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| my latest woodland find.. |
Firstly, I’m not talking about makeup I would never dis' that stuff, concealer is probably one of
the greatest creations known to man; instead I’m talking about the natural materials
out there; the wood, leaves and natural structures in their purest forms. Hence
my possibly unhealthy tendency to collect and hoard bits of bark and rocks,
(maybe I should’ve done geology?) but there is so much scope to make work from materials
like that, take the Land Artists Richard Long and Andy Goldsworthy who create
work within the landscape, or the sculptor Guiseppe Penone; who takes the materials
out of the landscape into the gallery space. I saw that piece in the Tate a
while back and it really is that fucking cool. I don’t know what it is about ‘The
Hidden Life Within’ perhaps it is the scale, parallel to a totem pole with the design
on the outside; it really beautifully reveals the inner forms within.
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| Richard Long |
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| Anthony Goldsworthy |
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| 'The Hidden Life Within' “My artwork shows, with the language of sculpture, the essence of matter and tries to reveal with the work, the hidden life within.” –Giuseppe Penone |
I made a dress out of natural materials (back when I was determined to do fashion, oh how that’s changed) I wanted to create something that was both sustainable and wearable. Designed from a recycled dress pattern I had made a few years earlier, made in re-used calico, and adorned with bark and straw and pressed flowers encased in recycled plastic. It achieved the effect of being pretty much sustainable however it’s not that durable and has er started to decompose, which I don’t suppose anyone really wants from a dress, although based on price per wear, excluding making time, it’s a cheapy!
Whenever I’m in need of some inspiration I’ll go to the
forest, collect some interesting foliage and go make something pointless but
most importantly ECO FRIENDLY & SUSTAINABLE!!
LOVE IT!
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