Steve Claydon (b. 1969, London)
Steven Claydon, Total Social Objects by David Kordansky [Sculpture] At: https://www.sleek-mag.com/article/thingliness-in-the-work-of-steven-claydon/ (Accessed 29.07.2020)
“He makes objects that confound and confuse. Classical busts are transformed with added elements that sit between discomfort and humour.” (Sleek, online)
Is this a drunken female thinking system? Probably this is what I have been thinking about for a long time but was afraid to imagine. Create absurdities from history and logic.
But this is not primitive dumping of material in one place and pouring paint over it. The peculiarity by which one can distinguish two objects is reflected in the material, for example, the sculptural bust is bold and complex, while the metal structure opposed to it is straight and simple. Claydon creates a feeling of discomfort, he knocks out from the usual thinking. Stands for sculptures become a key part of the work, sometimes without them, it may seem that two objects are not connected. With a subtle sense of humour, these works balance on the verge of normal and reckless.
Tony Cragg (1949) is a British sculptor living in Germany.
Here I was thinking that probably I focused on the things I'm interesting. Now for the closest idea is a separation with my family and "how to be a foreigner" outside of my home country. This what I found interesting in the works of Cragg. During his whole career, he is always referring to the United Kingdom. How material is connected to his home country, how he sees the connection between him and the UK through the objects.
Tony Cragg (1981) Plastic, wood, rubber, paper and other materials, TATE [Sculpture] At: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/cragg-britain-seen-from-the-north-t03347 (Accessed 29.07.2020)
Artnet has described his works as “embody[ing] a frozen moment of movement,” almost akin to a blurred motion. Cragg has shown that there are endless material possibilities in sculpture. “It’s infinite,” he says in a short documentary film created for Tateshots. “Really, the job is to find out where it becomes more meaningful.” (ignant, online)
As a result, Cragg creates what nature has not created. For example, the process of flow. How can this be translated into form? What material? The sculptor creates sculpture for the sake of sculpture and that's it. The sculptor explores the possibilities of the material, pushing them to the limit. Sometimes he organizes ready-made objects into new ones and gives them new meaning.
But practically all contemporary artists are engaged in this. How can this help me? We put together different materials to give them new meaning through the form. What's new?
Bibliography and references
1. Sculptor Tony Cragg Creates Bold Works That “Embody A Frozen Moment Of Movement” [online] At: https://www.ignant.com/2019/08/26/sculptor-tony-cragg-creates-bold-works-that-embody-a-frozen-moment-of-movement/ (Accessed 29.07.2020)
2. Sleek mag 2013 “Thingliness” in the work of Steven Claydon [Sculpture] At: https://www.sleek-mag.com/article/thingliness-in-the-work-of-steven-claydon/ (Accessed 29.07.2020)
Комментарии