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Tied together

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Ideas

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Nails

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Glasses

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2nd skin 

Beginnings of exploration into our sculpture brief, ‘Sculptures to fix to the body’.

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A new oil painting in progress, reflecting on the bathroom as a place of grounding when you’ve had too much to drink. Almost trying to portray it as a place of worship.

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‘Rough night’ 

Liquid latex, paper and acrylic paint 

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Some progression from today on my sculptural piece

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KARLA BLACK

(top left, Expressions are hurting, move outside, 2008)

(right, Adds up, 2017)

‘She is interested in ideas of play and early childhood learning, as well as the primitive, creative moment when art comes into beings and draws on a range of artistic traditions from expressionist painting to land art, performance and formalism. Everyday matters such as soap, cotton wool and toothpaste are explored alongside traditional art materials including plaster, pigment, and paint, expanding the limits of what sculpture can be’. (quoted from Kraczon pg.12, nationalgalleries.org)

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PLAY -

Semester one project 2021 and my interpretation. 

With the word play, I decided to take a deep dive into ideas we have about the taboo world of what could be seen as ‘adult’ play. My initial reaction to the project took me down routes that, while different, could be seen to fall under one sin; gluttony. Camp and it’s rococo and romantic origins of extravagance, the gay community and the reactionary hedonism to years of oppression that’s still ongoing, the theatrical play of the identity and  the hyper consumption that often comes with building a visual persona. How shame and pleasure, particularly sex, are intertwined by the notions given to us by the church. Within these topics, the common string of overconsumption, perceived or real, was my starting point. As the project has developed, I have taken inspiration from all the subjects mentioned above from different perspectives, and used subtle narrative. I hope you can interpret my work in a way that resonates with you and your experiences. 

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Hand plaster casts from today, as the outcome of the last one had an unintentional sort of baby mobile look that I think could be fun to branch into, especially in contrast to my main themes.

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Beginning formations of a sculptural piece, involving mediums plaster, latex and paper. Really looking forward to seeing how this develops. 

I chose to use latex as opposed to PVA because I prefer the thickness of latex, and the way it holds shape as it dries down. I’ve been exploring latex as a medium quite heavily, which works well with the sexual themes I’m exploring in gluttony. 

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Next week, I’m planning on doing a portrait painting of the above image to tap back into my more traditional skillset, which I have slightly fallen out of practice with. 

With my concept for play exploring gluttony, I’ve taken inspiration from the romantic and rococo era visually. For Halloween, I went as Marie Antoinette, which in hindsight really fits in with my explorations surrounding overindulgence, selfishness and hedonism. I chose this photo specifically for the composition and contrast in tone.

(photo by Miranda Yánez)

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FEEL IT IN MY VEINS/WEIGHING DOWN MY BONES 

(mixed media sculpture using latex, hot glue and acrylic paint)

Below is some of the process I went though before the piece was finalized. Initially, I wanted the body of the sculpture to carry more fullness; instead I ended up preferring the wispiness of the hot glue when pulled away from the plaster seen below:

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Finished mixed media installation piece using acrylic paint, latex, glitter and other non-traditional mediums

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Artist research completed on 18/10/21 - Transcription below (right page only, left has been transcribed already on a previous upload)

TOP IMAGE - Flesh and Flood, 2018

BOTTOM IMAGE - Books by Soto from her website 

‘Laura Soto is a mixed media sculptor living and working in Los Angeles. Her practice centers mainly on large forms built of fiber that transform under the weight of media amassed’ - lauracatherinesoto.com

Soto’s work, who I found through social media, resonates visually with me more than anything I’ve ever come across. The use of pastel tones, combined with the heavy, grotesque look of the materials used creates a sense of exploring grime in glamour. 

FROM TOP LEFT - stro, 2013, 

mini 1, 2012

Drifter 2, 2018

Power dome, 2016

‘Using inventive mold-making and casting techniques, Brener fuses everyday objects and personal imagery into her sculptures. The resulting forms are at once familiar and strange, resembling otherwordly monuments, reliquaries and garments. Her work seeks to level hierarchies between sacred and mundane material, questioning what we choose to preserve and discard.’ - Hamilton.edu 

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Update on installation piece - 19/10/21