I decided to smash the clay pot that I created as I wanted to recreate a sculptor piece similar to the drawings I had done that represented the tower of pots. However when I went to stick the clay together with a hot glue gun, the clay would not stick. I used PVA as a sort of varnishing, in hope of when I try using the glue gun again it will stick.
Eventhough I made a pot, I still wanted to experiment with composition. I collected several pots and experimented with height and composition. I then went on to photoshop and combined an apple into the background and placed the pot in the foreground to see the effect of the green colour against the metal tones. I really like the colours combination. From the previous compositions of the pots, I quickly drew the shapes that stood out to me and then drew out the shapes again but with paint. I really like the shapes that’s been produced.
I did plan on collecting several different sizes of pots and pans and experimenting with composition. However, I not only felt it made the process less personal, but also the progress too easy. I decided to create my own pot by using clay. By making my own pot with no skill and quickly, it gives the illusion that a child has constructed it and with it looking lumpy, I feel it represents a battered memory. “Homemade” was written into the clay to represent the kitchen of a home and how many memories in peoples’ childhood and mine are created there, like a ‘Home memory’.I plan on maybe collaging onto it or maybe projecting onto it.
As I was focusing on the apple piece that I was doing at the start of the week, I saw a piece by Robert Therrien, it was giant pots and pans stacked onto of one another and it reminded me of my mum, always dropping pans when cooking and the loud clatter in created. I painted some compositions of pans and how if I could recreate it, I would have them made from plaster and have them cracked. I then realised that both of my memories was based in the kitchen and many people have memories of being a child in kitchen watching parents cooking or eating dinner. I would like to make pans and maybe even a apple out of clay. I also plan on looking more into the psychological aspect of memory.
For our three dimensional project we have to create a sculptor piece that connects to the word ‘memory’. I started off with looking at artists Robert Therrien and Claus Oldenburg. I liked how the artists play with scale and size. I also started to look into the senses and how senses connect with memory. I especially want to focus on the sense of hearing and sounds. The first memory that came to mind was my dad making me draw an apple to practice shading when I was younger. I bought a apple and painted onto and then drew with a thichmarker to create a child-like drawing. However I had some extra paint and painted a page in my sketch. When I placed the apple on the page it made it look slightly 2D, which made me think of perspective and illusions. I’ve also decided that as the weeks go by the apple will rot, representing memory loss and how memories fade as you get older.
VLADIMIR TATLIN
A lot of Tatlin’s work was in response to the Russian Revolution that was happening at the time. Many of the materials that Tatlin used was also because of the revolution. He was also known for designing The Monument to the Third International, aka Tatlin’s Tower, was was constructed to dwarf the Eiffel Tower and was made from Iron, Metal and Glass. Many of his work had a skeletal look to it and was always made from industrial materials.
VICTOR PASMORE
Even though Pasmore was known for his sculptors, between 1940s and 1950s, he mainly focused on fugitive work. A lot of his work was very constructionism. In a way also very minimalist, Pasmore usually uses a range of biege, white and grey.
ANOTHONY CARO
Caro mainly works with assembles of metal and industrial objects. His sculptors are very minimalist and on quite a large scale. Later on with his career Caro produced a range of sculptures that hanged on tables, creating a gravity defying illusion. I find his work really interesting and how he makes some of his sculptors look so light weight, and yet the are made of metal.
LAZLO MOHOLY-NAGY
A lot of Lazlo’s work took in mind the shadow of the sculptor. His sculptors has a sci-fi, science look. This is made by the shapes created and the materials used in making them. In a lot of his work you can se through it and walk around it. I personally like Lazlo’s pieces the most as I fond the shapes created really interesting and effective.
On the last day of ESW, we were paired into groups and given a limited amount of time to create installations, using objects found in the studio we were in. Our first installation was to show the imperfections of the studio and how everything was slightly off, like the cemetery of the room and how the walls where all slightly of different height, giving the studio a lop-sided look.
For our second installation, we didn’t talk for 5 minutes and focused on our own little installations and then combined them together to fill the studio. The materials that were used in the final installation was plastic and wood. I really enjoyed this task and having such a large space to think about and found the week as a whole very interesting as I’ve never really done sculpture, mainly painting.
The next task of the week was to carry on the influence of the drawings made on the first day and create sculptures using clay. The first sculpture was to be created using only our fists and we then repeated the same circle as the first day. We used wooden planks to shape the clay and then lastly we used our hands and any tools we wished. This was the first time for me using clay and I really enjoyed it. I liked how you could create such a variety of textures and shapes.
Our first task of the week was to walk around the ESW building for 15 minutes and then to make a sculpture in response. We were given a short amount of time and limited resources, which included paper, and tape to make a response. We then went on to drawing angles and shapes that were spotted in the sculptures and took influence from that to create a new sculpture piece. We repeated the task throughout the day, but each time progressed to different materials. When making the final sculpture we glued are second last piece to the drawing, which really made the piece effective. By the end of the day we were using cardboard and paper straws, glue guns and tape.
I feel this day really helped in finding a starting point for the rest of the week and a good way to introduce us to sculpture.
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