2. Theme
Students create a ‘trophy’ as a reward to your future self for
accomplishing your goals.
The design reflects the message as its metaphor, representational
object, incarnation or symbol but cannot be an ordinary, typical trophy
form such as a cup on a pedestal.
-What do you hope for in your future?
-Admire your future along with your sculpture!
-Express your glorious future!
3. Objective
In this project, students explore the potential of sculpture in multi-media
learning traditional sculptural practice (aluminum casting) and new
technology (laser cutting). Students consider elements of design,
Mass/Plane/Space and principles of design.
• Research art works
• Brainstorm your idea
• Create a model out of clay and/or found object for silicon mold making
• Make a wax model out of the silicon mold and make an investment
(mold for aluminum casting)
• Create a life-size maquette our of cardboard for laser cutting
• Trace pieces of maquette on a digital format using Illustrator
4. Requirements
• NO ordinary trophy design ex. a cup on a pedestal/a object on a cubic
pedestal etc…
• Trophy must be able to be held on your hands
• Trophy must consist of aluminum cast and laser cut plywood.
*students may add other materials.
• Create at least one silicon mold
• Create a life-size maquette
• Aluminum cast can’t be bigger than 5”x5”x5”
• Participate the group activities: discussion/cleaning/making
investments etc…
7. Naoki Ito -Representational
Concept
The green artificial object is 3D scanned of the
brain stem. The brain stem controls the passion
and motivation to express.
The cactus represents the time of the life, they
grow with your brain by cares of watering and
exposing the “light” of the sun.
8. Yasuhiro Suzuki -Metaphoric
Concept
I designed a mirror-metronome trophy to look at
self. I hope the recipient listens to the deep inside
of themselves (their ‘rhythm’) in the complex
society.
9. Taku Sato -Symbolic
Concept
This trophy represents the moment that the sprout is
coming out. The recipient must be an emerging artist
as sprouting in the society. I designed it as my hope
that they remember this moment.
10. Shinji Omaki - incarnation
Concept
This trophy is ”Dumbbell”, that a bell generate
unlistenable sound. It takes time for artists to make
their voice that reaches to others or touch to others.
The design is an incarnation of artist’s creativity as my
message; “even if people do not understand your art,
keep exploring/refining your expression; ringing your
voice following your faith.”
11. Kenya Hara
Concept
The stairs and steps are a metaphor of the recipient’s
career developments. They step up to infinity as going
up to the sky.
22. Research
• Go to the website of
MOMA:
https://www.moma.org/collection/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=&classifications=37&date_begin=Pre-
1850&date_end=2021&with_images=1
*Filter by sort: Product Design or Architecture Model
Guggenheim Museum:
https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artwork_type/sculpture
• Research at least 5 art works that inspire you for this project
• Summarize each description of the works in 100 words
• Write the answers to the questions:
1. Why are you interested in the art? Form? History? Concept?
2. What elements and principles of design do each work use?
23. Brainstorming
1. List more than 20 words that prompt ideas
2. Give at least 2 rough design sketches for each categories:
Representation/Metaphor/Symbol/Incarnation giving words from the list
and 2-3 sentence descriptions (2 x4 =8 ideas total)
3. Choose One idea and write a 100 word-statement
4. Draw a final design sketch with a 45-degree angle view.
5. Update all process on your website (Project Development)
26. How to Use Illustrator
• https://digitalsynopsis.com/design/adobe-illustrator-pen-tool-tips/
• https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/illustrators-pen-tool-the-
comprehensive-guide--vector-141
