Transmutation Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unrealized (or “realized enough”)

Christo, Red Store Front (Project) 1965

40" X 48" X 2-1/2"

Wood, Plexiglas, fabric, electric light, enamel paint and charcoal

transmute (verb)

to change in form, nature, or substance

This project has changed in form and in nature, but not in substance!

Due to a lack of time left in the semester, you will no longer be required to “fully realize” your ideas relating to transmutation. You are, however, required to realize them “enough”.

What does this mean??

Consider yourself no longer restricted by the lack of time, energy and materials that would be required to construct your ideas in a 3-dimensional form, or at full scale. You now have the freedom to dream. What would you want to make if you had access to unlimited resources?

This does not necessarily mean you should abandon your previous ideas completely, but rather expand upon them (obviously there was something about those ideas that interests you…try to figure out what that something is). Imagine the perfect solution to this project, and propose it.

With what medium do you feel most comfortable communicating your ideas?

Your final proposal must be a creative product with strong imaginative or aesthetic appeal. It may take the form of a drawing, painting, collage, model, sculpture, or any other manifestation you think would be suitable. Therefore, do not hand in your first sketch. Spend much time brainstorming before deciding upon the best solution.

“Design takes courage –

the courage to confront what we have done and to take the risk of trying things that may not work, the courage to recognize elements of our work that are not successful and to accept the responsibility of restructuring the work until it succeeds.”

(from Understanding Three Dimesions, by Jonathan Block and Jerry Leisure)