The Artist
“Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me.” Bob Marley
Artist Statement
My work explores the epistemology of the figure in its translation. I am beguiled by light reflection and unpredictability of form, the way it disjoints, or accentuates features. I work initially through sketching the body, via a life model where we set poses together, or by drawing dancers from observation. This flow of autonomy through life and humankind, I believe ties all my work together, by experience, and activity from conception to the application of clay to the polishing of the final material.
After the life sessions, I translate the sketches into clay or wax, at the studio, clay has a life of its own, and I build the larger pieces from these, and the finer work I produce in wax as this removes any issues with drying out too quickly. Before the moulding stage I’ll already know what the piece will be finished in. I also work directly in the final material, and build up layers and scrape down, until I have something that I feel works, and often takes months of revisiting before it evolves into a piece, taking on a life of its own, growing and changing as it develops in time.
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My work explores the epistemology of the figure in its translation. I am beguiled by light reflection and unpredictability of form, the way it disjoints, or accentuates features. I work initially through sketching the body, via a life model where we set poses together, or by drawing dancers from observation. This flow of autonomy through life and humankind, I believe ties all my work together, by experience, and activity from conception to the application of clay to the polishing of the final material.
After the life sessions, I translate the sketches into clay or wax, at the studio, clay has a life of its own, and I build the larger pieces from these, and the finer work I produce in wax as this removes any issues with drying out too quickly. Before the moulding stage I’ll already know what the piece will be finished in. I also work directly in the final material, and build up layers and scrape down, until I have something that I feel works, and often takes months of revisiting before it evolves into a piece, taking on a life of its own, growing and changing as it develops in time.
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