Blocks of Change
Cody Small
This art piece represents a connection between Neolithic river valley
civilizations and Newton’s 3 laws of motion. “That connection is according to
Newton’s 1st law, an object (Neolithic society) at rest stays at rest until an outside
force (Conflict) acts upon it.” Meaning that human society only advances when there
is a conflict to force us to. For the people who saw this before it was finished there
was one thing that almost all of them didn’t understand. Which block is a cause and
which one is an effect? It can go both ways.
I knew when we started that I wanted to do something different, something that
other people wouldn’t even think to try. Most people had paintings or drawings, and
some people used clay to sculpt. I even made it out of a medium that nobody else used,
wood. This is also why I made something that was more of a game than normal art.
For the more game like aspect all of the sides on one cube can have a cause and effect
connection to the side on the other cube. If we were to play the game all players
would take turns rolling the cubes each time everyone must think of a way to connect
the two cubes. The person with the best connection gets one point. The game ends
when somebody rolls a combination that has already been connected.
Everything on this art piece was chosen for a reason. The colors I chose were
supposed to represent the feel for that side of the cube on the “bad people” side the
background is grey to give a feeling of fear. On the “religion” side the background is
light blue showing that people were happy with this. The form of two cubes was so
that I could make the project more interactive, making this artwork more of a game
rather than just art.
Peer Assessment By: Jueen Alex Bucio
Peer Assessment By: Eve Coco
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Peer Assessment By: Orion
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