JOHN CHAMBERLAIN

The above piece is a sculpture created entirely of manipulated car fenders made by artists and sculptor John Chamberlain.

John Chamberlain was an American sculptor that has made a name for himself through years of getting physical and playing with automobile parts. He beats, bends and hammers everything from bumper bars to bonnets. Chamberlain has an unusual gift for taking such a harsh material such as metal and sculpting it into something unconventionally beautiful - almost making it look as thin as paper.

You may be reading this and thinking what does this have to do with aloil at all? and the answer is nothing - but, in my eyes alfoil has very much the same materiality as the metal Chamberlain uses to create his sculptures. I think I could perhaps I could draw inspiration from Chamberlain's metal work and create a similar installation using alfoil.

to read more about the life and work of John Chamberlain visit the page link below
http://www.lmgallery.com/artists/john-chamberlain/

ATELIER HAY

This untitled installation piece is a composite metal and wood framing with aluminium foil cladding collaborated by Atelier Hay.

Atelier Hay is an emerging design firm practising in the field of architecture and art. The Atelier Hay studio was established in Brooklyn, New york in 2011. Atelier Hay's team includes founder and studio director Yong Huang, co-founder and design director Adam Brillhart, co-founder and artist Yoyo Xiao and architect Chen Zhen.

This installation really appealed to me because I was really inspired by the way it entices you to walk through it and around it - which I believe to be a very important aspect of the installation process.
for more information on the Atelier Hay studio click on the link below

http://atelierhay.com/#/pda-nominations

Space

Before I decide on the type of installation piece I'm going to create I think it is important to first choose a space from around the classroom where I would like my installation to be located.

The following photographs are spaces from around the room that appealed to me in one way or another.

In this photo you can see two spaces - the space beneath the white table and also the space within the small black windows along the back brick wall.

- Both of these spaces appealed to me because I believe they would be unconventional spaces to view and installation. Both force the viewer to get involved and really look into the spaces in order to view the installation. These are the kinds of spaces that probe at a viewers curiosity and tempt them to look at an installation in a different way.

- The photograph shown above is of a space which i thought captured the most light in the room - perfect for an installation created entirely of alfoil because the material is so reflective - also this space had the advantage of the hanging fluorescent lights, which would be perfect if I was to create an installation that needed to be suspended.

- This is most probably my most favourite space within the entire room. Within this space there are two right angle corners. I am very interested in creating an installation that occupies either of these spaces. Corners open themselves up to a room and force the viewer to look directly at what occupies within them. No installation would be able to hide or be smothered by either of these spaces - also having the two edges located within the corners would make it easier to prop or suspend an installation.

Assignment 1 - Springboard

So it's taken me a while to finally get this blog up and running - clearly I'm not as tech savvy as I thought I was.

Anyway, for anyone reading this blog that isn't within my installation class - this is a blog that I have created as part of my backup work (an online journal) to showcase my thoughts, inspirations and in short, the processes that lead up to the final stages of my installations works.

Our first installation art assignment for the semester was a spring board. The aim of this assignment was to be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of installation art, by developing an installation with limited materials, space and time.

The primary material we were given to work with for this assignment was aluminium foil.