Canadian Abstract Artist Diane Lefroy

Sophie Ryder 'Sitting' 2007

Sophie Ryder started working in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 1986. After graduating from RA schools in 2008 she had an exhibition in Longside Gallery after two of the sculptures went on permanent loan to The Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Sophie Ryder's wire sculptures have been all sizes from small enough to fit on a table, to enormous outside pieces like the collection 'Lady Hare'. It is split into two sections, connected by bars through the middle; this gives it more ability to be moved and a more 3 dimensional shape. Sophie Ryder’s mother is French and they travel a lot, some of this might have inspired her work.

    

     As you are looking at this sculpture it seems the human form is in proportion, but this is because you are looking up at it. If you were to look at it from the front you can see the proportions are wrong. For example, the head of the rabbit is much larger than the body of the human but yet it is balanced by your point of view. The wire gives the sculpture a lot of detail and texture; it makes it look like it is covered in hair as the colour of the wire shows the piece as one human like rabbit and not as a body with a rabbit head. The colour of the grey wire suits the piece to its purpose and more lifelike than using gold or bronze as this would give it a shine due to the sun and would rust, the grey gives it shadows and doesn’t lose its colour.

     The sculpture is using human form to connect us to animals but yet being made out of non-organic materials. It is a piece of work that is surreal, life like and fantasy. The piece shows how the artists imagination makes the viewer see it differently and have their own representation. I like this piece as it creates a new species that is not real, but yet could be, it takes us to our own little world.

computer pad absraction

Using my own image i scanned it onto Adobe Illutstrator, and using a computer drawing pad i made my image come back in scribbles and it turned out in sections because of the size of my image, but this is what i wanted i think it adds to the effect of a repeat abstract pattern.

barbara hepworrth inspired illustration

 This image was made on Adobe Illustration. it is alot of patterns creating a repeat, if you look closely, there is a backround image covering the whole thing. i created these cut out holes on top but in the image to showthe barabra hepworth style.

Soundsuits by Nick Cave

Soundsuit by Nick Cave (Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York)

 

Performance artist and his designs. These are all body form suits made from an abstraction point of veiw. All are made differently with all different materials, mostly recycled. These fashion designs have been inspired by movement and dancing.

Taleen Berberian

2004
Ceramic, resin, oil paint, fabric, wire, ribbon
Each sculpture approximately 12 x 9 x 4 inches

these collection of shoe sculptures and unique designs are not made for the function but the ideas. the shoes are abstract by the patterns, designs and use of colours.