marianne
taymani
Sculpture Class
Initially, I looked at artists
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I established I was interested in the human form and chose to study the artists Mauro Corda, Seo Young-Deok, Matteo Pugliese, Manolo Valdes, Fan Xiaoyan , Rachel Ducker, David Oliviera, Antony Gormley, Richard Staintorpe and Karen Cuslito.
From these artists I lifted the idea of wrapping things in wire, inspired mainly by Richard Stainthorpe but also by Gormley and Ducker. I'm interested with drawing with wire like the style of David Oliviera. I noticed i was drawn to the female human figure. I will experiment by constructing with clay as this is the idea of Matteo Pugliese and then I could experiment wrapping it with wire. I intend to take leisurely and stationary primaries of the human figure, like the poses Seo Young Deok and Richard Stainthorpe.
Antony Gormley
Antony Gormley
David Oliviera
David Oliviera
Richard Staintorpe
Richard Staintorpe
Fan Xiaoyan
Fan Xiaoyan
Rachel Ducker
Rachel Ducker
Matteo Pugliese
Matteo Pugliese
Seo Young-Deok
Seo Young-Deok
Mauro Corda
Mauro Corda
Karen Cuolito
Karen Cuolito
Manolo Valdés
Manolo Valdés
Antony Gormley
David Oliviera
Richard Stainthorpe
Fan Xiaoyan
Rachel Ducker
Matteo Pugliese
Seo Young-Deok
Mauro Corda
Karen Cusolito
Manolo Valdes
Gormley doesn't only use wire, but a variety of media to create an abstract and unusual upright figure, I like his works using wire the most.
Oliviera's art looks like a drawing, a black ink pen freehand drawing across the surroundings. but seeing as I know they're sculptures, I know better. They are intricately assembled wire sculptures of people doing day-to-day activities. He convincingly moulds the thin wire.
Stainthorpe is my favourite wire sculpture artist. He captures the fluidity and energy of the female by using pieces of thick wire in pairs. I prefer his simple pieces displayed on the left as they are more relatable and if i was to go in this direction, they're easier to make.
Mixed media artist Karen Cusolito used 9 tons of salvaged steel to make a massive figurative installation in california. The sculpture shows a woman who is tilting her face up to the sky in a state of euphoria. Cuolita intended her to embody passion, thus explaining her positioning. Personally I think the sculptures embody hope due to their stance and the idea of tilting one's face to the sun in order to let the sun wash over you. I like the diea of the thick chains as hair.
Fan Xiaoyan's imagination captured my interest, especially his use of pins and silver buttons. The stainless steel contrasts the brighr gold. I find the ideas of breaking a surface interesting. His works evoke a sense of order and disorder.
Contrast between the silver and copper wire draws the eye to the billowing hair. I don't like these sculptures because the figure is disproportionate. I find the hands horrifyingly like tendirls and not humanoid. The hair is unruly and a shock to the eyes.
His works stood out to me because of the exuberant hair which conotes intonations of the natural world and is shaped like butterflies, or leaves. I adore this idea of hair being unusual and full of objects. her bland face draws the eyes to the hair.
Illusional sculptures like this series called 'Extra moenia' depicted men reaching out of the wall. These are a relief, not a sculpture. I foudn the detail of the men's muscles and abdomen's fascinating. The concept of men being trapped in endless white nothingness, makes them striking and emotional.
Seo Young-Deok is a sculptist who focalises on creating the human body out of chain. Each piece reates a story which is "inferred by molded motions and expressions of characters rather than conveyed by elucidative presentation". - Tcheon-Nahm (Head of faculty of art, Sungkok art museum). I like the transparent space which light shines through the sculpture.
I chose the contortionist series because i found the athletic and odd angles intriguing and eye capturing. Also when combined with the reflective bronze it adds an alluring shine to the figure.