Words about artists and artwork

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Phillip by Piccini,



Phillip, (2005) is a graphite drawing on white paper. Piccini is renowed for her use of mediums to communicate her ideas. In the case of Phillip, Piccini is exporing the relationship between the creature and the child, focusing on the vulnerability of the child. As Piccini explains, 'The situations that these children are in feel uncomfortable. They are just too close to the creatures and it’s creepy. It is ambiguous whether there is any animosity or just the rough and tumble of play.' Graphite as the medium is used to explore this idea through the careful detail to light and shadow, especially in the facial features of both characters, where one is not sure if the baby is laughing or crying, or whether the creature is scary or protective.

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Clockman, by Swallow

Clockman is a miniture sculpture made from plastruct, plastic and letraset. A very small sculputre, Swallow has used these materials to get the intricate detail of the pants and shoes at such a small scale. Swallow's artwork is very socially aware. The body, arms and head of the person have been consumed by the clock, makes time the majority of his body parts. And at a miniture scale, is it a tiny man in a clock, or is the man the wristband of a watch? Also with the scale of the sculpture Swallow emphasises the point of view, everybody watching this tiny object that has so much control.