ADD011 – Completed Exhibition
Group A1 – CW2 Identity Exhibition
Group A1 – CW2 Identity Exhibition
Claire Curneen is a 3D sculptor who is most known for mixing themes of identity with nature. Her pieces range from full human forms covered in flowers, leaves and twigs to simply torsos. She has said that this is “to communicate the idea of pruning”(4) and that “If you prune well, you will get a … [Read more…]
For the majority of artists, their audience is incredibly important for their work. The audience is there to observe and interpret art, however, for Lawrence Malstaf, his audience is pretty much his art. Malstaf uses volunteers from his audience and allows them to become the art. His installation titled “Shrink!” involves “two large, transparent plastic … [Read more…]
Through artists collaborating, we are able to create pieces that alone, would have been almost unimaginable. When it comes to Pablo Picasso and Gjon Mili, the difference between their individual work is massive. Some would argue that they belong on completely different ends of the art world. Picasso most known for his bright, static, abstract … [Read more…]
Jean-Michel Basquiat was a painter who broke through the art world from his previous passion of being a graffiti artist. His very unique, graphic canvases grew in fame through Basquiat’s signature aesthetic. His past of graffiti is clear in his work through the bold colours and graphic, abstract imagery. Being so famous at a young … [Read more…]
Sustainability Many artists from the art community have chosen to be much more vocal in trying to get across the message of how important it is to be sustainable in their way of living. With the fashion industry there is a massive problem with fast fashion. “the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has calculated … [Read more…]
‘The Nuba Survival’ is found in the middle of a remote field, next to a collapsed barn in South Oxfordshire and standing at around 15ft, shows two skeletons embracing. The artist John Buckley, most known for his sculpture of a shark sticking out of a roof in Headington, Oxford, created it in order to shed … [Read more…]
Although it is still a debated topic within society, the restriction of gender roles in today’s society are constantly being broken. Who we are and how we express ourselves is no longer important. Labels are becoming used much less and looking at how we are now, although we have a long way to go, we … [Read more…]
When looking for interesting logos I decided to look into the Toblerone logo. The company was founded in Bern, Switzerland by Theodor Tobler, however, the company was later taken over by his son Jean. It is pretty clear that the name of the company comes from the founders second name Tobler, however, it is also … [Read more…]
The world of fashion is constantly changing and when I thought of innovation I remembered reading about Dr. Manel Torres, he has created a spray on fabric. “The spray-on fabric consists of short fibres that are combined with polymers to bind them together and a solvent that delivers the fabric in liquid form. The solvent … [Read more…]