The Viewing Box

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Description/Abstract/Artist Statement

Artist Statement

The Viewing Box is a wooden handheld box to view 35mm art history slides. After finding a large trash bag full of art history slides, I wanted to enjoy viewing the slides without spending a lot of money on a projector. I was inspired by the view master and movie viewer toys from my childhood. The box was constructed using finger joints, a clear lens, and repurposed coat rack. It's painted and mod podged with images and text to give it a distressed antique finish. The slides are held in a wooded holder for easy viewing. The Viewing Box was created in the ARTS 429 Wood Studio/Furniture Design, Summer 2019 semester.

Presenting Author Name/s

Stephanie Buckley

Faculty Advisor/Mentor

John Roth

Presentation Type

Artwork

Disciplines

Sculpture

Session Title

Art Exhibit

Location

Learning Commons @ Perry Library, Art Gallery

Start Date

2-8-2020 8:00 AM

End Date

2-8-2020 12:30 PM

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Feb 8th, 8:00 AM Feb 8th, 12:30 PM

The Viewing Box

Learning Commons @ Perry Library, Art Gallery

Artist Statement

The Viewing Box is a wooden handheld box to view 35mm art history slides. After finding a large trash bag full of art history slides, I wanted to enjoy viewing the slides without spending a lot of money on a projector. I was inspired by the view master and movie viewer toys from my childhood. The box was constructed using finger joints, a clear lens, and repurposed coat rack. It's painted and mod podged with images and text to give it a distressed antique finish. The slides are held in a wooded holder for easy viewing. The Viewing Box was created in the ARTS 429 Wood Studio/Furniture Design, Summer 2019 semester.