Life Drawings 06/06/2022
Life drawing 06/06/2022 (acrylic, charcoal on A1 paper 84cm x 59cm).Life drawing 06/06/2022 (acrylic, charcoal on A1 paper 84cm x 59cm).
Torso IV: Work in Progress Sculpture
Torso IV: The photos make it look small but it’s 46″ x 24″ x 24″ (116 x 61 x 61cm) and weighs 106 lbs (48kg)! Ideally, I’d like to grind and polish it to a mirror finish, but it may not be practical given the ‘distressed’ surface of the reclaimed metal.
Work in progress: Icarus Undone
I’m currently reworking the same 4 canvases experimenting with loser brush strokes and more impasto in an attempt to let the paint ‘speak’. This one is tentatively called ‘Icarus Undone’ (oil on canvas 36 x 24″)
Torso III: Prometheus Undone
Torso III: (reclaimed metal approx 100cm x 60cm x 40cm). I think the rust colour is amazing, and the cast shadows add a real point of interest.
Work in Progress: Torso III
Work in progress: Torso III (reclaimed metal – forgot to measure, but approx 100cm x 60cm x 40cm). I’m tempted to subtitle this piece, “I, For One, Welcome Our New Robot Overlords”, but might be a tad too long. Still trying to channel @damienhirst ‘s #wreckoftheunbelievable, but from a Modernist perspective, with elements of Jacob …
New Sculpture: Head of Dying Minotaur
Head of Dying Minotaur (reclaimed metal 51 x 48 x 50cm). With this piece I am trying to channel Damien Hirst’s concept of the #wreckoftheunbelievablebut with a twist by recreating classical sculpture in a modernist style as if the wrecked treasure ship was discovered millennia into the future.
New Sculpture: Torso II (A Strategy of Tension)
Completed Sculpture: Torso II (A Strategy of Tension). This sculpture is a response to the past 2 years of lockdown and is based on the stunning ancient sculpture of Laocoön.Mild steel (119 x 84 x 64cm)