Shit hits the fan

I took an old broken fan and dismantled it, i then sculpted a face using paster and plasticine, and rebuilt the fan with the face...

What is the concept? Well i was thinking about the moments i am on a up, I often feel comfortable telling people about my condition. Then when i am down, i regret it some much, i get paranoid...

Mask Sculptures

A few interested imagines i came across on facebook...

BBC News - The strange art of death

BBC News - The strange art of death

interest article... fitting nicely with my mood. 

rituals and Masks

OK, where am i going and more importantly where have i been...

Currently looking at rituals and Masks 

 Comedy tragedy theatre masks, is often sign as a symbol of bi polar or the theatre


Way  before the birth of Christ the Greeks were immersed in a culture that held the theatre as, not only a form of entertainment, but as an integral part of their religious activities

In the evenings there would be a group of men who would wander the streets, along with a musician.
This group would be called a "comus" and their fun songs a "comoedia". It doesn't take much to see where our word "comedy" derived.
Conversely, the sad songs of satyrs were called "tragoedia" from where of course we get the word tragedy.
Since masks were always a vital part of Greek theatre it was inevitable that masks would have eventually been created to depict the two foundational elements of Greek theatre.
The laughing comedy mask and the weeping tragedy masks were born and have been with us ever since.
As hard as it is to believe that something as simple as these two masks could have endured into the modern age with their original intent still being known and adhered to, that is in fact what has happened with these two masks.
So the next time you have an opportunity to view the comedy tragedy theatre masks do not be so quick to assume you understand them completely.
Remember their ancient roots and take a little time to appreciate their enduring power.

Read more : here 

This follow on from ALL my previous works... looking at mental health and human behaviour

Tuesday whitworth Talks..

Every Tuesday i go and listen to artist talk about their work.. Some are good, some a little difficult to follow, but today i listened to Brian Griffiths Sculpture Born 1968 MA Fine Art, Goldsmith's College, 1996 BA Fine Art, Humberside University, 1992 Represented by Vilma Gold Gallery, London

"I don't understand most art either."

He Was amusing yet insightful.. and his work is Brickolage wayhey.... any seriously if you get a chance look this guy up, his work is amazing

Moving on

You can see from my last 3 projects i have been looking at mental health.. mainly mine..

 From the many layers of my personality, which i guess took some inspiration from Tony Cragg.Tony Cragg is a British visual artist specialized in sculpture....

 There is this idea that sculpture is static, or maybe even dead, but I feel absolutely contrary to that. I’m not a religious person—I’m an absolute materialist—and for me material is exciting and ultimately sublime. When I’m involved in making sculpture, I’m looking for a system of belief or ethics in the material. I want that material to have a dynamic, to push and move and grow."

My boxed piece which looked at lithium and the fact my superhero me is hung to dry.
Joseph Cornell (December 24, 1903 – December 29, 1972) was an American artist and sculptor, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage. Influenced by the Surrealists,

 Shadow boxes become poetic theater or settings wherein are metamorphosed the elements of a childhood pastime. The fragile, shimmering globules become the shimmering but more enduring planets—a connotation of moon and tides—the association of water less subtle, as when driftwood pieces make up a proscenium to set off the dazzling white of sea foam and billowy cloud crystallized in a pipe of fancy."

 he was also an avant-garde experimental filmmaker. which lead me to looking towards video to get my point across... whether i will continue i am not sure, i like to build things.

I am hoping to cast my face next and then vacum form it, to experiment with different moulding

A friend hightled this video...

The Scream

from Sebastian Cosor 10 months ago

“I was walking along a path with two friends – the sun was setting – suddenly the sky turned blood red – I paused, feeling exhausted, and leaned on the fence – there was blood and tongues of fire above the blue-black fjord and the city – my friends walked on, and I stood there trembling with anxiety – and I sensed an infinite scream passing through nature.”
Edvard Munch, 1893

Video update

waking Dreams

Home day

Ok i had my bloods done this morning... i also filmed a few things and currently doing the editing. I have  finished my letter to myself. which is a weird feeling and very uncomfortable. so you can see i have not been bunking off, feel guilty but i wanted to try at least with video, as i have quite a negative idea of it.... but i have enjoyed it so far although i am not sure it says want i want it to say... i guess its about my ups and downs as well as a dream state of my mind at times...

first Video attempted

this was a practice run for me, playing with the camera and imovie to edit, the bit i was try to put across is the ups and downs  of my moods , i feel i could do a lot more with this media                                                                                                                                                                

Interview With Jorge Macchi - Liverpool Biennial 2012

The Joseph Cornell Box / Exhibitions

Joseph Cornell is one of America's most innovative modern artists, known for his distinctive box sculptures, collages and experimental films that continue to influence many.


The Joseph Cornell Box / Exhibitions

this fits in my recent piece with the bird cage. 

Jorge Macchi refraction

Liverpool biennial, 2012. SSituated a few hundred meters behind Liverpool lime Street station,

Set at the back of the old  Victorian building , hidden behind two Rubber doors, like you would see in any heavy industrial setting. Is a large bright room, filled periodically with various sizes of girders?  All bent and sharped to an angle.

The feeling that hits you instantly is how small and fragile you are in comparison, You also immediately wonder if you are safe, due to the precarious positioning of the  girders, yet there is also feeling  tranquility amongst.  The Piece is called refraction, like the refraction that happens when you place a pencil in water and the illusion is that its bends. 

The Artist Responsible for this piece of work is if Jorge Macchi

The feeling that hits you instantly is how small and fragile you are in comparison, You also immediately wonder if you are safe, due to the precarious positioning of the girders, yet there is also feeling  tranquility amongst these giants.

Bricolage

interesting video on the subject bricolage 

Useful terms

 The reason I placed these links in my blog, is because it appears these are the key terms used regarding the pieces I have done lately. Paul was the man highlighting this...


Assemblage  : Assemblage (art) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 

































 




 Bricolage: Bricolage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 Arte Povera: Arte Povera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 

Lithum

A conceptual piece about lithium. how it crucifies my superhero me, the tape represents the thoughts and feels trapped in my head.. The view had to look though my profile to see in side

Twisted

Ok recently I've been quiet sorry so heres an update:

Currently doing a self direct study: so i have reverted back to the theme of mental health.. or more like about me.

This i created last yr out of card.It represents the many layers of me i guess

This time i had the opportunity to use wood and a lazer cutter, its not as big but it is the layers of me