Eggleston-Whyte
16/03/21
Beth Cavener
She builds a complex armature to support a large amount of clay. She addresses controversial subjects and portrays human emotions and problems through animal figures. The animal forms are visual metaphors for human emotions and struggles, they ‘act as a psychological portrait more than a visual representation.’ https://followtheblackrabbit.com
02/03/21
Federico Uribe
He creates sculptures using everyday objects or objects that directly link to his work. He began as a painter but gradually favoured sculpting. Throughout his days he collected objects to work on his sculptures. From a distance the objects used become of smaller importance but up close it reveals the detail and complexity of his work. http://federicouribe.com
Damien Hirst
He focuses on large scale exhibitions and installations, many of his works focus on animals and the ‘complex relationship between art, life and death.’ One of his most known exhibitions focuses on ‘preserving’ dead animals and was deemed a ‘zoo of dead animals.’ https://www.damienhirst.com
09/03/21
Will Kurtz
Realistic life-size sculptures of figures made with newspaper/paper mache with a wooden and wire armature. He adds clothing and accessories to make his work appear more lifelike. He uses newspaper as his medium of choice because it ‘reminds us that we are only here on this earth for a short while.’ http://www.willkurtz.com
Antonio Segura Donat/Dulk
An all-purpose artist who challenges himself with new medium. His work is very colourful and incredibly detailed. He primarily focuses on wild animals. His sculptures are made of resin and are so detailed to the point of adding wrinkles and blemishes. https://dulk.es
Shawn Coss
His work mainly focuses around mental health and showing how people with each mental illness feels. His aim is to create art that 'helps create a conversation on mental health' Most of his work is black ink and very dark and creepy. He doesn't have first hand experience with mental health but he does have second hand and he also did a lot of research. https://www.shawncossart.com
06/04/21
Barry Flanagan is best known for his bronze hare sculptures and other animal sculptures. His sculptures range in size and positions but are commonly not realistic and they tend to be disproportionate with long limbs. Some of his works also have human characteristics and proportions. “Flanagan’s primary fascination, however, lay in the hare’s anthropomorphic potential; its ability to magnify a range of expressive attributes, to convey meaning and feeling beyond what he felt was possible in the manifestation of human form.” https://www.kasmingallery.com/exhibition/barry-flanagan
06/05/21
Previously I’ve said that my context for this project is based on my mental health and how animals have helped me through but I haven’t gone into much detail... So; Beth Caveners ‘tangled up in you’ is based around the idea of being caught up in emotions and being stuck in the past, this relates strongly to my context as the main cause for my recent mental health is my now ex. At the end of 2020 I was the happiest I had been in years but that didn’t last long because he decided to fuck off and disappear without saying anything. And when I say ‘without saying anything’ I mean one second we were messaging and the next thing I know it’s been months. At first I was incredibly worried, I couldn’t sleep, I barely ate, I was constantly crying and because he drives around the country for a living I thought he could have been dead or injured. I had no way of knowing since he wasn’t comfortable telling his parents about me and he hadn’t told his friends so nobody knew to tell me if he was dead. Constantly breaking down felt like hell, I tried desperately to hide it from people, especially my mother since she doesn’t believe in mental health issues.... But about a month after he disappeared his social media accounts blocked me, so he’s alive, but an absolute asshole. This made me furious at first and then immensely depressed and I was consistently overthinking, ‘had I done something wrong’ ‘did something happen to him that made him need to block me’ ‘was he leading me on’ ‘was it all for fun’ ‘did his parents find out’ every possible reason or possibility ran through my head and it was all I could think of. My mind was a mess. But I’m getting through it slowly, and an incredibly big thing that’s helping is my puppy! She’s the reason I get up in the morning, if I don’t she whines and scratches the door until I do, if I didn’t have her I would literally rot away in my own bed, If I’m crying she’ll sit in my lap and lick me until I’m laughing. I wouldn’t be alive without her. So I wanted to base my project off of how much she’s helped me, I would’ve done a dog sculpture instead but I decided to do rabbits to dedicate it to my first emotional support animal, my old rabbit.
11/05/21