Peter Randall Page
I’ve decided to look at the work of Peter Randall because of
the organic forms he creates. Like me his inspiration comes from nature, he is
interested in the geometric and mathematical links found within nature, such as
the Fibonacci sequence seen in his sculpture ‘Seed’, this is another thing I
have in common with Peter. Nature is full of repetitive pattern in some way,
and I find it really interesting trying to find structure in something as wild
and unpredictable as nature. Peter uses
limestone, marble and other rocks which he draws onto and carves out his forms.
The technique seems too messy for the way I like to work, I like to be precise
and neat. However the layering lines and shapes tie into to my recent visual
research of Rock, Ice and Volcanic formations, all which have a layered and
segmented appearance. Even though Peter uses similar shaped rocks for each
sculpture everyone is unique, he carves many different patterns yet there is a
visible link to each, you can see the work is by Peter, this is something I’d
want to do.
I find peters work quite unique as he works directly
with the surface of a material, and occasionally has the rock split in half and
carves from the inside. He almost always keeps the natural surface colour and texture
of the rocks which keeps the natural vibe through his work it’s a nice touch, I
like to use subtle, natural colours too, for me it keeps the focus on the form
and patterns rather than blinding the viewer through garish colours or surface
textures. Colours found in nature are genuine, pure, and away from the man-made
which is what I enjoy when looking at it.
Peter Randall Page, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, In Mind of Monk, (2008) Marble, Available from: http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2479/3669312172_a6f003682f_o.jpg
Anish Kapoor
Looking at recent works of Anish Kapoor, he has
created large concrete extrusion sculptures varying in size, texture and
pattern. To produce them he has used a giant 3d printer, by altering the nozzle
size, height, pressure and concrete consistency it will create all different
variations of shapes. It’s a very interesting process to look into the
possibilities are endless and all have hand built qualities of randomness and
imperfections. Even though Kapoor is just an artist/sculptor, I would’ve liked
to have seen functional forms made with these techniques.
Even though I find Kapoor’s work very
visually interesting and technically inspiring, my aesthetic is perfection,
neat clean forms, I don’t like not knowing the outcome of my work, but for me
to move outside of my original comforts means that I can find new inspiration
for my forms. Its not possible to create all my designs in Solidworks, the
software doesn’t really allow randomness so the only way Id discover new ideas
is to experiment more with the clay, and the best way to do this and to still
keep in with my digital design and ceramics mix is to test techniques such as
the 3D printing in clay by hand to create more random forms to take into CAD
visualisations.
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 1
Anish Kapoor, 3D Printing Concrete, (2008) Available from: http://media-cache-cd0.pinimg.com/736x/51/5f/99/515f993b151ac653713e519328b5c5d3.jpg
Fig. 2
Anish
Kapoor
Greyman Cries, Shaman Dies, Billowing Smoke, Beauty Evoked, (2008-2009)
Concrete; 3D printing Installation view, Royal Academy of Arts,
Available from:
http://legacy.interiordesign.net/slideshow/3415-3_D_Printing_The_Design_Revolution.php?photoId=437602&photoUrl=/photo/437/437602-Anish_Kapoor_Greyman_Cries_Shaman_Dies_Billowing_Smoke_Beauty_Evoked_2008_2009_Concrete_3D_printing_Installation_view_Royal.jpg
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