BA (Hons) Ceramics 2004 |
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Anna Rothwell Tel 07813 826031 |
Drawing on everyday people doing everyday things, makes us feel closer to the pieces. That the figures are a range of ages and natural physiques intensifies the sensation that these are not idealised figurines, but representations of real people. The viewer's participation is integral to the work to complete the relationship and feelings alluded to by the silent language of the pose and gesture. It is relevant, therefore, in generating this response that the pieces are representational, this suggesting the weight of flesh, mass and tensions within the body gives the forms a sense of life, making us react as we would with any other human being. I have experimented with ways of guiding the viewer's eye through a range of techniques. Movement is captured in the figures composition and the exaggeration of perspective and proportions, and we are encouraged to explore the figure to a greater extent, with the eye coming to rest at the point of interest. The viewer's eye is directed further by a 3 Dimensional sketching on the surface with hay soaked in slip. This method lends itself to a looser style of modelling which can infer that the figure is out of focus. Areas unaffected by this technique are in this way given greater prominence, guiding the viewer to the intimate scene of activity. |
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The main focus of my work is human behaviour and social taboos
within society, expressed through the use of the figure. I seek
to capture intimate moments of people in public places, in doing
so encouraging the viewer to empathize with the work.
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