Gates to Power

 

What does this Artwork represent?
    This piece is part of my AP 3D Studio Art Portfolio and represents "Gender Equality" (SDG 5)*. The meaning behind piece is very straightforward, the "Barnard College" gates represent Barnard College, and the "Library of Columbia University" (Low Memorial Library) represents Columbia University. The insignificant distance between the two parts of this art piece represent the colleges' relationship with one another. And the fact that the Barnard gates open into the Columbia building shows how Barnard has essentially opened the gates to equal education for women.
 
Why the title?
   I first got the idea for this piece when touring the Barnard campus. The tour guide mentioned that Columbia was originally an all male university, and Barnard was built as the substitute across the street for women. After many years, as their relationship grew stronger, the two schools merged into one large campus and share resources.
    Barnard's open gates has led to multiple students gaining the education they deserve. These gates are not only the gates to Barnard, or Columbia, or equality, but gates to power. The power that every woman holds, but needs a platform to express, the power that Barnard gives women.
*In 2015, the united nations set 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to achieve by 2030. These are set around issues the world is currently dealing with and need to be resolved. This piece focuses on SDG 5, which is "Gender Equality".

Why is this(SDG 5) important? 

  • Women make up more than two-thirds of the world's 796 million illiterate people.
  • According to global statistics, just 39 percent of rural girls attend secondary school. This is far fewer than rural boys (45 percent), urban girls (59 percent), and urban boys (60 percent).


Process
Sketching (Low Library):
I prefer using grids and images to draw for accuracy and ease.
 
 

Sketching and Metal Embossing (Barnard Gates):
Metal Embossing was a new technique that my teacher taught me for this piece, I loved the process and the results so I will surely use it in the future.


Gluing it all Together.




Final Result:






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