“thinking inside the box” …a short survey on the box as an art form and functional object
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“Thinking inside the box”…a short survey on the box as an art form and functional object
What is a box?Here are just a few definitions for the noun:1. a. A container typically constructed with four sides perpendicular to the base and often having a lid or cover. b. The amount or quantity that such a container can hold.2. A square or rectangle: Draw a box around your answer.3. a. A separated compartment in a public place of entertainment, such as a theater or stadium, for the accommodation of a small group.b. An area of a public place, such as a courtroom or stadium, marked off and restricted for use by persons performing a specific function: a jury box.4. A small structure serving as a shelter: a sentry box.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/box
For centuries boxes traditionally have served the practical purpose of concealing, protecting
and/or containing things for their owners. Some boxes are ancient…
Roman Empire 1st to 3rd Century AD
http://www.roman-artifacts.com/Miscellaneous%20Ancient%20Items/Roman%20Bronze%20Box/Roman%20Bronze%20Box.htmhttp://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/bisphenol-a-microwave-safe-47111702
Photo: Long Ha / Istock
and some are new
Boxes can contain food and drinks…
…collections and
treasures
…gifts and surprises
Boxes can be…
Packed, Shipped…and
Watched
They can hold
Secrets… and votes
People…
live in boxes, work in boxes
are buried in
boxes,
worship boxes,
Reliquary from the Shrine of St. Oda
http://www.learn.columbia.edu/treasuresofheaven/relics/Reliquary-from-the-Shrine-of-St-Oda.phpPhotographs of objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art copyright © 2010 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
and sometimes drive boxes!
GUZERhttp://www.guzer.com/pictures/rubix_car.php
Boxes can be art!
Kirsten Justesen, Sculpture II, 1969
http://www.moca.org/wack/?p=193© 2011 MOCA The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.Wack
Andy Warhol with his Brillo box sculptures in New York’s Stable Gallery, 1964. Art News, November 2009. Fred W. McDarrah/Getty Images.http://andthentherewasthis.com/post/566694267/andy-warhol-with-his-brillo-box-sculptures-in-new#/
http://michiganexposures.blogspot.com/2010/10/endover-cube.html
The Endover Cube Bernard Rosenthal1968
http://www.mountainsculptors.org/index.html
Rat-in-a-box by Ripp Smith
Piet MondrianImage source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/72/Mondrian_CompRYB.jpg/300px-Mondrian_CompRYB.jpg
Boxes are featured in art, literature and film
PandoraJ.W.Waterhouse
1896 . Oil on canvas
http://trashfilmguru.wordpress.com/tag/cameron-diaz/
http://adultcostumeshalloween.net/adult-costumes/dont-open-the-
puzzle-box/
PandoraF.S. Church
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/viewPhoto?uname=maga799&aid=5054341022787853377&iid=5054341194586545266
http://www.jwwaterhouse.com/paintings/
Sometimes the outside of the box tells the story of what is inside…
Nilecartouche JewelryCopyright - 2011 Nilecartouche.com , All Rights Reserved. http://www.nilecartouche.com/pc/egyptianhieroglyphic.asp
Much of the time the contents of boxes tell the story of the owner.
Andy Warhol Time Capsuleshttp://edu.warhol.org/index2.htmlhttp://www.gss.ucsb.edu/faculty/spieker/research/preview2.html
Jem’s cigar box collection from film, To Kill a Mockingbird http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x53g19_to-kill-a-mockingbird-ouverture_shortfilms
http://lyricsdog.eu/s/funny%20cubicle
http://www.designjuices.co.uk/2011/04/15-inspiring-office-
cubicles/
Do you have a treasure box?
What is inside?Are you hiding anything?
What does it tell about you?
Let’s make boxes…
• Origami• What is in your locker?• Talking Heads…• Pandora’s box…what are your
demons?
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