Second semester, third year, almost there

As we're approaching the degree show, I think it's time to publish the recent activity. This year I have been working on three dimensional interpretations of last years drawings, as well as recreating useful objects in useless forms.

"Failure of All Efforts" - 2012
Carved timber studs, PVA glue, varnish




















Progress:

Protests, ridicule, satire and other incongruities - Pen on canvas paper.

During the last semester I've been doing pen drawings and 3D modeling in order to create a substance of work to be translated into sculpture. The drawings presented here derive from various inspiration following e.g. the research for my dissertation and the works of various resistance movements of the 20th century, ongoing political unrest in the UK and the occupy movement in London. The symbolic language used is that of authority and infinity, at the time I'm searching for similar sculptural means in order to express this three dimensionally.

Hands (1) - 2011 Pen on canvas paper



















Hands (2) - 2011 Pen on canvas paper



















Hands (3) - 2011 Pen on canvas paper



















Hands (4) - 2011 Pen on canvas paper



















Pac-seeing eye - 2011 Pen on canvas paper

It's fine - 2011 Pen on canvas paper


















Nov 30 strike poster - 2011 Pen on canvas paper

The end - 2011 Pen on canvas paper

Start of year exhibition, symbolism, madness and so on

Due to a minor conflict with my foot, I have been unable to produce three dimensional work and so on started drawing again. My main focus has been on geometrical shapes and what can be described as meta symbolism. The symbols themselves are powerful in each their own way, but are being put together in a riddle like way. This piece is called "Law and Reason" and refers to a quote in Stephen David Ross' book Injustice and restitution: the ordinance of time. The quote reads

"The age of injustice, older than time, belongs to time in the endless restitution justice pays for immemorial injustice. Law and reason represent some of the forms of this compensation. Madness suggests endless formlessness together with madness's order. Within the disorder of madness, where restitution may have no meaning, authority rules."

The piece was part of our start of year exhibition, a one night only show that was surprisingly good. It did serve the purpose as a kick start, and cancelled out the back to uni depression. My current dissertation research involves mapping of the use and necessity of madness in relation to all aspects of the art world as well as in the actual world. In that sense, this work is merely a depiction of my mind in the process of scratching yet another layer of filth off the crusty sore of humanity. However, the use of symbols and the geometric construction of the images, together with the presentation calls for an informal invitation to interpret the work as it is, a work in progress. Progression in recession. What a joke.

Wings

In February 2011, Nabil Furughi and myself executed our project we had been working on for 2 months. The project started out through our common interest in kinetic sculpture and light installation through the work of artists such as Dan Flavin and James Turrell. We soon reached an agreement on what kind of illusion we wanted to create, and by combining our past experience and vast planning of every detail we were well prepared for the task. The whole structure took about a month to build, this includes welding and dressing all 22 wings, building a 6m x 4m room, with an additional 3m hallway, and of course painting the room, hanging the wings and installing the UV cannon.

The installation was on display in the show "the health and safety guy think he's soo cool" for 4 days from the 26 February 2011.

The piece is meant to explore the difference in individual conception. The hypnotic effect from the UV light triggers different connotations in the viewers, which again results in the large span of different interpretations.

pictures (C) Chris Breidlid

Crash - 2010

Half done

sketcheezz

One line drawings - 2009-10

This way of drawing has helped me a great deal when it comes to the construction of wire sculptures. I also find the fact that you don't have time to think about your next move (as one drawing takes about 5sec to make) underlines the notion of freedom in the drawings, and my work in general.

Untitled - 2010

Steel wire, steel sheet, plastic, fluorescent light.

A piece made for a group exhibition in London's Finborough road brasserie. The theme of the exhibition was "sense", and I chose to focus on what i believe is the sense I can relate to my work, the sense of feeling, hence the hand...

This is the first time I've used light in my work, and I see a big potential for shadow effects, however, with a much stronger light.