Mattermorphosis

Porcelain

Assessment

• Where to go from here

·      Verify why I used which materials.

·      Have a processes book that reflects the decisions concerning making

Marek Cecula

After visiting the Victoria and Albert Museum, I came into contact with alot of objects that had been crafted from the domestic environment. A broken cup would create an interesting juxtaposition. I have become interested in the transformation of the meaning behind the objects when the object, once it becomes broken it becomes lost between preservation and waste, reality and the unconcious. How do we  interact with these objects, why are some ojects dismissed for their imperfection and others admired. We have become dictated by cosumerism, constantly tossing objects of no meaning or craft aside with from society.

• Tea cup

fragile, functional and recgonisable, i felt that this would register as a fragile object that we come into contact on a daily basis.

 Working to a time schedule for our March shows means I will need to be clear with my idea. Working with clay and porcelian means i will need to have a suitable amount of time to sculpt, fire, glaze and decorate my object. Archipelgo Works is a gallery consisting of two rooms, homely in appearance I feel an object such as a tea cup/tea pot would sit nicely in the space and is a reasonable ask within the space of time.

Studies of air movements 1901: Etienne Jules Marey

The gorgeous studies of smoke in movement, how its transforms, adapts and consumes its space. All of these movements were described in space and time by Mareys graphical method . In the image above Marey studies the movement of air caused by a smoke machine, the photographer also looked at the displacement of objects. It was conducted in an aerodynamic wind tunnel, recording the behaviour of smoke in reaction to its obstacle.. These images combine and a poetical notion, dream like and free. Seemingly abstract, disguised from the original context, these images are transiently present giving an illusion of temporality. The movement of the air reflects an obstruction but also a creation of something new...this process is captured in the transformation.

E X H I B I T I O N 5th-7th December.

A fabulous week of setting up, cleaning, adjusting and drinking. Level 5 group exhibitions allowed us to find our feet with the presentation of our practices in a group situation, the most rewarding aspect was working with a variety of artists and their practices...I found I learnt more about my methods and making through the presentation with others. The variation of art was both alluring and exciting, the mix between wall based photography and floor 3D work challenged the concept of the course and engaged a wide audience...My own work took on a completely different concept on the opening night that is going to give me lots to work with in the production of my ideas.

Seducer or Seducee?

A moment of clarity in an otherwise mind boggling degree, I have really enjoyed looking at the vast array of artists and their interpretation of the object. Laura Gonzales, a fabulous lecturer and artist who explores the seduction of objects with psychoanalysis in her practice.

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her interests in the relation of our relationships with people in the world and objects, psychoanalysis investigations HOW and WHY we change our relationship towards an object. 

A functionally illegitamate piece of jewelery...her work makes us question the context of the object. What makes an object seductive and the viewer seduced? Obselete of function...well, it depends how brave the cosumer is willing to be. The matter of the fact is, the artist is not trying to sell the objects she is sculpting, more assesing our material relationship with the world and in how we cosume to express our own sexuality.

Foam Flex

Experimenting with more materials in the workshop allowed me to see the difference in context when the material was altered. Layering with a glue gun different colours of foam flex, was a fun way for me to sculpturally explore the form. I used this to also experiment with scale. Even though I feel this may not need lead to a final piece it definitely helped me in exploring the appropriate avenues for my practice.