Laser-Cut Coaster: Brainstorm and Concept Sketches


Concept 1 - Auarts Sculpture 

Based off sculpture located west side of AUArts beside Jubilee Crescent. NW





    1.1  Cut out the silhouette of the sculpture in plexiglass, once stacked you can recreate the         work. Round coaster.
    1.2  Same as above, but fill the negative with second material. Round coaster.
    1.3 Pentagon coaster 

 Concept 2 - History of AUArts

Apply colour to each year using Colour of the Year Chart(s)/discretion

  • 1926: The art department of PITA began offering day classes, with Lars Haukaness as its first head.


watch YouTube video discussing colours of the 1920's 
  • 1960: PITA was renamed SAIT, and the art department became the Alberta College of Art (ACA).


  • 1973: The ACA moved into a new, purpose-built facility on the edge of Calgary's North Hill.
  • 1985: ACA separated from SAIT to become a self-governing, publicly funded institution.
  • 1995: The college was granted degree-granting accreditation and renamed the Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD).

  • 2019: ACAD was renamed the Alberta University of the Arts (AUArts), making it the province's first university dedicated solely to art and design. 

    2.1 Create a plexi box to hold, 6 coasters of various colours,

    2.2  Repeat and engrave brief history, relating to each year/colour. 

    2.3 Apply colour to sides of coaster, bold a stand for coasters to be held together 

    2.4 1/3 Full colour to left, dipped. AuArts engraved across top of coaster. Rectangle shape.  


    Concept 3: Auarts by floor


    Using the floor plan to create stackable coasters;
    3.1 Using the floor plan cut out the exterior of each floor, so when stacked the coasters emulate the exterior of the building. One coaster per floor, plus a 6th spelling out AUArts (6 coasters)

    3.2 Repeat the above but engrave room plan and numbers. 
      

     




    Reflection - I think I am most exited about using the variation of colour to describe the history of Institution. Not only can there be a layer of subtlety to this, this idea is the most open to interpretation. 

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