Sculpture

Zoe Biancofiore

Resting woman

Cloth and wood

200 x 90 x 130mm

In this soft sculpture, I was aiming to communicate a sense of home. I wanted to create a figure or a scene that people could relate to, trying to emphasise the feeling of femininity, apathy and rest. To communicate these themes, I worked with a range of pastel-coloured articles of clothing sewn together to create a soft cosy feel to the artwork, I used features like flower shapes as the breasts and the head to highlight the feminine aspects. I tried to draw attention to the themes of apathy and rest in her position on the bed, hanging lazily over the edge. I incorporated sewing, stuffing, gluing, and constructing into the creation of the sculpture to create both the figure and the bed she lays in. the soft sculpture represents the main theme and my take on the word ‘home’.

Phoebe Leach

Plastic tides

2023

Plastic rubbish

In this assemblage sculpture I showed the theme of home through a commentary on single use plastics and pollution. I modelled the animals after the pacific sea nettle jellyfish and a southern sand octopus. I used the main pieces of rubbish that are found in oceans worldwide like plastic bottles, bubble wrap and plastic wrap. I also added lights inside the plastic to further accentuate the devastation caused in these creatures' homes.

Zed Diflorio-Pulis

Home, was home

2023

Plaster of Paris, acrylic paint, timber, decorative sand, icy-pole sticks, wooden bead

28cm x 14 x 14cm

In my artwork I was aiming to incorporate a sad twist to the topic of ‘home.’ The first two houses portray feelings of normality and positivity, but the last house represents sadness and loss, as it was someone's home. I made the houses by casting them in plaster of Paris. For the first, I was attempting a brick pattern, so with a dry-point needle I carved free-hand lines in a brick-like, rectangular pattern. For the paint job, I interchanged between a dark red and a dirty orange/brown for each brick. I did the same for my second house, this time in a straight-line pattern with my carver, attempting to create wood. I then painted it in a very deep brown. For my third house, I used the same carving technique except completely randomised, attempting to represent an aged look on stone. For the roof of the third house, I first used a dirty red, and then went over it with quick brush strokes to make streaks of grey.

Daisy Joyce

Wherever you are
2023
Found items: paper, cardboard, string, cotton, wool, fabric scraps, sticks, match sticks, glues, tapes, paper bags, wire, mesh, paint, plastic packaging, cork, wooden blocks.

Sizes:

Nari Jaku - 180 x 110 x 140mm,

Kampong Phluk 110 x 240 x 370mm,

Chicago - 150 x 140 x 200mm

Jakarta – 150 x 160 x 160mm

Caravan – 160 x 100 x 90mm

Hanoi – 60 x 250 x 260mm

Busan – 260 x 60 x 160mm

This artwork explores the concept of ‘home’ and how it is different to different people throughout the world. In this artwork I was aiming to represent different living conditions throughout the world by creating houses from different countries – with different culture, community and socioeconomic status. Taking inspiration from the Dollar Street website and other sources, I used scrap and found materials to create variation within each individual house in order to achieve each unique house and their implied surrounding environments and communities.

Kiki Lalor

Breakfast

2023

Clay, plaster, metal spoon

17cm x 17cm x 5cm

In this sculpture, my aim was to capture the theme of home, home to me is about nostalgia. Home evokes memories, and for many, food symbolizes those cherished moments. Fruity cereal, a childhood favourite, embodies this sentiment. Through my piece, I sought to convey the essence of home. Using the pinch pot technique, I crafted a bowl, joining each Froot Loop by scratching and joining, forming the illusion of air bubbles with tiny dots. To prevent sinking of the Froot loops, I made sure to make a thicker plaster. I ensured the flatness by gently shaking the bowl.

Georgia Liddy

Monsters at my door

Clay, wire, tape, foil, plaster, acrylic paint, wood

38cm x 24cm x 28.5cm

In my sculpture, I aimed to represent the theme of ‘home,’ through creating a sculpture that represented a safe space. I utilised the object of the door, that acted as a barrier between safe and unsafe territories. On one side of the door, I had crowded monsters, painted matte black to mimic shadows. I did this to represent the fearful nature of anxiety and mental health issues. On the other side of the door, I had a singular person which represented myself being safe, blocked from the monsters. I used multiple sculptural materials including clay, wire, foil, and plaster bandages. These sculptural materials were selected to create feelings of uneasiness.

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