http://www.fakeplasticdreams.com Art and Design Blog of Aldis Ozolins Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:53:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Doubt (temporary title) is a series of sculptural spaces based around the idea that our perceptions of reality are flawed and limited.  The idea that we are viewing life through a dim mirror.  The concept was visualized through an experiment where I filmed myself sleeping and extracted a series of ... http://www.fakeplasticdreams.com/?p=260 This term im taking my first foray into packaging, and so far im really enjoying it. It takes the some of the best aspects of design and ads form as well as a lot of additional considerations ( such as user experience, protection of the product, visibility in the store, ... http://www.fakeplasticdreams.com/?p=246 Just launched my new portfolio websited, it's still a WIP but I figured I've delayed it long enough so I decided to put it up in it's current state.  I used cargofolio to build the website and I'm very pleased with it so far.  Check It http://www.aldisozolins.com/ http://www.fakeplasticdreams.com/?p=243 Sketcbook completed over term 3 + break. http://www.fakeplasticdreams.com/?p=215 Illustration this term has been a revelation for me.  Gayle Donahue has opened my eyes to the potential of illustration that I never saw.  For my term project I decided to create a piece based on my family history.  Being from latvia (a former soviet country), I had a rich ... http://www.fakeplasticdreams.com/?p=201 Drawings of a couple of Old Masters Busts from LACMA and the Getty Villa. http://www.fakeplasticdreams.com/?p=194 When I stopped updating this blog it was very hard to get back into it.  Fortunately I've overcome my laziness and decided to post something.  Here are a couple of pen and ink drawings from my drawing for illustration class. http://www.fakeplasticdreams.com/?p=188 I know this is about a week late, but after last week's hectic end to the term, I immediately slipped into lazy mode. However, I have finally decided to get off my lazy ass and write this post so.... It's been an amazing 1st term at art center.  Looking back at ... http://www.fakeplasticdreams.com/?p=171 Wednesday was scholarship review...scary. Thanks to a record amount of complainers, we had two extra weeks to prepare, so everyone was ready this time around.  Having had my portfolio ready to go the previous monday, I was pretty confident in my work and was really happy to have to opportunity ... http://www.fakeplasticdreams.com/?p=167 After dozens of concepts and revisions, ive finnally finished my prop 4 ads. I'm quite happy with how they turned out. Although i wish we had been working on another project by now, i appreciate the fact that I was able to get a high level of refinement in the ... http://www.fakeplasticdreams.com/?p=161