I found a new fascination for sculpture and investigated the different materials artists have used as well as the different ways they have displayed their work. Learning how to display art has been particularly interesting as you really learn to appreciate each space.
When examining Belinda De Bruyckere's art, it has a stronger 3D component, yet she uses wax to achieve this skin tone. But the skin of a deceased person appears rather cold, lifeless, and exceedingly pale. Her work does appear to be a representation of mortality, and I thought it was intriguing to consider the various skin tones in my own work. She uses a cast to produce these lifelike empty limp corpses in some of her artworks, which attracted me and made me wonder if, if I ever considered doing sculpture pieces, my work and subject matter might benefit from having a more realistic appearance.
Alison Watt is another artist I investigated. She wasn’t necessarily just for material but the majority was. Watt examines a stunning close-up artwork of layers of fabric folding over one another and overlapping. Watt started experimenting with portraying drapery, and soon her canvases were entirely devoted to expansive, incredibly detailed studies of coverings, tucks, and folds. Soon after, Watt developed a genuine fascination with fabric. This brings up one of my curiosities in the skin—that overhang, not particularly fat, but simply skin. I'm intrigued by how folds overlap and take on shapes within the folded skin. Although they are beautiful up close, individuals are adamant about getting rid of them. Rolls are a part of you, so why are they seen negatively?
Daisy Collingridge has been a great influence on my work. In Collingridge’s work from 2018, she uses the naked human body, but this form takes shape as “squishies.” This work is a human textile piece where she creates 3d wearable pieces using the simple running stitch and free embroidery. her first piece was done out of interest in “pushing quilting to the absolute extreme and to think this is an empowering message for everyone; to celebrate the human body.
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