Found Objects in Painting and Sculpture

From the list of artists I was given to look at in my tutorial these two caught my eye: Rachel Harrison – Uses found objects including polysterene, cardboard boxes etc, to create surreal sculptures which she then paints on (pictured below).   and… Alexandra Bircken – particularly her pieces where she has sliced found objects…

Reflection… Can We Truly Represent The Unconscious?

After watching  yesterday’s programme on Surrealism it made me think about the my own work and how to move forward with it. When I showed my shoe paintings to my tutor, we discussed that although it works well as an image it doesn’t serve its purpose in representing my dream or making the viewer feel…

How to be a Surrelist?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08l6qd8/how-to-be-a-surrealist-with-philippa-perry#group=p04yctnb Yesterday I watched ‘How to be a Surrealist with Philippa Perry’ on BBC iplayer – my Dad suggested I watch this programme as it referred to dreams and had a key focus on trying to tap into the unconscious. I feel like watching this programme has made me understand the Surrealist movement better and…

Painting My Shoes

Moving on from my work with ceramic shoes, I wanted to also experiment with using readymades. I used bits of old wood, polystyrene, nails, wire mesh, net, bulbs and my old boots. I then painted with blocks of colour to separate the composition and then drew and scratched into the paint with various words, symbols…