Charlotte Walker Art Foundation Degree

‘Tree of Life’ Fair Trade wine bottle rack from ‘Iguazu’, Beeston. Though the artist is unknown, this piece was handcrafted in Thailand out of acacia wood. I think it blurs design and art because it is very aesthetically pleasing, with smooth curves and allusions to forms in nature, while it is also designed to be good at its job of holding wine bottles. This gives you the freedom to display it as an ornamental art piece in the house or use it as a practical storage facility. The finish of the carved wood mirrors the refined character associated with wine drinking, and it complements the smooth glass bottles. The name of the product, ‘Tree of Life’ made me wonder about the relationship we have with alcohol, as the title implies we depend on it in our lives. However, the physical appearance of the wine holder gives the impression that it is a good relationship because the curves carry the wine in a very careful and beautiful way, portraying wine in a positive light as something that we

In ‘The Book of Black’ by Faye Dowling, the author explores art under three sections: ‘Gods and Monsters’, ‘The Kingdom of Darkness’ and ‘Dark Arts/ Higher Power’. Across all three titles I found many examples of religion in modern art which are subversions of classical religious works, showing a shift from sacred to secular society as people begin to question their faith under the ever-changing pressures on the human morale. Faye Dowling ‘The Book of Black’ Laurence King Publishing Ltd (2017) The images that really stood out to me were these untitled photographs from Alexander Binder’s ‘Traum’ collection. The low lighting gives us a different perspective of the symbolic crosses and turns them into something more sinister and threatening, emerging from the blackness. It contradicts the idea of faith bringing enlightenment, and makes me feel like religion has left us in the dark rather than provided us with a guiding light, as if the artist is turning away from faith.  The horned silhou

My two comfort items among the thorny rose stems. I draped one over the top and placed one behind. I like the way the purple hippo has loose folds in the fabric so I can put it in other positions to make different effects with the light and shadow. However my other object isn’t floppy or posable so it can’t interact as much with the brambles. Using charcoal meant I was able to create the soft lines of my items as well as the harsher edges of the thorns to create contrast between them. I like how it turned out because the plant looks natural while the creatures are disproportionate compared to real life animals and have a charming cartoon feel. One of my items and a Spanish doll wrapped in paper and masking tape. I think this created a different effect on each one because the doll looks quite sinister, like the nurses from ‘Silent Hill’, while my item still has a cute and endearing shape. I drew his original features on top in a sketchy style to relate to the patch-work of tape and parc

  I found that this was a really interesting way to take an object out of context and transform it into something of a completely different nature. Instead of the masculine appearance of being sharp and hard, the shapes look soft to the touch and organic. I like how the spanner looked after I put the pink and blue fabric on it, it became quite fun and child friendly looking, like a play object instead of a work tool. The pile of wrapped objects reminded me of bones and have a prehistoric feel, like fossils or ancient tools, or even mummified limbs. They also made me think of voodoo dolls with the rough edges on the fabric and earthy tones, and the vertical form similar to humans. I took another spanner and frayed some strips of fabric to create wispy ends to contrast with the original defined, solid edges, so it just fades away. It looks like a metamorphosis between a man made object and a part of nature like a strange creature.   I layered several sketches of the metal objects, includ