05/10
Aurora Robson
The Great Indoors
Isla
Kuleana
Aurora Robson takes debris from the ocean and metamorphoses them to installations and 3D works. The use of waste or even the word 'waste' itself suggest some filthy substance covered in dirt, but Aurora Robson manages to come out with mesmerising pieces, in which colours flow flawlessly. I thought one of the messages that she conveys was interesting; that even a tattered plastic bag or a piece of can on the road could have artistic value and great visual harmony.
02/10
Andy Goldsworthy
Eco-friendly works from Andy Goldsworthy. This artist uses nature itself in his works and have geometric values.
Wood Line (2010)
Feathers
Tree Fall
Andy Goldsworthy's works and installations are ephemeral, which is the opposite of what I want to represent throughout my works. However, they do show by this transitory aspect that we should value every second of nature and that we shouldn't take it for granted. I thought the use of nature was very interesting and the structure of Feathers inspired me to design my final outcome.
02/10
Alan Sonfist
Fallen Limbs Rising (1975)
Collage of Natural Cultural (1990)
Collage of Time Landscape (1974)
I was interested in the use of various mediums in his works. Paint, metal, physical leaves/branches or paper, all his works have a message discussing about nature and our relationship to it. Human lives are paralleled with Alan Sonfist's works that suggest no anthropoid presence.
30/09
Arman (or Armand Fernandez)
Untitled (2000)
Inclusion (1972)
Inclusion of paint tubes
Arman's representative works are inclusions in resin, pieces that are trapped in transparent structures that seem frozen in time. I wanted to incorporate such aspect in my Idea Factory project, with leaves, collected from the location. It adds a timeless quality to the leaves and emphasise on their value. I was willing to represent the importance of nature and criticise our alienation from it and I believed Arman's works had the quality to highlight such things.
04/09
The project is inspired by the bead maze (that often sits patiently at the doctor’s play table) and Dr. Seuss’ illustrations, especially from the book Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
The drawings depict the multiplicity of roads and pathways which is a direct imagery to life and life choices.
There are numerous directions, however we can only take one as we have one body. I found it quite compelling to add up and downs that evoke the metaphorical up and downs in life. Of course, a young audience would not understand such thing, however, it can be an introduction to life and where it leads us.