Photographing work and reflection on concrete 10/01/2020
Concrete works;
Concrete was a fun material to work with, I like that you can influence the end result by choosing to mix it thickly or thickly or whether you tap out the air bubbles etc
I am always in search of texture so I worked with the concrete in a fairly dry consistency and chose not to tap it out to create air bubbles and grainy details.
I particularly enjoyed the concretes response to cardboard and sellotape, a lovely juxtaposition of smooth and crinkled surfaces.
To inject the colour theme into the pieces following on a theme from the wood sculpture I developed a method of painting the inside of a plastic bag (which will not adhere to emulsion paint) and then casting the concrete inside this. This left a lovely imperfect application of colour. Creating a weathered and worn look.
The initial idea was that of Jenga, these forms are too large and perhaps squat for this, but the small triangular forms made from a certain Swiss Chocolate packet could have been used for this. This could be something to move forwards with.
I need to photograph my work in a more professional manner and with a touch of styling.
Determine colour palettes and concepts.
https://shop.sarahillenberger.com/ (10/01/2020 accessed) - for inspiration, sense of humour
Aiming to run with a colour theme that is present in my (non-ceramic) 3D work, due to my inclusion of emulsion paint. Choosing objects which complete this colour story. (Child’s toys, which also reference tools for the construction of 3D work)
Discarded triangular felt shapes are used as a background to run with the shapes presented by the concrete and also in the use of found objects.
I also had an idea to ‘joint’ my concrete work in some way to fabric or wood etc. The pathway has not materialised yet. It may be something I come back to. I created concrete ‘buttons’ with a sickly pink leather tie on the back. This leather was from offcuts (as I aim where possible to use waste materials, which is why I am struggling with concrete as a material - I suppose, unless I worked alongside brickies and nicked the leftover concrete - that is an interesting idea!)
Concrete was a fun material to work with, I like that you can influence the end result by choosing to mix it thickly or thickly or whether you tap out the air bubbles etc
I am always in search of texture so I worked with the concrete in a fairly dry consistency and chose not to tap it out to create air bubbles and grainy details.
I particularly enjoyed the concretes response to cardboard and sellotape, a lovely juxtaposition of smooth and crinkled surfaces.
To inject the colour theme into the pieces following on a theme from the wood sculpture I developed a method of painting the inside of a plastic bag (which will not adhere to emulsion paint) and then casting the concrete inside this. This left a lovely imperfect application of colour. Creating a weathered and worn look.
The initial idea was that of Jenga, these forms are too large and perhaps squat for this, but the small triangular forms made from a certain Swiss Chocolate packet could have been used for this. This could be something to move forwards with.
I need to photograph my work in a more professional manner and with a touch of styling.
Determine colour palettes and concepts.
https://shop.sarahillenberger.com/ (10/01/2020 accessed) - for inspiration, sense of humour
Aiming to run with a colour theme that is present in my (non-ceramic) 3D work, due to my inclusion of emulsion paint. Choosing objects which complete this colour story. (Child’s toys, which also reference tools for the construction of 3D work)
Discarded triangular felt shapes are used as a background to run with the shapes presented by the concrete and also in the use of found objects.
Still life images; I created still life forms with a ‘cubist’ still life in mind. A triangular candlestick?
An angular flattened book like form. Is this successful? Was it clear that I was representing a take on an old classic (cubism and still life) and reworking this with an unusual material (concrete). Only feedback will tell. I think originally I wanted all the forms to be concrete but actually for me, this becomes a tad dull. This may be because I haven’t enough of a range of shapes and textures? I chose not to add colour at to the concrete because the colours were too harsh. Moving forwards I could have tried the paint application technique to the still life shapes. I could equally have painted them directly, but this seems to be ignoring the properties and materiality of the concrete. Hence - Inclusion of fruit, a classic still life object, for injection of colour.
I also had an idea to ‘joint’ my concrete work in some way to fabric or wood etc. The pathway has not materialised yet. It may be something I come back to. I created concrete ‘buttons’ with a sickly pink leather tie on the back. This leather was from offcuts (as I aim where possible to use waste materials, which is why I am struggling with concrete as a material - I suppose, unless I worked alongside brickies and nicked the leftover concrete - that is an interesting idea!)
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