Mixed Media Sculpture

Generally, the sculptures I find appealing are mixed media and quite playful, almost toy like. I think this adds personality to them by giving it humour and nostalgia that I can relate to. The lamps can actually be more structurally sound and more interesting by adding in a variation of material that links to masculine or feminine traits.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTuWUM4tKvAHi9T1Xi_J_XwTlRxjRkDwc8LlBlOl3E1NUCCGSpI4ZMEnICVOuLhkmGBvxEqsAuuwxSuLIYeazx31h4qPjv709gfRiQyddwwPz_c8-QET2LI5axxrkqoRLVo9uJSR-nMQ/s1600-h/Bee+Eater+progress+1.jpg. - this sculpture has given me the idea to use glass as the main body of the feminine lamp but in a mixed media way, for example I would use fabric to extend the lamp and add texture.

http://www.michaelkrynski.com/ps.alterego.html - this is another example of the type of mixed media I would like to experiment with, I think the wicker makes the sculpture look natural and earthy but I also like to contrast between that and the jeans which are the the final outcome of refined fibres so it's like before and after. What I could do is mix wicker with something like plastic or something else manmade which could show the contrast of what materials people used to use naturally years ago and what we have developed in to in modern times. This highlights an extra element of being human which add to the anthropomorphism of the lamps.

http://www.glassoctopus.org/glassoctopusmmsculpture.php - this sculpture stood out to me because it looked playful and toy like because of the acrylic coated resin.

http://www.rowanmersh.com/ - this artist works mainly with fabric as a medium, which was a material I am considering for my project, particularly for the feminine lamp as it is generally a softer material. The sculpture that stood out to me the most was the Genetic Structure, 2005 because of the shapes the fabric forms over the shapes inside that the fabric is stretched over.

http://www.squidoo.com/fabric-sculpture - this website shows some examples of how fabric can be used in sculpture. What I like in particular is the idea of stuffing the fabric because it shows the playfulness I want to incorporate as it reminds me of stuffed toys and dolls.

http://www.okaygreat.com/tag/fabric-sculpture/ - these sculptures by Rachel Denny are made with carved foam and a knitted exterior. What I like about these is the amount of detail that is used within the carving of the foam to make the sculptures look as life like as necessary. I also think this is a great play on the idea of hunting being quite a masculine thing to do and them making the trophies out of foam and knitting, something much more feminine, so its highlighting a contrast.