ALLSORTS
It is just as the name suggests.
The world is full of all sorts of striking visual imagery that goes often unappreciated. Supermarket billboards, catalogues, packaging- these garish images bleed into our daily lives often unnoticed. When contemplating this within the boundaries of painting, I intend to blend the monotony of mass-produced motif and the temporality of pop-up installations, to create a wholly immersive art experience. This instillation will surround you. Swallow you. Invite you into a chocolate box of wacky characters that take over the space. I aim to create a metropolis of chaos and a space that challenges how we are taught to look at art within gallery spaces. ‘Allsorts’ is not hung on a wall, nor intended to be appreciated from a distance. It flirts with the maximum. My intension is for the visitor to live within the boundaries these figures have created. Sit down, laugh, strain their neck to the ceiling. Experiencing this installation should be an activity- something engaging and physical. The longer you explore the more you see. Composed of household emulsions and repurposed materials, this body of work is grounded in humble origins. I intended to reject formalised means of creation and display and wanted instead to create non-elitist artworks that are inexpensive to produce. Encapsulating the working domestic experience within the materiality of my painting further disassembles the hierarchy between artist and audience, but also aids the works temporary nature. ‘Allsorts’ will never look the same twice. The images you see are site specific and when elements of this installation reappear elsewhere, they will be interfered with by a new collection of characters and the parameters of a new space.
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