{"id":540,"date":"2016-09-22T20:47:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T20:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/?p=540"},"modified":"2017-01-28T06:55:16","modified_gmt":"2017-01-28T06:55:16","slug":"completeness-joseph-cornell-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/?p=540","title":{"rendered":"Completeness &#8211; Joseph Cornell box"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our next assignment was to create a 2D sculpture honoring Joseph Cornell for the show <em>Completeness.\u00a0<\/em>I decided I wanted to stick to found materials as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>I started with eight nodes connected together, as there are eight characters in the play. I found a small black box and added some black foam to the bottom and back. Since these eight characters are isolated in the story of the play by themselves, I felt a small black-box world was appropriate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4218.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-543\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4218.jpg\" alt=\"img_4218\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4218.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4218-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4218-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4218-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4219.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-544\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4219.jpg\" alt=\"img_4219\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4219.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4219-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4219-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4219-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next I took apart a trashed HDMI cable and began to connect the characters together:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4220-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-552\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4220-1.jpg\" alt=\"img_4220\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4220-1.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4220-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4220-1-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4220-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4221.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-541\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4221.jpg\" alt=\"img_4221\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4221.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4221-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4221-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4221-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure what made me decide to weave the silver foil through the box. Maybe it represents time?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4222.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-542\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4222.jpg\" alt=\"img_4222\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4222.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4222-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4222-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4222-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next I ran some of the wire around the perimeter<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4226ASD-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-554\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4226ASD-1.jpg\" alt=\"img_4226asd\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4226ASD-1.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4226ASD-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4226ASD-1-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4226ASD-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I followed this with a second layer of red wires separated by a clear blue filter. The red wires connect between Molly and Elliot and the rest of the characters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FullSizeRender-53.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-548\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FullSizeRender-53.jpg\" alt=\"fullsizerender-53\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FullSizeRender-53.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FullSizeRender-53-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FullSizeRender-53-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FullSizeRender-53-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4235as-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-551\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4235as-2.jpg\" alt=\"img_4235as\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4235as-2.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4235as-2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4235as-2-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aaronparsekian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4235as-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our next assignment was to create a 2D sculpture honoring Joseph Cornell for the show Completeness.\u00a0I decided I wanted to stick to found materials as much as possible. I started with eight nodes connected together, as there are eight characters in the play. 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