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One of my assignments for school. Dinosaurs and trees.
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Kaelthir
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:37 pm Post subject: One of my assignments for school. Dinosaurs and trees. Reply with quote
So, my school is re-imaging itself and is renaming all of the buildings after trees and is having the Fine Arts department come up with ideas for public art about the trees and buildings. So it was assigned to all of us to come up with an idea for art for the buildings and present it to them. Like any art student, I figured out how to make the project fun for me and it turned into trees and dinosaurs.














I actually put a lot of research into the trees and dinosaurs to pair with them, here's the presentation itself if you want to see some excellent art student bullshittery. After all, what art boils down to is if I'm doing something for myself that isn't recognised as legitimate art on its own, BS until it is legitimate art.

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The idea of combining trees and dinosaurs in my piece is that the trees represent our link to the land, and the dinosaurs are a link to the past: A reminder as to what happens if the environment can no longer sustain a species. The piece becomes a reminder that we need to take care of our trees.
Each design will be sculpted and moulded, then cast in cement sculptures. The sculptures will be rock-shaped, except for the front which have 3D design of the building's tree, as well as a dinosaur next to the tree to scale. The project could be mounted on a metal pole in front of the building, and if necessary the letter of the building could be added to the design to increase its signage function. If Kwantlen does not have any plans for how the sculpture should be mounted, I could craft the metal pole for the sculpture to rest on.


Building A is the arbutus tree, chosen as a recognisable icon of the West Coast. The tree I drew is the Pacific Madrone, the specific arbutus tree on the west coast. As for the dinosaur, I selected the Tyrannosaurus Rex for its similar iconic nature. I believe the dinosaur fits for a library, as students visit it hungering for knowledge. The Tyrannosaurus is theorized as being a scavenger, not being the best suited for hunting on its own. Similarly, students visit the library to find knowledge they may not have the means of finding alone.


Building B is the Birch tree, chosen for its symbolic ties to wrapping and storing of food. I chose the tall Silver Birch, to pair it with the large brachiosaurus. A giant herbivore, the brachiosaurus likely would have feasted upon the leaves at the tops of such trees and come to them to feed.

Building D is the Fir Tree. As the douglas fir isn't a real fir, and the building name is simply "fir," I chose the sub-alpine fir to fill the role. It is a medium sized spire-like tree, reaching for the sky just as our science students reach for answers in their studies. For a dinosaur, I chose the iguanodon because of how it was one of the first really well studied dinosaurs due to an abundance of well preserved iguanodon fossils.

Building E is the Sitka Spruce, the towering tall west coast spruce. As a building of artists, I chose the feathery velociraptor for the building, not only for its plumage but because they are believed to have worked in packs to accomplish goals that they alone could have not tackled.

Building F is the Western Yew. The dinosaur I chose to use with it is the Stegosaurus. Although large and iconic, the Stegosaurus was dwarfed by the other much larger dinosaurs of the time period.

Building G is the western red cedar, well known for its uses in carpentry and ceremony in Aboriginal communities. The dinosaur I paired with it is the Triceratops, a dinosaur with horns and frills believed to be used for mating rituals. The dinosaur has aspects of ceremony in it.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:53 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
I love the pics. Trees are fun but dinos are more fun. Dinotrees?

Trees, buildings, and dinosaurs.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:48 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
Now all you need to do is Lichi-ify them!
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:50 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
Looks good, Kael. Keep up the great work.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
These are really good. Pretty realistic, with attention to details.


So, someone says building you think dinosaurs? Razz
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:33 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
They are all done so well, I love your tree style! I like the shading and detail.. and it is so easy to see which tree is what, even without your description. I love birch trees, though I don't know why. I hardly ever get to see them. I also love your arbutus. I used to do tons of pictures of leafless trees a lot when I was younger, and yours is excellent.


Cool job on the pairing up Smile Your school is lucky to have you
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:50 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
I spent more time researching trees and dinosaurs and looking at several samples to get an idea of what they look like than I did drawing. Thank you!
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