Formal Piece

For my formal piece, I chose to respond to an exit sign that led into the student lounge. I felt that this was a strange location for an exit sign, as it was the entrance to a secluded part of the student lounge. I wanted to make my sign opposite to the exit sign in several ways. First of all, I says "enter." The word "enter" is upside down on the sculpture. The letters are also red so that they are  once again the opposite of the green letters in the sign.

This piece was constructed of a pvc cap for a base, a broom handle for the sign post, and three layers of particle board shelving that were cut to size and glued together. The letters were carved into the particle board with wood chisels. This made the top very heavy and unbalanced with the base. To remedy this, I loaded the bottom full of scrap metal and a few sockets. With the ballast in the base, it balanced well. I spray painted the entire sculpture white and then applied red reflective tape to the letters.