Bank Art
Art Appreciation: Final Project
04/29/2005
My project is called Bank of New York. Form is integrated into my design by the outside of the box being designed with landmarks in New York, and the inside of the box is a high security bank. Function is also integrated into my design by using many aspects from a bank into the inside of this box. I used a key pad from a cellular phone to act as a key pad that connects to the alarm inside the safe of the bank. The red wire is part of the alarm, the red wire is to act as the laser security for motion.
I used many design elements in my project. Starting with the outside of the box, the top and right side of the box is designed to be Central Park. I used real grass that is glued to the box to show represent the park. Also I used dirt, to represent the walk-ways through out the park. The Statue of Liberty is in the middle of the grass to represent freedom through out New York and most of the world. On the front of the box is the United States flag which represents diversity, because New York is one of the most diverse places in the world. New York has all types of people, which makes it so attractive. Also on the front of the box is the title of the bank named Bank of New York in the design of the twenty dollar bill. I chose to make the letters in the design of the twenty dollar bill because New York is a major money market with having the NY stock exchange and the world bank. On the left side of the box I have the background painting of a basketball, while there are two pictures of Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden is a major arena in New York that people through out the world come to see.
Now the inside of the box I started by painting the background black because most safes and banks walls are black or gray. I used a cell phone key pad to act as the alarm to the safe. The red wire are used as a design of lasers that can detect motion inside the safe. The money at the...
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