
members during daily operation and at
special events.

7. Why Waste Art is So Important?
If it does not play, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVNInv8BkEw

8. What form can be ?

9. Abstract?

10. Representational?
Link: https://www.oregonzoo.org/washed-ashore

11. Globe being created by
Dutchman Peter Smit
from over 6000 plastic bottles
“Henry the Fish” sculpture created
out of ocean trash by
the Washed Ashore organization
Examples of “Waste Art”

12. Potential Materials
• Light Recyclable Materials:
ex plastic, aluminum…
• Not heavy so no wood, glass, or steel
• Students must plan what materials used
for the final art cart.

13. Maquette
Competition!!
Students will make a 1/3 size maquette out of cardboard and present
your maquette and explain what your design strength to this project
committee.
The design must be:
1. A driver can drive safely and can be in and out easily; Keep front
window visible and a side door movable
2. A maquette can not be smaller than 23” H x 16” W x 31” D
3. Sculpturally interesting form; not just painting
4. Consider the final vision using recycling materials; is your design
able to be made of plastic, can, or other recycling materials? If so,
what materials do you use? The materials must be durable and light so
no cardboard, wood, glass but aluminum, plastic, something lighter
and recyclable.
5. Create a 3-4 min Presentation video for other committee.

14. Dimensions

15. Cardboard Art Example

16. Shannon Goff
cardboard recreation,
size/scale, detail, line,
volume

17. Cardboard Art
Example
James Lake
http://jameslakesculpture.co.uk/

18. Cardboard Art
Example
Ann
Weber

19. Schedule
Date Group A Group B
14-Sep
Project A:Cardboard Art
Online – Workday
Complete a sketch and maquattee out of paper
Project A:Cardboard Art
Online – Workday
WEBEX Meeting
Complete a sketch and maquattee out of paper
16-Sep
In-Class 12:00-2:50
Complete a small (5” cube) maquattee out of paper
Workday – Work at the time that you signed up on the schedule ONLY
Submit Progress Report on the BB
Complete a small (5” cube) maquattee out of paper
WEBEX Meeting
21-Sep
Workday – Work at the time that you signed up on the schedule
ONLY
Submit Progress Report on the BB
WEBEX Meeting
In-Class 12:00-2:50
Pro.1 work day
23-Sep
Workday – Work at the time that you signed up on the schedule
ONLY
Submit Progress Report on the BB
Workday – Work at the time that you signed up on the schedule ONLY
Submit Progress Report on the BB
WebEX Meeting
28-Sep
Workday – Work at the time that you signed up on the schedule
ONLY
Submit Progress Report on the BB
WebEX Meeting
Workday – Work at the time that you signed up on the schedule ONLY
Submit Progress Report on the BB
30-Sep
Workday – Work at the time that you signed up on the schedule
ONLY
Submit Progress Report on the BB
Workday – Work at the time that you signed up on the schedule ONLY
Submit Progress Report on the BB
WebEX Meeting
5-Oct
Workday – Work at the time that you signed up on the schedule
ONLY
Submit Progress Report on the BB
WebEX Meeting
Workday – Work at the time that you signed up on the schedule ONLY
Submit Progress Report on the BB
7-Oct
In-Class
Critique at 1:30-2:45pm (Norman Hall room 113)
In-Class
Critique at 12:00-1:15pm (Norman Hall room 113)

20. Day 1-2: Sketch
Your Design &
Make a
Maquette
1. Sketch three different ideas
2. For each ideas, draw sketches
from front, 45-degree angle, and
top
3. What materials and how to attach
to the cart?
4. Make a small maquette (5” cube
size out of cardboard to visualize
a 3D form.

21. Day 3-4: Build an
Armature
Figural Form
1. Trace the front and side images on a
cardboard
2. Cut them off and joint
3. Attach strips of cardboard to form the
figure
Geometric Form *Students must create cart
form as well
1. Trace the figure development view on a
cardboard
2. Build the base of the car form
How to Joint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GABqjUxp
NlQ
How to Attach Strips
http://rossturner.art/process-1/bear

22. Day 4-6: Build the details
Create a design form on the cart form
How to Sculpt out of Cardboard
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK-
SGFdbNGA&t=204s
How to make a texture out of cardboard
• https://video.atu.edu/media/How+to+ma
ke+a+texture+out+of+cardboard/0_m2wl4
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