I have been a busy girl, divulging in the beauties of greek marble sculptures from the British Museum's collections. A return to observational drawing was welcomed after a build up of stifled creativity due to inadequate space to make large artworks.
What I find so exciting about making studies of these sculptures is their ability to come to life on my paper, they become fleshy and alive - I have no doubt this is due to the exquisite craftsmanship of their creators.
I also enjoy the pull of tension between their once perfect forms and their present day deformities. Their appearances today are testimonies to their lifetimes and experiences, this idea of a visual history, a life story that can be read through their appearance, is something I touched upon last year in my work on objects within the home.
They are also a response to the clay work I made at the end of this academic year, which I think has a bodily feel to it.
I'm hoping to get into some life drawing soon, to give myself the chance to explore these ideas in relation to the human body; it's limits and it's tactility.
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