Thursday, 19 September 2019

Which materials has she used and why?



Figure 26 Barbara Stutman, (2015) Imperfect Beauty IB23 Neckpiece. [ONLINE] 
            
The above picture is taken from Stuntman's series entitled “Imperfect Beauty”, in this particular series she was trying to explore the beauty found in “the old, the blemished, the humble and irregular.” In order to create these pieces she has worked with stretch bead cord, coloured copper wire, freshwater pearls, seed beads and magnets.

She has chosen to use these materials in order to express her narrative as these materials are able to create a rough appearance and give the idea of something scrappy looking in comparison to what could be described as a beautifully polished finish. These materials also provide her with dimension without adding additional weight to the piece (Guyomarc'h, 2018).  

In her work, she predominantly places focus on her message and therefore tries to consider all the relevant factors which will influence the final delivery. Material is therefore ine of these important factors as displayed in the example above.b