Department of Visual Arts
Visual Arts Building, Room 110
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Academic Year)
7:30 am - 4:30 pm (Summer)
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3138
Laramie, WY 82070
Phone: (307) 766-3269
Email: visualarts@uwyo.edu
The idea behind the doorway is influenced by Howl’s Moving Castle, a Studio Ghibli film, wherein a door serves as a portal that transports characters to new locations. With a turn of the knob the characters in the film would open the door to one of several locations: different fantastic cities, the middle of the wastes where witches are banished to, an open field full of flowers and streams, or a mysterious doorway into total darkness. Using this idea to create my artwork I made three locations on the other side of the door. Each with its own individual theme. However, in my doorway, the viewers’ perspective is restricted to the dimensions of the physical doorway. Being unable to step into the world they are seeing, the viewer is forced to use their imaginations to explore what they can see in greater depth, potentially adding to the immersive experience that I set out to create.
The goal of my work in this piece is to create a series of projected and immersive animated 3D-worlds for viewers to explore. Each world is designed to be a new experience and is intended to invite viewers to interact with these worlds through a physical door. As the viewers open the door, each animated scene is projected onto a screen on the inside of the doorframe.
My work is primarily inspired by fantasy and science fiction films and shows such as Howl’s Moving Castle, Porco Rosso, and The Last Exile which have contributed to inspiring me towards becoming a digital artist and animator. However, my work is also inspired by my passion and former education in architecture and engineering. Paying tribute to these inspirations I created several models that are references to objects in these films and shows which I chose to complement each scene.
Doorway(s)
3D modeling and animation in Blender, wood, drywall, paint
84” x 84” x~100” high.
2022
Department of Visual Arts
Visual Arts Building, Room 110
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Academic Year)
7:30 am - 4:30 pm (Summer)
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3138
Laramie, WY 82070
Phone: (307) 766-3269
Email: visualarts@uwyo.edu