Breadth
Concentration
1. What is the central idea of your
concentration? (500 characters maximum)
The central idea of my
concentration is evolution in human society. The materials that are used
represent certain periods of human history and the natural resources they used
or created. I chose animals because they are resources and without them, humans
could not exist. Animals provide food, clothing, physical labor, and are also
pets.
2. How does the work in your
concentration demonstrate the exploration of your idea?
Both the deer and hedgehog contain pinecones,
wooden sticks, and toothpicks, which represent the early stage of human history
when wood was crucial for human evolution. The chimpanzee and owl show
the period of time when human invented plastic products, such as keyboards,
wire, and tape. The human head made of ring-pull tabs stands for the use
of earth's metal resources and disposable consumerism. The cobra is
representative of the evolution of technology, using CDs to address changes in
technology similar to how snakes shed their skin. I want the materials in each
piece to represent developments in human society and human's use of the earth's
resources.
