This artwork has been an enjoyable piece to make especially as its my final artwork for this academic year. I have really liked my route of experimentation primarily working in two dimensional to begin with then progressing into three dimensional. With inspiration taken form Ian Hamilton Finally, Barbara Hepworth and Robert Therrien these artists have …
I have been exploring the idea of exhibiting my work and framing it like a piece of art or an artefact would be like in a gallery/ museum setting showing that this object has a great level of significance and importance to be displayed in the way that it is being displayed. An artist I …
I’ve been looking into Robert Therrien’s work but in particular his exhibition at the TATE titled ‘objects and stories’ where he has experimented with materials, scale and has used a large selection of techniques to produce these works. Therrien shows everyday objects from a new angle focusing on the emotional connection we have with the …
Hepworth’s use of shape and line Is why I am so attracted and drawn to her work. The simplistic way in which the shape is formed and how it is is pleasing to the eye is just so magical to me. Also the way In which she removes shapes and creates holes within the objects/ …
Going on from my initial observational sketches focusing in on closer areas within the garden I created my own view finder using some old sticks that came from a dead tree that were pilled in the corner of the garden. The view finder was just under one square foot and I carried it around the …
I was in the garden sitting having a coffee minding my own business when I started paying attention to all of the natural material that lay beneath the surface of the trees and bushes. I’ve never really payed attention to this before as I have always just removed any unwanted debris. I’m paying particular attention …
I have always had a keen interest in gardening from a young age but I have never really considered it to be an art from until I came across Jarman. This for me rurally helped push the boundaries of art and what it actually is and now looking back gardening is a massive art form …