In this project I am attempting to move away for the mediums
I have used so often in the past, I’m trying to branch out and explore new
themes and new media. In this artist study I decided to explore a new theme but
stick to an old media, I created this work as a study of Giles Walker. Giles
walker use scrap to create his work and I did the same with my piece, I used a
waste item few people think of but is extremely common, outdated electronics. It’s
a fact of modern living that almost everyone has somewhere in their house a box
of leads, cables and manuals for the various electronics they own, I have a
drawer like this and I removed a few obsolete objects to make this study. Like
Walker I used a bible story for my inspiration and combined it with the
juxtaposed idea of using electronics. My research into Walker allowed me to
gain an understanding of his underlying themes and methods and I replicated
them in my assemblage piece. I think the work is successful, its only small and
it’s not as detailed as my normal assemblages but the combination of moulding
board, weaving wires and spray paint gives and authentic scrap art look to the
final piece. If I wanted to develop this idea more I could fully embrace the
ideas of Walker and motorise my work to make it more interesting and complex. Instead
of this complex idea I kept it more simple and focused on purely the visual
sense, in the future of this project I do plan to experiment with motion. Using
electronic cables did have an interesting effect but they were hard to work
with, fortunately the use of duct tape did match the look I was going for
however on more refined works I would pass on wrestling cables into place. My
next step will be more artist studies and evaluation followed by design ideas.
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