Additonally...

In other news, I have also been undergoing a sculpture class as part of the 8 week tutorial sessions which was previously video.
In this class, I was given the task of choosing a word and then manipulating and producing maquettes and of course a final piece of the chosen word at hand.

I decided to choose the word Flex as it instinctively stood out for me and gave me the most ideas in terms of materials and a final outcome.

In the above maquette I manipulated wire using a mixture of straight and curvacious formations in order to create a disorderly effect where the viewer has to carefully seek out the lettering.

From another viewpoint.

For the second maquette I decided to use mainly wood with wire to create a simple but effective distinctive style for each letter. The 'F' was created by breaking up wooden sticks and simply rearranging them together again in a disarranged manner using the glue gun. The 'L' was made by using sheets of soft wood to create a a linear form. For the 'E' I decided to use wire to add to the combination of wood and simply reformed the wire using curves to create the simple lettering. Finally, for the 'X' I decided to use wooden blocks and glue then together in a pixellated manner to again add to the effect of a wide range of text styles. Personally, I find that this one works quite well and has a quirky appeal.

Close up of 'FL'

Close up of 'EX'

Created a simple experiment using card to create simple shapely form. The pieces of card were then glued down to hold into place and pictured from different angles. For this experiment I only looked at the letters of L and E and didn't find the aesthetics to be upto standard and dismissed this idea as I didn't feel it had as much potential as the others so far in terms of manipulation.

Birds eye view.

Another experiment created using wire then wrapped in string to create a natural loose formation. I particularly like the style of the lettering as I tried to incorporate my own handwriting as it tends to have flexible tendancies in terms of the F and L lettering. I think that the font adds to the piece and the string creates an interesting effect. This one is a possibility to be taken further as I find their to be potential at a larger scale.

                                   



More pictures will be following soon of more experimental ideas and maquettes!