John McCracken

'My works are minimal and reduced, but also maximal. I try to make them concise, clear statements in three-dimensional form,
and also to take them to a breathtaking level of beauty.'

–John McCracken

Christopher Wool

'In a fugue of gestural restraint and release, Wool filters the fundaments of abstract painting through the gritty syntax of urban reality. By painting layer upon layer of whites and off-whites over silkscreened elements used in previous works -- monochrome forms taken from reproductions, enlargements of details of photographs, screens, and polaroids of his own paintings -- he accretes the surface of his pressurized paintings while apparently voiding their very substance.' (http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/2010-05-25_christopher-wool/)

APT6 (2010)

Just some photographs from the excursion to GOMA to see APT6 at the beginning of the year.

Forgot to upload them earlier.

afterthought

Thought I should post a photograph of my final necklace, so I posted 2!
Thanks Katy <3



And this one (below) is my other one that I made first. I like it.
anddd thanks Erica <3

Exploring one view of 'nature versus nurture'

An interesting point of debate within the nature versus nurture argument is that nurture supresses the true nature of a being. The nature is something that encompasses evil and therefore needs to be supressed, making it essential that one is nurtured well.

This idea has lead me to a series revolving around this idea.
I have decided to use boxes in order to symbolise nurture, but the series shows the emergence of nature as the nurture is gradually removed.

Inside the box is an object that represents the true nature, and as each box becomes less closed and secure, this nature overflows, or emerges.

To symbolise nature, I have decided to use fabric, basic calico or muslin dyed and printed on, to represent the overpowering nature that envelopes the boxes as they open.

hoorah! :D