Isabelle Fu
Cyclical Memories
Prompt: The “Wearable Art” project aims to create a visually stunning and one-of-a-kind wearable art piece by utilizing the Bristol board as the primary material and implementing tessellation as the vital technique. The project aims to combine artistic expression with precise geometry, leading to a captivating wearable art piece encouraging discourse about the interrelation of art, geometry, and fashion.
The theme of my piece is cyclical memories, and it is represented by a swan circling around itself and biting its wing. I did ballet for more than 10 years, and one of my favorite ballets is the classic Swan Lake. I learned a couple of variations every summer for the last few years before I quit, so every summer I am reminded of ballet and Swan Lake. This piece is an ode to those memories. The swan form itself is similar to how a dog runs in circles to chase its tail. I used a human head as the physical “circle” to help the audience better visualize the concept and incorporate my idea into an artwork. I also used many different paper manipulation techniques, such as glide reflections, weaving, origami, and laser-cutting for the feathers.
