Thursday 22 January 2009

unconventionability ;

At the moment on my foundation course we're getting a lot of workshops and seminars, and today i attended a really interesting on on 3D Textiles. Unfortunately my outcomes weren't amazing, but i've got loads of ideas.
I also came across this wonderful artist,
TARA DONOVAN.

She takes materials, from drinking straws to Scotch tape and created incredible sculptures from them.

- Drinking straws

The shapes she creates are so beautiful, they really make you look twice and wonder and the beauty in every day objects

- Paper cups

I wonder how many, many hours she spends, trying to perfect how to stack/stick/melt/manipulate her materials...she must have such patience!

- Paper plates

- Pencils


- Scotch Tape

images; Ace Gallery

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Absolutely beautiful and SO very inventive!! I really DID have to look twice a few times.. The straw one is amazing... all of them are. Thanks for sharing!

indigotangerine said...

oh wow! these are really intense and clever. i love the straw ones and tape, but all of them are wonderful. thanks for sharing them. :)

Anna Pope said...

Oh wow, such beautiful things from some really mundane objects!

Anonymous said...

The pencils image is utterly astonishing...

fridanoodle said...

The papercups one is my favorite. It looks like a different planet. It's amazing how much effort is put into it. So beautiful!

Michelle said...

amazing! every image is quite beautiful.

agnes said...

they all look sooo surreal.. this is incredible,i;m amazed.

Rebecca, A Clothes Horse said...

These are so fantastic and creative--clearly originality is still alive and kickin!

Selina (Flying Saucer) said...

oh MY this is insane!

travis john said...

these are really swell.
what an interesting idea.
also, i like your blog.

Noa said...

absolutely fabulous