Ours and Mine- Richard Hamilton

My Sculpture Piece- Many Faces

For my homage to Hamilton i made a piece that comments on the many ways that Hamilton uses women in his work. The female figure is a frequent focus of his work where he playfully explores  their role in society as sex symbols, domestic godesses, even ornaments.  As much of his work is set in domestic day to day environments it seemed appropriate to integrate a house hold object, in my case a lamp as it fulfilled the domestic, mundane aspect which is so typical of his paintings. I was also inspired by  his use of photomontage and his bold often ecclectic use of colours. 

I took this opportunity during the sculpture block, to experiment with a wide variety of materials, making multiple castings of the faces using various different materials and methods as well as looking at effective ways of using light and shadow.The striking contrast between black and white patterns and bold blocks of colour is particularly characteristic of Hamiltons style.

Materials that i used included:

Various types of paper and tissue paper

Plaster of Paris

Tin foil

Printed images

sweet wrappers

Wire

Textured wall paper

Spray paint

 

My Textiles

Here is a batik i made of a giraffe, before and after the wax had been ironed out.I thought that the batik process would lend itself well to the giraffes coat patternation.  

I then cut wadding to the required shape to be sandwiched between the batiks giving it shape and volume. Having sewn the pieces together, i proceeded to embroider details in to it but i didnt manage to get it finished.

This is a close up of structural and textural details on my giraffe sculpture as seen below. It was constructed using a stiff wire, looking at the animals anatomy and skeleton as a guide. I then stuffed it with wadding and used string to sew the wadding together and to the metal frame. Although i had initially intended to cover it with batik, i decided not to because i liked its simplistic and honest form and construction and thought it would be a shame to cover it up. 

Above is another piece i made during the textile block. It is constructed out of chicken wire and papier mache fundementally. I used news paper and finally a layer of white tissue paper to try to suggest scales and colouration. To create the details such as the eye, fins and tail i used a variety of materials including: liquid wax, cup-cake holders, plastic, thread, copper wire,ribbon and wool. I think this is a very do-able project for school children of any age. 

During the textile block i also experimented with weaving using both a cardboard loom and chicken wire.

Batik

Olatz created this batik by dipping, painting and sewing areas very effectively

Davids creation is another example of how effective the combination of batik and embroidery can be. He also creates texture by layering fabric and fraying the edges.

Here is a very illustrative piece with defined lines and colours, it is quite graphic in comparison to other examples.

3Dimensional Textile

Cornelia created large nest like forms by constucting a wire frame and weaving using a variety of different types of materials such as hesian sacksing, rope and wire wool. 

Weaving and Stitching

Here is a really nice example of how you can create a textural scene or or landscape using a sewing machine and various materials, wools and threads.