Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Monday, 28 February 2011
The Site Research
I believe that spaces and objects that have a notion of transcendence (liberation) in spiritual or physical sense may be used as the site for the installation. I'm looking for churches and sacred places as well as spaces of transition physical such as abandoned airfields, docks, harbors, launchpads. Natural and artificial spaces of observation may be included as well: observatories, lighthouses, cliffs.
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| Grantham Hill (Marlborough White Horse) |
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| Brighton Harbour |
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| Land's End - original image here |
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| Knowlton Church - original image here |
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| Whitford Point Lighthouse - original image here |
Saturday, 26 February 2011
Latex Inspiration
One of the materials proposed for the sculpture for the British Land is latex.
During my research on this material, I've found an artist, who creates sculptures out of latex balloons. His name is Jason Hackenwerth.
Original images can be found here
I think that in his work this simple material brings up an extraordinary visual experience: the colour, the light passing through, the mixture of the smaller parts joined together to form the whole sculpture. At the same time they feel like if they were soft for touch and curved naturally. The important notion in this process for me is that the artist works with the material with his own hands and almost as if he was doing it unconsciously, so by this the object is shaped by the experience of body and not only the eye.
I believe that loosing the intellectual control on the project at some stages can benefit for the work, as this approach gives a chance for our natural sensitivity and experience, which is contained in our unconscious, to express itself. This can bring the work to the universal level of understanding.
During my research on this material, I've found an artist, who creates sculptures out of latex balloons. His name is Jason Hackenwerth.
I think that in his work this simple material brings up an extraordinary visual experience: the colour, the light passing through, the mixture of the smaller parts joined together to form the whole sculpture. At the same time they feel like if they were soft for touch and curved naturally. The important notion in this process for me is that the artist works with the material with his own hands and almost as if he was doing it unconsciously, so by this the object is shaped by the experience of body and not only the eye.
I believe that loosing the intellectual control on the project at some stages can benefit for the work, as this approach gives a chance for our natural sensitivity and experience, which is contained in our unconscious, to express itself. This can bring the work to the universal level of understanding.
Monday, 21 February 2011
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Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Project development for British Land.
Development of the model is determined by the technical questions which refer to the doability of the installation. One of the ways, which I'm working on at the moment, is to leave the concaves with the look as if they were still made from the solid piece of material. In this case I propose usage of sylicone, rubber or latex, which would be stretched onto the rigid metal construction.
Thursday, 3 February 2011
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