Constructivist Blue
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£900.00
£900.00
per item
- Frame - 81 x 112 cm
- Artwork - 49 x 68 cm
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Robert Mach
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Inspired: 'Constructivist Blue'
- FSCP: 'You've spoken previously about how the constructivist artworks marked quite an important moment in which you stepped away from your primary focus on covering sculptures.'
'Looking back it definitely stands out as a time in which a notable shift occurred in my work. Initially my use of foil was purely sculptural and stepping away from this method and instead making a collage with it seemed daunting but inviting. Even before I started I realised that there were going to be a number of problems inherent in the material in the production of such work.'
- FSCP: 'I think when people observe the constructivist pieces and contemplate how delicate foil wrapping is it seems baffling that you could organise it in such a creative fashion. You mention that there were many problems in achieving this, can you elaborate on that?'
'Yes it was nothing short of a nightmare at times. A big problem was the fact that foil Viscount biscuit wrappers are essentially quite a low-quality cheap material, although designed to be attractive and appealing the wrapping is gaudily coloured and easily tearable. The other issue was the shift from 3-D to 2-D as foil is excellent at moulding to the contours of a sculpture but awful at being pressed flat as it crinkles and creases. Overall, the question I was asking myself was ‘how do I add the necessary gravitas to a piece made primarily from a shiny, cheap, throw away material that struggles to behave on a flat surface?’
FSCP: 'It clearly was a bold move to try this as it seems the odds were stacked against you from the beginning. The constructivist element to the piece is also an interesting quality, can you tell us a bit about this?'
'Well, traditionally a material such as foil would be used as an add-on or in order to highlight certain parts of an artwork, however I knew that I wanted the whole thing to be foil. I was also aware that I wanted to incorporate many different types of foil in order to give the piece the variety of expression it needed, therefore I felt that constructivist style images would be the best fit. It was the boldness, colour and use of distinct shapes that the constructivist style often displays that convinced me. In the final analysis I think it brought the best out of the material.'
- FSCP: 'You've spoken previously about how the constructivist artworks marked quite an important moment in which you stepped away from your primary focus on covering sculptures.'
'Looking back it definitely stands out as a time in which a notable shift occurred in my work. Initially my use of foil was purely sculptural and stepping away from this method and instead making a collage with it seemed daunting but inviting. Even before I started I realised that there were going to be a number of problems inherent in the material in the production of such work.'
- FSCP: 'I think when people observe the constructivist pieces and contemplate how delicate foil wrapping is it seems baffling that you could organise it in such a creative fashion. You mention that there were many problems in achieving this, can you elaborate on that?'
'Yes it was nothing short of a nightmare at times. A big problem was the fact that foil Viscount biscuit wrappers are essentially quite a low-quality cheap material, although designed to be attractive and appealing the wrapping is gaudily coloured and easily tearable. The other issue was the shift from 3-D to 2-D as foil is excellent at moulding to the contours of a sculpture but awful at being pressed flat as it crinkles and creases. Overall, the question I was asking myself was ‘how do I add the necessary gravitas to a piece made primarily from a shiny, cheap, throw away material that struggles to behave on a flat surface?’
FSCP: 'It clearly was a bold move to try this as it seems the odds were stacked against you from the beginning. The constructivist element to the piece is also an interesting quality, can you tell us a bit about this?'
'Well, traditionally a material such as foil would be used as an add-on or in order to highlight certain parts of an artwork, however I knew that I wanted the whole thing to be foil. I was also aware that I wanted to incorporate many different types of foil in order to give the piece the variety of expression it needed, therefore I felt that constructivist style images would be the best fit. It was the boldness, colour and use of distinct shapes that the constructivist style often displays that convinced me. In the final analysis I think it brought the best out of the material.'
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