An Homage to Yves Klein
I began this project by compiling a list of my favourite creatives at the moment;
Favourite creatives:
Wes Anderson
Jacquemus
Josef Albers
Yves Klein
Wes Anderson- Filmmaker
-Symmetry -Create own characters? -Of people I know? -Drawing form? -Illustrator? -Photoshop? -Colour Palette
Jacquemus- Fashion Designer
-Reconstruction of the white shirt -Depiction of the south of France -The mood of the Spring 2018 RTW collection -Work with fabric?
Josef Albers- Artist
-Simple forms -Two dimensions -Work with colour combinations -Desert Glow
Yves Klein- Artist
-Concept of one colour with various forms -Could combine my favourite colour with forms of my choice. -Bright Red? -Oxblood? -Gold? -Use Plaster mold? -Use Foam? -Everyday objects? -Body e.g. hand?
Having been particularly inspired by Yves Klein’s nude sculptures in his statement blue, I began to look at colours which I find captivating. I thought about gold and red, however decided to stick with red as it is a colour which I think I can relate to more. There is also always a bit of red in the clothes that I wear. I am very drawn to it.
I decided to experiment with casting plaster and alginate molds. I rarely ever use this medium so I wanted to push myself.
My original idea was to create molds of several different items, such as a Coke can, a hand, a fruit e.g. lemon.
I began with my hand:
As you can see, the fingers snapped off while trying to remove the alginate from the plaster.
Regardless, I used a spray can to cover this sculpture in red:
I planned on amending this project in the following ways:
Gluing this piece together
Attempting other forms
Ensuring the forms are in one piece
