Totem of consumerism

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By Holly Jones
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Dimensions (HxWxD):

215 × 80 × 80 cm

Materials:

readymade objects

Primary Medium:

Sculpture

Extra Large
2022
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This piece develops themes surrounding nostalgia and connections to objects, to explore how material objects become a means to express a chosen identity. I focused primarily on objects in my direct environment, which consisted mainly of commercialised, mass-produced objects. Yet using these objects as a medium in my practice created a self-reflection and visual representation of me through the objects I own. As well as creating a visual reflection of certain environments to which objects are characterised, such as the bathroom or the kitchen. Using ready-made, found objects has become an important part of my practice, incorporating the physical interaction and touch we associate with these objects. I experimented by drawing around these objects, tracing their exterior, painting the objects to exaggerate their structure, and assembling them into multiple sculpture. William Seitz describes how ‘assemblages of such material come at the spectator as bits of life, bits of environment’ (Seitz 1968, p73). As I share with the viewer a personal in site into my daily life and the environment in which I call home. Fundamental to all aspects of my work was colour. I used bright colours to draw attention to the often overlooked, mundane objects. Also, as a tool to remove the brand identity given to the objects leaving their forms as a key focus. This also distorted the objects initial appearance, but as they remained memorable it encouraged people to take a closer look at my work to decipher the objects which had been used.

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