Week 6

I have continued to create sculptural pieces out of card this week. I’ve scaled down the green piece and overlapped it with the red sculpture pieces, which works a lot better compositions wise. The green shapes are  flatter and add a contrast of height against the other shapes. I have developed my colour palette into warm tones of red orange and yellow, however I do like the complementary of the green., making it appealing to the eye.

green and red composition

Developed card piece

Thursday Lecture | Giles Miller Studio

Giles Miller Studio is a company that creates innovative surfaces for interiors, exploring design, architecture and sculpture. They have been commissioned by many high end hotels, restaurants and bars. The clever design initiated from the fluting of corrugated cardboard. The alternating direction of the card gave a variation of tone, which then was pixilated into a design. This process has now been developed onto materials including, metals, ceramics and wood. The pieces range from subtle to the more extravagant and luxe.

Sukhothai Restaurant

Alexander Tile- Bronze

This is highly relevant towards my current project as I am creating wall pieces intended for an interior context, specifically a cafe/ restaurant. I really like the repetition and tessellation of the shapes in which are used to create a mosaic like design. I'm also really interested in the metallic surfaces and how they reflect and refract the sunlight, creating a change in tone. Giles Miller spoke about ‘RAD Friday’s’ that the company holds each week. They move away from their current project and instead experiment and investigate new directions. This has inspired me to really be playful and experimental in my work. A fun task or exercise may breakup something that has become mundane, and therefor plant new ideas or motivation back into it.