{"id":4563,"date":"2020-04-15T18:05:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T01:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/?p=4563"},"modified":"2020-05-17T16:50:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-17T23:50:36","slug":"elements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/elements\/","title":{"rendered":"Elements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been working with some shapes from a 2016 piece called\u00a0<em>The Concrete Content of Experience<\/em> (about half-way down <a href=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/solo-show-of-block-prints-at-kafkas\/#more-4411\">this page<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4419\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4419 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Kafka-2016-Show-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Kafka-2016-Show-06.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Kafka-2016-Show-06-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Kafka-2016-Show-06-465x349.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Concrete Content of Experience&#8221; (right), from my 2016 show.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I selected eight shape units and cut them from sheets of foam, then painted and assembled them. Each square is 3&#215;3 cm (about 2.5&#8243;). <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4568\" src=\"http:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Elements-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Elements-01.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Elements-01-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The interrelation and arrangement of elements draw the eye back and forth between similarities and differences, engaging the active mind.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4566\" src=\"http:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Elements-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Elements-03.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Elements-03-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stacking the foam pieces lifts them out of the flat 2D plane, introducing depth as another dimension of engagement. Cast shadows begin to join, amend and alter the shapes while activating the environment as part of the personal experience.<\/p>\n<p>(Click through for a couple more close-ups).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4565\" src=\"http:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Elements-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Elements-04.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Elements-04-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4564\" src=\"http:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Elements-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Elements-05.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Elements-05-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4567\" src=\"http:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Elements-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Elements-02.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Elements-02-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The materials presented unique challenges to effective communication. I&#8217;d like to keep pushing this exercise, but with a looser, less sharp-edged look. Hopefully I can find some materials and means in the days ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been cutting and assembling foam shapes based on block print designs from 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10,7],"tags":[679,788,375,625],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Elements : Keith Ikeda-Barry<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/blogK\/elements\/\" 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