Display Ideas

I have been looking at ways of displaying my figures in playful ways that will animate the figures character rather than them just being sculptures on a plinth. I have looked at the ways that Giacometti has arranged his pieces in quite uniform lines and contrastingly Geoffrery Farmer whose displays are a lot more chaotic…

Painted Figures

I have been researching ways to paint my figures both using ceramic glazes/slips and acrylic paint. At Baseart I have experimented with using slips but for my uni project I have decided to use acrylic paint so that the colours and texture of the paint is continuous from the ceramics onto whatever mixed media materials…

Creating a Line-Up

I have been thinking about what I want to display for the exhibition, how I might do this and how many pieces I will be making. The tutors suggested in my recent tutorial that I need to begin thinking about display ideas and also about the size of the pieces I am making… The beauty…

Picasso Exhibition

I recently visited the Picasso exhibition at the Tate Modern – I was particularly interested in the sculptural pieces and how they were displayed. I also noted that the colours he was using were generally contrast colours which is something I may consider using when I paint my pieces to create contrast between the different…

Clay Experiments

I have been experimenting with ceramics by handbuilding small maquettes in order to see which style I like the best. I was struggling with inspiration for these pieces so I have now drawn and painted a lot more figures into my sketchbook to play around with different forms before working sculpturally. I am liking the…

Mixed Media

I am beginning to think about what materials I would like to work in – I have been enjoying working in ceramics at my placement with Baseart so may continue to use this combined with the mixed media models I have also been making as experiments for 2.2 and to be used for my photography…

Ideas so far…

My ideas for this project so far is to continue with figurative sculpture, this time going back to my roots and focusing on the heads/portraits. I would also like to look into combining sculpture with what I will be doing in painting and photography, perhaps by painting onto materials such as clay and wood and…

Abstraction of the Figure

  I have been experimenting with ways to abstract the figure both in my 2d and 3d work…I have looked at various artists and am beginning to try different styles. I have recently experimented with cardboard sculptures using the idea of joining flat planes to create a form…I am much preferring more organic forms rather…

The History of Masks

I have been researching the history of masks as a starting point for my work and have also been experimenting with handbuilding ceramic masks at my placement. I am particularly interested in African Masks and have been researching the different characteristics that the shapes represent e.g. eyes shut and line mouth = tranquility.