Posted 2 years ago
IronLace
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A while back I posted a novelty item - a glass claw hammer. At the time I mentioned that I was working on a drawing of some other glass novelties, titled Anxious Objects.
And here it is...it was based on a photo found online of three glass novelties - a hatchet & two hammers. The drawing is in coloured pencil, the lettering is the remaining white of the paper (I draw around the words).
Photo two shows me with a couple of works from my recent exhibition.
Photo three is another glass novelty item - an ersatz liquorice allsort, which I found in an op shop the other day. This looks very convincing, being the exactly the same size as its real confectionery counterpart. But you would not want to take a bite of this one!
Image four is a close up of the one of the artworks in photo two, titled Inner Migration Act Three.
Lovely things, beautiful meditative artwork. And I recognized the Allsort cube right away, licorice lover from way back!
That is a very good drawing of the axe and two hammers! I thought it was a black and white photo with the label edited in at first.
Are the art pieces in the second photo also drawings? It's hard to tell as they are still quite small even when clicked on and expanded.
Many thanks, Jenni!
Thanks also, Bernard!
My work engages a lot with photographic images, & how we consume them (especially in the online age). I like to play with the tension between photography & drawing, because to me, it's all image - making. Ambiguity, both in language & image, is something I enjoy immensely!
Yes, the works in the second photo are drawings as well. Each one is of A5 size (half of an A4 page) & there are 12 of them in each work. I may post a close up view of one of them to show it more clearly...
great job you are very good on drawing
IronLace, Cool. :-)
FYI, I had to look up Liquorice Allsorts (I love liquorice flavor, but wasn't previously familiar with "Allsorts"):
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Bassett's Liquorice Allsorts were created by accident in 1899, when Charlie Thompson, a salesman for Bassett's visited a wholesaler with a sample of liquorice and cream paste specialities - chips, rocks, Buttons, nuggets, plugs and twists. Each item was offered to the wholesaler and in turn was refused. The salesman clumsily gathered his samples boxes together, knocking them over and spilling the colourful sweets on the counter. The wholesaler saw more attraction in the 'mixed' sweets and placed an order. The salesman named them Liquorice Allsorts.
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https://web.archive.org/web/20080722115133/http://www.cadbury.com/ourbrands/otherfavouritebrands/candy/bassetts/Pages/Overview.aspx
Cool drawings, nice realism..
Just BRILLIANT art, Marin -- I've been waiting to see the Anxious Objects work, it is as spectacular as I would have guessed it'd be, and you made this showing even better by including some of your other works. AMAZING my friend (I've never met) and THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing with us all here!! --Tim
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Great to see this Marin
Your exhibition was magic, and I am still so impressed with your amazing and detailed use of coloured pencil, let alone your imagination.
I'm so proud for you!
Also gotta say that your technique of drawing "around" the lettering on the blank paper is crazy-cool...FWIW... :-) :-) :-)
Thanks so much, kivatinitz!
Thanks also, keramikos!
Glad it was an opportunity to learn about allsorts as well. They have always been pretty popular in Australia. To me, they are the coolest looking confectionery product. Hope I can find a couple more glass ones to create a nice display in a dish!
Many thanks, dav2no1!
Much appreciated Tim, & so glad you enjoyed seeing some of my work!
The technique is pretty tedious...I stay focused by always listening to music while I work. I also get up from my desk regularly to do some exercise!
Thanks so much Karen! So glad you saw the show & your kind words are greatly appreciated!
Marin, I would imagine the word "tedious" is a huge understatement...that's so much more why I can sorta mebbe understand (or at least recognize?) the artistic gifts that you have, which I do not. Also agree 100% with the 'music' part -- that's my own kinda also often tedious life's work that I *am* good at...music (of any variety) makes ALL of our lives better, just like fine art...?? :-) :-) :-)
All the best, Tim
Tim, I definitely believe in the idea of "1% inspiration & 99% perspiration". Whatever I do, it's a hard slog. Apparently some folks find the process of making art "fun", but to me it's all about the end product - so when it's finished, that's the fun bit. Letting it loose on the world & hearing other folks responses to it is also far more interesting than the process of making it.
The work for this exhibition was made from around June 2021 - June 2022, which was a challenging time. For a start there was a long lockdown from mid - June to mid October last year, which hit hard. Then a whole lot of other not so great things - from personal stuff to broader social issues. Plus unrelenting rain (of which we are due a whole lot more). My work is generally pretty dark but this show was the darkest ever...I was already feeling low & it was no escape to go into the studio!
The show I produced in 2018 also had a backdrop of some intense issues but for some reason I was able to escape into the process a bit better then, it was actually a sanctuary of sorts while things were imploding on the home front. This time, not at all...I think the lockdown really did a number on me & even after it ended, I couldn't get back to feeling any better. A lot of people I've spoken since to have said the same thing.
Anyway, I've made a few more things since delivering the exhibition (Anxious Objects being one of them) & have started making notes for future work. Onward & hopefully upwards...
Ooh, Marin, I wish there was an ADORE button instead of just LOVE or LIKE...
Admirable drawings!!!
Thanks so much, Pascale, very kind of you to say so!
Absolutely incredible!! Outstanding work my friend!!
Many thanks, Scott!