Digital Reproduction
Made by Joyce Chen
Made by Joyce Chen
A digital reproduction of Oskar Schlemmer's "Bauhaus Stairway", with a focus on the rising political regime at the time
Created: September 5th, 2016
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A digital reproduction of Oskar Schlemmer's "Bauhaus Stairway", with a focus on the rising political regime at the time
Creativity - I like that the work blended the original artwork with the context of the painting of the time. It is also interesting that they took the happy, optimistic, and normal feel of the original work and put it in the context of a time in which happiness, optimism, and normalcy were nearly unachievable.
Execution - The digitial recreation was well implemented in terms of what the artist was aiming for. However, the recreation does not match the aesthetic of the original artwork. This could have been an artistic decision as well, so overall I would say that the digital piece was well executed.
Context - The context was well-implemented because the original work was blended with the political climate of the time and place that this artwork originated from in order to create the new digital recreation. I think that it is quite an interesting concept to take art and blend it with its own context in order to reconstruct a related piece.
Documentation - This digital recreation was well-documented. It was well sectioned, and the approach section explained artistic decisions very well and the reflection was very accurate in my opinion. It took an honest look at the similarities and differences between the original work and the digital recreation.
The recreated piece has demonstrated its theme directly and effectively through symbolic elements like the Nazi symbol. And that is an important motivation for me to appreciate a painting. Even though the work is more political than the original piece, I believe changing the theme works because it is a good way for the creator to input her understanding, emotion into the original work and demonstrate her own creativity. Besides, the recreated piece is consistent with the original artwork in style in the aspects of protagonists, those people's motions and the stairs. Thus the new piece well shows the ethos of reproduction---keeps the original style and go beyond.
So 9.5/10 for creativity; 10/10 for execution; 10/10 for context; and 9.5/10 for documentation.
Really interesting re-interpretation of the original work. The research and process are thorough, and your reflection is in depth and informed by the process and product.
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