Enlarged Everyday Object

For this project, you will be creating an enlarged everyday object. Consider the implications of making something small and seemingly unimportant into a larger scale that demands recognition. Choose an object wisely; what about this particular object do you feel needs to be acknowledged? Stay away from jewelry and electronics, please!

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen Corridor Pin, Blue , 1999 Stainless steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel,;21 ft. 3 in. x 21 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. 4in

Claes Oldenburg Screwarch, 1983 Aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel12 ft. 8 in. x 21 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 10 in. (3.9 x 6.6 x 2.4 m)

Louise Bourgeois Maman Bronze 30 ft 2005

C. O. Trowel I, 1971-76 Steel painted with polyurethane enamel41 ft C.O. Trowel I, 1971-76 Steel painted with polyurethane enamel41 ft. 9 in. x 11 ft. 3 in. x 14 ft. 7 in. (12.7 x 3.4 x 4.4 m: 38 ft. 5 in. x 11 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft. 5 in. (11.7 x 3.4 x 2.3 m)

Claes Oldenburg Soft Switches, 1964, Claes Oldenburg Soft Switches, 1964,.Vinyl filled with dacron and canvas, 47 x 47 x 3-1/8 inches

Claes Oldenburg Soft Fur Good Humors, 1963 Claes Oldenburg Soft Fur Good Humors, 1963.Fake fur filled with kapok; wood painted with enamel 4 units, each 2 x 9-1/2 x 19 inches

Claes Oldenburg Gartenschlauch (Garden Hose), 1983 Steel painted with polyurethane enamel 6,000 sq. ft.

Flying Pins, 2000 in an area approximately 123 ft. (37 Flying Pins, 2000 in an area approximately 123 ft. (37.5 m) long x 65 ft. 7 in. (20 m) wide Steel, fiber-reinforced plastic, foam, epoxy; painted with polyester gelcoat and polyurethane enamel Ten pins, each: 24 ft. 7 in. high x 7 ft. 7 in. widest diameter

Dropped Cone, 2001 Stainless and galvanized steels, fiber-reinforced plastic, balsawood; painted with polyester gelcoat 39 ft. 10 in. high x 19 ft. diameter height above building: 32 ft. 10 in.

Stake Hitch, 1984 Stake: steel, aluminum, epoxy, painted with polyurethane enamel rope: polyurethane foam, plastic materials, fiber-reinforced plastic; painted with latex Total height: 53 ft. 6 in.

Extinguished Match 1987 latex-coated urethan foam 240 x 690 x 80 cm

Claes Oldenburg Clothespin 1976

Shuttlecocks, 1994 Aluminum and fiber-reinforced plastic painted with polyurethane enamel Four shuttlecocks, each 17 ft. 11 in. high x 15 ft. 1 in crown diameter and 4 ft.

Pick something small, but interesting. Food is always a good choice! You can use underglazes and glazes to paint a graphic design or add details to your object.

Romulo Celdran