Karla Black
I wanted to look at Karla Blacks work because I have been thinking about turning my paintings into sculptures and I have been looking at the ways that I can present my work. Black uses everyday materials in her work, but also keeps traditional methods and values in the work. These are paints and natural forms that are created with the rest of the sculptures. The work has a great amount of aethstetic appeal to them.
The materials that she uses because they are things that are used in everyday life they are scented which when viewing the sculptures promotes certain feelings that occur in a normal day. These can trigger emotions and past experiences that the viewer has felt. Black wants the viewer to consider what the sculpture triggers make the view reflect on their past and how this has impacted them and how it continues to change their lives.
Her approach is said to be very holistic, the way the sculptures are put together is a very physical and expressive way. She has been very much influenced but the artist Josef Beuys which is very clear in her work. I'm very glad that I have looked at her work and I think that I will experiment with my painted material sheets to create forms to control the paint in a much more controlled way.
http://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/karla_black.htm?section_name=new_britannia
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