“Relationship” - Sculpture (Clay)
Size: 60cm high
ABOUT THIS ARTWORK
I
would love this sculpture to be reproduced bigger - say... the size of a car! I think that it would be fantastic to be able
to sit inside it. With the new
technology, who knows, it may one day become a reality. It would look good made of white fiberglass
and set in a sculpture park where children can play on it.
I
developed this clay sculpture from a small maquette I made. Again I created this piece under the
supervision of sculptor Janna Paneijer (see post #25). It represents the male and female union on
both a spiritual as well as a physical level.
Artistic techniques used in the sculpture:
The clay form is
hollow inside and is supported by “walls” a little like a house structure. This allows for it to be the size that it is
– 60cm. The sculpture took 5 bags of
clay.
I would say that
my artworks, both sculpture and painting reflects my unique brand
signature. The abstract form speaks of
simplicity and a paring down of unnecessary elements so that the essence of the
subject is revealed.
One’s artwork
should reflect a personality and if you are honest with yourself, art can bring
you in contact with personal insights.
As an art therapist by profession, I stress that it’s always better to
ask the artist what the artwork means than to presume that you, the viewer,
knows. Everyone projects their own
experiences onto the outside world.
Do you see the
brand signature in my work?
Next week I will
take a famous painting called “Little Spanish Prison” by American Abstract
Expressionist, Robert Motherwell. I will
discuss and compare his use of artistic techniques in that painting, and how I
have used similar techniques in a painting of my own. Techniques that make both paintings appear as
if they have been dashed off, but are in fact rendered with considerable
thought.
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