DANIEL BERNAL
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an exploration of an implied cubic boundary as a vessel for spacial relationships. ‘itinerary’ and ‘hierarchy’ inspired the construct in terms of volumetric and material scale.
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axonometric drawings were used to illustrate and diagram spatial ideas in the construct. drawings manifested ideas about tectonics.
implied volumes were created from shifting planes to create spaces that fold and weave into each other. compression and expansion highlight spacial clarity by means of hirearch three separate systems interact to yield a balanced construct. implied volumes were created from shifting planes to create spaces that fold and weave into each other. compression and expansion highlight spacial clarity by means of hirearchy. three separate systems interact to yield a balanced construct.
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a collage was created using urban mappings, abstract textures, constellation diagrams and more. events, nod es and itineraries emerged from the collage, which developed into the three-dimensional construct.
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the collage was used to map out field and territory. mappings and collage were merged and constructed in a three-dimensionalphysical model.
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space was studied through the construction of multiple volumes within a linked itinerary of events. these spaces were deliberately inhabited through a rich and meaningful program of dwelling, being, acting and thinking.
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inspired by the work of Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. MELTING MARILYN acrylic on canvas 36x36in inDENTURED SKULL acrylic on wood 48x36in
BODY IN THREADS crochet thread on wood 54x42in
LOWLANDS OF KILI acrylic on canvas 10.5x60in
inspired by Pablo Picasso 4 OJOS (FOUR EYES) 48x36in
every child likes to take a pencil to make a mark. everybody makes beautiful things when they are three, four, or five years old. most people lose that spontaneity; i think that always happens. some are able to win a “second spontaneity.â€? -Ă lvaro Siza