This blog shows three artists' inspirational works.
1. Phyllida Barlow
Object for the television
1994
It is an impressive artwork by Phyllida Barlow. The sculpture of the rabbit's ears is simple and contemporary. It is contrasting to the old-fashioned television. I think the artist left the original colour and texture of the element is quite interesting. She lets it match the television. If it is a colourful hat or something else, it won't work like this. Also, this kind of decoration is normally used by human. It is the reason why I found it innovative when I see it on objects.
Untitled: Female; 2018
Another piece from Barlow, very different style. The title is about female, but I really can't see the relation. Is it the female looks like this in the artist's eyes? However, the thinness given by the metal pieces is attractive. I like the way how they accumulate together and perform volume.
2. Franz West
Schlieren 2010. © Estate Franz West, © Archiv Franz WestPhoto: David Bebber
Franz West's abstract art, similar to Barlow's Untitled in 2018. I can't really understand but I am interested in the shape of these sculptures. I like he made large pieces and illustrate them outdoor. This picture shows the relationship between nature and manmade art. They are matching together as the background is a part of his work.
3. Erwin Wurm
Head TV, 2017
One of my favourite sculptor. Wurm makes all his art interactive. I like the way that he engraves his drawing next to or on to his 3D works. Also, I like hand drawing so much so that I very like these simple little drawings by Wurm. The most interesting thing is the artist give opportunities for audiences to interact. His works are performing and documenting. Some of his instructions are very silly, therefore people might act different, for example, they do not do anything after seeing it. But who knows, that is the funniest part.
4. Robert Gober
Untitled, 1990
Image from The Met 150
Robert Gober made a pair of breasts of female and male on a bag of plaster. This wax shaped in a bag representing the human torso and there are two pigmented nipples, real hair on the surface. The attractive point of this sculpture is the artist gave a different texture to the human body because of the material. I like the relationship between the human body and fabrics: how the fabric fold and directions it forced by movements. So I think it is a nice inspiration for reference, for example, I can make a coat with a surface like human skin, or make a toast coat. Toast is a daily product, cheap and can see it anyway. It provides energy, is a product to remain life. It has a close relationship with our body. Of course, it will be kind of performance, not really wearable as the bread will be mouldy.
Antony Gormley's work in 1980-81, called as 'Bed'. It made by thousand loaves of bread and chewed into being. His wife preserved them in wax and assembled. It looks like a king size mattress. Think of the materials he used, is very unusual and normal at the same time. Bread us a everyday product and the most basic food. According to Cormley, bread symbolises the body. As an inspiration, around the topic of identity and the connection of human body and our lives, I am thinking I might use something like bread as the main material to make my art piece. Rather than create a painting, I think using this kind of objects to create a 3D piece might be exciting. Let's think of the eggshell. Eggs are one of the daily product like breads, the are cheap, so it is quite common to see in everyone's home. The focus of this time project is 'Elbow'. I think it can represent human as a portrait. I found elbows can never be flatten, the eggshell reminds me its shape. At the same time, the colour of eggshell is so similar to human skin. Therefore, I think it will be a good idea to experiment.
Reference:
1.1. WIKIAERT(2014) Object for the television. [Online image] Available from: object-for-the-television-1994. [Accessed by 08/11/2020]
1.2 RA (2018) unitiled:female; 2018, 2018. [Online image] Available from: untitled-female. [Accessed by 08/11/2020]
3. WEST, F. (2019) 5 reasons to go see Franz West’s absurd sculptures at Tate Modern A major new exhibition of the Austrian artist, known for his bold sculptural tangles, has opened in London. [Online image] Available from: Franz-west-tate. [Accessed by 08/11/2020]
4.1.WURM, E. (2017) ARTWORKS. [Online image] Available from: one-minute-sculptures.html. [Accessed by 08/11/2020]
4.2 THE MET 150 (2020) Unitiles 1990 Robert Gober. [Online image] Available from: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/737590. [Accessed by 18/11/2020]
5. MACPHERSON, A. (2019) Antony Gormley: 10 works to know. [Online image] Available from: antony-gormley-10-works-to-know. [Accessed by 23/12/2020]
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