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| I have just finished a BA Hon's Degree in Designer Maker at the
University of Plymouth, UK.
The work I produce is heavily centred around my exploration of
materials and processes in the combination of concrete, aluminium and jesmonite
to create new solutions through the use of unconventional casting processes.
The 2003 'Textures' series was aimed at changing
people's perception of concrete. How the stereotyped dull and heavy building
material, could be bought into an interior setting and be aesthetically
pleasing through the use of material combinations, creating forms that are
intriguing to the viewer.
The use of a light weight aggregate to reduce the weight of the
concrete, and the use of non-traditional processes help me create these
unique pieces. |
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'Textures'
is a series produced in 2003 combining aluminium, concrete
and jesmonite to create innovative solutions to a age old object... ...the
bowl.
Mainly concentrating on the combination of material to exploit the numerous
textures and finishes that can be achieved, making these pieces very tactile
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'Red and Blue'
The 2005 'Red and Blue' series was centred on contrast. The
contrast that happens within and around the form, as the naturally occurring
soft edges are broken and interrupted by the sharp edges of almost machine
finished flat planes within the pieces, giving a contrast between a natural
and industrial feel which I think works well.
Contrast can also be seen in the warm coloured jesmonite against
the cold matallic surface of the aluminium with the combined finished textured
surfaces. |