Untitled, 2012, Wood, Acrylic & Wool
75 x 315mm
The above piece, as most of my works are, is a direct response to found material.
The above red netting I managed to nab from the building site outside my studio window. In fact this is only a small piece of a much larger amount. I had looked at it for months and was fascinated by its colour and transparency and knew that I wanted to find my own use for this material.
The woollen balls are polystyrene covered in wool. Since completing the drawing brief, of which I chose materiality and worked predominately with wool, I have incorporated this material into my practice, using it in varying amounts and situations. Both the material of the netting and wool become a replacement for painting itself.
Untitled, 2012, wood, acrylic, wool & felt
130 x 125 mm
This little number above, came about from a piece of felt I acquired from Varsha. Varsha was punching holes into felt and discarding these pieces. I placed this piece atop a small wooden square and it is held in place by a single strand of wool. Where the felt overhangs the wood, the negative spaces of the dots form lines upon the wall itself.
Untitled, 2012, Wood, Acrylic & Tape
150 x 105 mm
Untitled, 2012, Wood, Acrylic & Tape
250 x 195 mm
Untitled, 2012, Acrylic & Tape on Wood
255 x 195 mm
Untitled, 2012, Acrylic & Tape on Wood
175 x 145 mm
The shape above is the original shape that then inspired the above two works. Again, found pieces from the 3D lab have been influential in the works that transpire. Rather than decide to cut a laser shape into the mdf panel I hand carved the shape out, which would allow for imperfections and a more casual approach, as I am normally one who likes things to be just - so, this was my way of embracing the "letting - go". To let the chance encounters happen and slippages to occur. Then the next work was the layering of colours to then carve the shape, leaving its outline only. This created a more delicate effect of the form.
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