RUST!!!

Following my trip to the beach, I was quite interested in the textures around me. Rust, in particular. Rusting is a form of decay.. its an unwanted, ill-thought of occurrence. A process. I love the rich brown/redness of it and the crumbly, decaying texture. Am I the only person who loves rust?

 

 

 

 

Day at the beach..

What would be a prime example of the result of time and nature, if not a beach? With that thought in my head, I went to my local beach which I knew held some beautiful ship wreaks. I love the colours and textures which can be found at the sea. They are so rich and devoid of any tainting of urban environments. There is nothing artificial about the environment. I also love the vibrant, wet colours of the green seaweed contrasting with the red rust of the shipwreak!!

 

 

 

The seaweed fluidly draped over the rocks add vibrant life to an otherwise dull inanimate object. The seaweed literally captures and reflects the light.

Even the rocks have beautiful hues of colour, I love this yellow-mustardy colour

 I ESPECIALLY love these images of the shipwreak in the sea. Thankfully, I was blessed with a beautiful day to go to the beach. The sea was a beautiful blue-green which strongly contrasted with the reds and oranges of the rust. It made the shipwreak stand out, Striking!!

The range of colours and textures are wonderful. Especially to an art students eye. Here is a perfect example of a man made object subjected to time and nature..and how it has been manipulated into decay. it has now been claimed by nature. The ship which once sailed proud amongst the waves is being torn apart bit by bit, fish swim amongst the debris of the wreak and linchen clings to its decks. And so is the cycle of life :)

 

Claimed by the Sea..

 I like how in this image there is a combination of the organic and artificial world. Could I manipulate this into my brief??

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 2.... APPLES!!

As I suggested in an earlier I repeated the experiment with food, an apple!! I drew a cityscape on the apple( as much for my own amusement as anything else) by etching into it and with a black marker, and left it to it faith to weather and time. Sadly the apple didnt last the 6 days and was lost to the world by 4...

As amusing as it was to record the survival of an apple from time and weather, I found that the outcome wasn't atal interesting nor did it produce any material to work from. Time to move forward I think!!

 

R.I.P. Apple (16-10-2012)

Observation of Time...

Using the same idea as Rivane Neuenshwander, but with an urban feel, I decicede to cut the shape of a city into a cardboard tube. I then left it outside, exposed to weather and time. I checked the tube 3 times over 6 days. This was to experiment with the concept of time and weather on a metaphorical 'city'. The concept originates from the idea of observing a space and how it is manipulated by time and nature. This cardboard tube symbolises the decay of a city..

 

 

 

 

I found the textures presented by the experiment were interesting. Together nature and time left an ugly, crude 'drawing'. Its almost as though it rot away layers in the cardboard. The upper layer left peeling and curling off. Similar to Rivanes work I found the process interesting although it is impractical as it took 6 days to get a simple result..I think it'd be interesting to see how food would work? Or if I add a catalyst of decay to the cardboard?

 



Rivane Neuenschwander

 

I was at a dead end till I came across Rivane Neuenschwander's piece where she unleashed snails on sheets of rice paper and exhibited the gnawed remains. This piece interested me as it displays the effect of nature and time, and how it can create art. The pieces themselves are crude and abstract, but I quite enjoyed the concept. Another point I believe that Neuenschwander highlights is the importance of the process of the creation of art. Let's see what this can influence me to do....

Portfolio Snapshots..

Here are a few snapshots of my portfolio which is the reason I'm here :)

 

 

Inspiration by Monet

Claude Monet's 'Japanese Footbridge'
As a result of my brief I have been reintroduced to Monet and to his series of work focused on his garden at Giverny. It influenced my next step on the brief. Monet recorded a set space over a 26 year period, recording the shifts and changes of seasons and the weather. From his work, it is obvious that he has a focused eye on capturing an in-depth observation of what lies before him as a whole and how time has influenced this environment. Although I dont have 26 years to spare, I plan on mimicking his experimentations as my brief. A market place should be a fun space to start ..