FINE ART PRACTICE YEAR 3: November 2014

 

 

 

Exhibition: Anglia Ruskin

The exhibition was a selection of artists who worked together to arrange the show and curate it. it was in November 2014 and contained a variety of practice styles. My work consisted of two sculptures that were made from acrylic paint and pva glue.



Third Year: Plaster Block and Paint

This work was created by mixing poster paint into plaster and building it up in layers. When this was completely dry I broke the block apart with a hammer to reveal the details under the surface. The result was that the block broke apart in the layers that were used and had a textured effect.

Third Year Core Practice Module

This work is from my core practice where I worked around the idea of manipulating paint, approaching it in a more sculptural manner.

Third Year

This post is just a quick update about where my work is going now. I am interested in the boundary that exists between painting and sculpture and am creating work that looks at pushing this further. I particularly like the works of Margie Livingston and Kris Scheifele who both work with paint in a more advanced manner and deem them currently to be the main influences on my practice. over this next year I will mainly be working with paint and plaster but I also want to experiment further with plywood.




Second Year: Plywood work

Throughout my second year I worked with a variety of materials, including plywood. These images show an example of what this involved, I will be adding others later on.



Second Year: Site Specific Module Experiments

This module was located at the Botanic Gardens in Cambridge and the aim was to create a final work specifically for that location. We were allowed to choose from almost all locations within the grounds provided we passed a risk assessment. I chose to use the Cacti Greenhouse as my location as I found the room to be almost alien and strange in comparison to the rest of the gardens. My work was based around a certain type of cacti; Mammillaria herrerae which is nicknamed the Golf Ball Cactus. The plant is endangered due to habitat loss and was not included in the varying species of cacti available in the Botanic's collection. I wanted to create my own version of the plant bringing its nickname into play to help raise awareness for the plant. If you are interested in this work please check out the actual plant - it is so beautiful and needs protecting before it disappears forever.