St Georges Hall Proposal

St Georges Hall Proposal

Now on track and in the development stage of our exhibition it is time to begin planning what we are going to show. This is the opportunity to explain the piece, request a space and to give an example of what it should turn out like. In terms of the piece I knew I wanted  one of the main arches in the tunnels as it was ideal for my vision of a big sea wave made by the technique I used in the cross year crit. From research online I found several artists that have inspired my work.

Crystal Wagner

"Alluvion"

A beautiful example of Wagner's work is this huge installation for  the Virginia museum of Contempory Art. Standing at 20 feet tall and 60 feet long this master piece out of paper will o taken many hours of preparation and making to create and it shows in the results. Reminding me of a waterfall or a living organism that flows and grows around the room. she likes to use recyclable materials and odd ones too that create a whole different purpose for them once all together. All of her work is very inspiring and has given me a good idea for what I can  achieve with the space at St Georges Hall. Not paying much attention to the space could make the piece look out of place or not overwhelming like it should be. That's why when I was choosing this space I thought about how the piece will work from all the sight lines and visible points in the show. Then I found another great space that will work for displaying my prints and the main wave piece is perfectly framed in the background. All the colours she has used also gives me ideas for how I can give off a realistic appearance for the wave and to not just make it one block colour. she also ties her work in with printmaking, using her own designed patterns on some materials to add into the sculptures. 

Daniele Papuli 

   

Also using paper as his preferred medium, Papuli creates these incredibly intricate installations that look as if they're made out of silk. Using thin slices of paper and gluing them all individually in different directions, thousands slowly build up to a small section, until hundred of thousands have all been placed together to create pieces like the above. This gives me inspiration for my own as the more I put in the better and fuller the installation will look.

These artists have helped me to understand more about the practise of installations and how it's not just about what they're appearance is, but also factors like the construction, the safety, the space around it and how the viewer interacts with the piece, whether they'll walk under, around or above it. Now the next step is to begin painting the individual pieces of paper which will take many hours to complete enough of them for the installation.