ARTIST RESEARCH CARDBOARD PROJECT

CARDBOARD RESEARCH

September 12, 2022

Wayne White

FOE, 2014, cardboard

I chose Wayne White’s cardboard sculpture called FOE since it’s very abstract. The piece’s most successful aspect are the different combination of forms like the curls and the grates. I think the least successful aspect of the piece is that it looks liked it’s going to fall down into a pile. I plan to incorporate some of these abstract geometric shapes, like the boxes, into my own sculpture. (left)

Kiel Johnson

Polaroid Camera, 2009, cardboard

Kiel Johnson’s piece called Polaroid Camera, was chosen because it’s very simple but realistic. The most successful aspect is his use of different colored cardboard to highlight the sections of the camera. I believe the least successful aspect are the worn down rough edges. I will use different colors in my own work to emphasize separate pieces in the sculpture. (right)

Chris Gilmour

Bikes, 2003, cardboard

I chose Chris Gilmour’s work called Bikes because his sculptures look like real bikes that have been wrapped in cardboard. The most successful aspect is that he was able to recreate the same balance of actual bikes, especially the spokes. I think the only unsuccessful aspect is that one of the seats is a little tilted. In my project I would like to incorporate this balance into my own piece. (left)

James Grashaw

A City, 2010, cardboard

I chose James Grashaw’s cardboard sculpture called A City because it’s amazing and highly detailed. The most successful aspect of his work is the perspective where we see people in buildings at the front and the city stretches to the distance behind them. The least successful aspect is that it’s flat and I need to avoid that when I create my own work. I’d like to incorporate some of the complex angles into my sculpture (right)

Laurence Vallieres

There’s an Elephant in the Trunk, 2013, cardboard

I chose Laurence Vallieres’s piece called There’s an Elephant in the Trunk because it’s made with different lengths of cardboard stuck together into a patchwork pattern. The most successful aspect of this piece is that the dark cardboard makes it look heavy and sturdy. I think the least successful aspect is that the trunk is bent at an odd angle. I would like to incorporate the same type of stability into my own piece (left).

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