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I constructed a ribcage sculpture made out of scraps.  Above each AI-generated image is the exact prompt I used. There are a few notes I made below them to show my thought process. I began by looking at the body as a whole and then turned to just the aspect of the skeleton, specifically the rib cage.  The prompt, "The Body – sculptural work that references or responds to the body. This could be through abstraction, texture, or interaction. Lots of possibilities with this one." as a sculpture. -wood sculpture of body part/section “A sculpture of a ribcage made out of scrap electronic pieces” -too much going on “A sculpture of a ribcage made out of scrap electronic pieces miinmalist” -too flat, odd detailing/positioning “A small sculpture of a ribcage made out of scrap electronic pieces” -i like the same pieces used, kind of mirrored “A small sculpture of a skeleton ribs made out of scrap electronic pieces” -less joints, odd heads “A sculpture a skeleton made out of scrap elect

Using the AI tool Dall-e, I was able to begin my idea process. I put in the prompt I was given for the tension theme. Then I started to play around with various wording to see what was produced. I also a few comments under the pictures to help me remember what stands out to me most. Above the photos are the exact prompts I used to generate the images.  "The prompt, "Tension – this could be either physical or conceptual tension. I can see this playing out in the materials and form they choose or in the subject matter (found objects possibly). It is open ended and I can see a variety of solutions for it. " as a sculpture." -found objects stacked and balanced "A wooden art piece representing tension" -the wood pieces look strong, they are all balanced in unique ways "A wooden sculpture with the theme of, "Tension – this could be either physical or conceptual tension. I can see this playing out in the materials and form they choose or in the subject