The third year design class, led by faculty designer Jenni-Lee, demonstrated their understading of wrapping objects to create works of art the other day in our office. The works of the wrapping artists Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude were their inspiration, and they chose two fellow classmates to cover completely in torn newspaper.
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Hubs and Jenni Lee are nearly done with covering Jade in a tailcoat and four-in-hand tie of newspapers.
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| Allison is hard at work covering Jo in a newspaper dress and leggings. |
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| All 5 are creating wrapped art! |
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| A detail of Jade's hand, artfully wrapped by Hubs. |
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| We opened the office door, and released the art into the hallway. |
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| Since these were the same student designers who studied lighting design with me, they thought they'd try to tango without tearing their newspaper carapaces. |
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| A stunning portrait of the artwork posing against a red wall. |
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| Of course the artworks had to go into the ladies' bathroom to check their reflections in the mirror. |
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| Jo extricates herself from the wrapping. |
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| Jade extricates herself from her wrapping, with Jenni-Lee looking at the accumulation of post artwork on the floor. |
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| And finally, all that remains is the litter and memories of the live wrapping journey. Thanks for the inspiration, Christo and Jeanne-Claude. |
Here's a weblink to a site that explains a bit about the artists Christo and Jeann-Claude, including the fact that the were born on the same day.
http://www.kettererkunst.com/bio/Christo-1935.shtml
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