Art Project course gallery No. 12

Art Project: It’s A Wrap / Inspired by: Christo

This week’s brief took its inspiration from a key theme and technique of leading contemporary artist Christo (Christo Vladimirov Javacheff) who passed away recently (May 31) aged 84. Together with his partner Jeanne-Claude, the pair were best known for their land art and in particular their wrapped work, using expansive amounts of fabric to enclose public buildings, monuments or natural forms. Later this year, the Arc de Triomphe will be wrapped in fabric and rope according to Christo’s plans made before he died.

Artists could also explore ideas around wrapping / unwrapping – objects that are wrapped (can we see what  it is or is it totally hidden / obscure?) – or items that can be wrapped and unwrapped, who or what could / should be wrapped up, or acts / occasions that feature wrapping or unwrapping. Artists were also invited to work with media associated with wrapping, or explore ideas around wrapping / unwrapping your own work

Here’s a selection of artwork and prepatory studies made by some of the Art Project course artists taking part in the project.

Look out for another gallery of work coming soon…

John Cutler – From The Inside…Looking Out! Collage

John Cutler – Looking Out Collage

Paula – Design for ‘Wrapped’ wrapping paper Acrylic on paper

Paula – Gift-Wrapped Acrylic on paper with string

Paula – Crumpled Acrylic on paper with string

Harriet Hall – Key Retired (It’s A Wrap) I Digital photo (mixed media object)

Harriet Hall – Key Retired (It’s A Wrap) II Digital photo (mixed media object)

Harriet Hall – Key Retired (It’s A Wrap) III Digital photo (mixed media object)

Harriet Hall – Lock Retired (It’s A Wrap) I Digital photo (mixed media object)

Harriet Hall – Lock Retired (It’s A Wrap) II
Digital photo (mixed media object)

Lorna Howell – Mothballed Wedding 2020 Preparation I
Photograph

Lorna Howell – Mothballed Wedding 2020 Preparation II
Photograph

Lorna Howell – Surprise Wedding Gift (Part I / Wrapped) Mixed media collage

Lorna Howell – Surprise Wedding Gift II (The Family Pile) (Part II/ Unwrapped) Mixed media collage

Lorna Howell – Butterfly Emerging Watercolour and pastel on paper

Jill T. – Tent Caterpillars Pastel on paper

Jill T. – Wrapped Trees
Pastel and collage on paper

Jane Goddard – 3 unwrapping trees seen on my daily walks
(Plane, Silver Birch, Eucalyptus)
Acrylic on paper

JC – Wrapped Gift Acrylic on paper

Hilary – Wrap It Up Acrylic on paper

Maurice – Portrait of the Artist as a Bubblewrap Installation Digital image including self-portrait wrapped in bubblewrap

Maurice – Honey I’ve Wrapped Up The House Graphite on paper with photograph

Maurice – Kurt Schwitters’ Recycle Bin Collage and digital imaging

Christie Archer – Tobler-towers Wrap Pen & ink and wash, Toblerone wrapper bag