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darwinism

i have found an old butterfly box and wish to create into something to do with the cycle of life - referring to darwins theory of evolution of species . i am planning to make a box of curiosities , a story if you will of how this develops, by collecting items and oddments that refer to this



how it looks so far...

ground - decay

organic shapes

3 D sculpturee

during my stay in the welsh countryside i decided to make a maquette out of paper and left it out in the elements to see how the process of decay effected the structure of the material and to see how it blended into the landscape. i wanted to see what effect the landscape had on a man made material of little strength.

7 sides - 7 conversations or recordings

7 sides

shots taken at different moments in time

inspirationnn

richard wilson

cineroleum

bold tendencies

bold tendencies

albrecht durer

An artist knows how to make a picture utilizing what they observe, whether they're using some kind of grid to help them lay out the picture or not -- The non-artist attempts only to copy what's in front of him; he (or she) doesn't know how to make it into "art" (it may be a very good likeness, but that in itself doesn't make it art; they might as well use a camera). So using such a device does has nothing to do with whether you are or are not a good artist.
It's not that there's anything wrong with creating an artwork without any such help (and in fact it's great if you can do that, and it should probably be a goal), but it seems to me that just because you need that help at times doesn't mean that you're a lousy artist. It means that you know what you need in order to help you get the picture you want. These things are tools, not tricks.

life drawing

jean tinguely and others

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driven by the movement of a trapped bird in a cage