Three-dimensional work
Light box.
Light box.
Light box.
Light box.
"Way Out Art" (2013) - 48.5 x 27 x 18 cm
Wall-mounted light box. (One of two).
"It was at my University Degree Show that I noticed a reluctance or inability of friends and family members of the art students to engage with the art work on show. It seemed to me that they were mainly preoccupied with seeking out the gallery exits, and in heading off for the obligatory celebratory pub meal.
I thought I would assist with such behaviour in the future, by highlighting the 'way out'.
Looking for the way out, you find the thing you came in for.
The message is also meant as an instruction, to myself and others, to EXHIBIT their work at every opportunity."
This is an almost invisible piece, and not at all 'way-out' or designed to shock. It was shown in the "Thin Place" exhibition in 2013, and almost certainly not consciously spotted by any visitors to the show, as it was positioned high above the exit wall.
"Art work designed specifically to contain precisely the amount of art appreciated by the average race-goer" (1999) - 46 x 15.5 cm
Wooden frame constructed to accomodate precisely no art.
Five images from a series of 57 temporary sculptures, produced by the extraction of paper handkerchieves, on a one-by-one basis, from their original cardboard box.
Five images from a series of 57 temporary sculptures, produced by the extraction of paper handkerchieves, on a one-by-one basis, from their original cardboard box.
Five images from a series of 57 temporary sculptures, produced by the extraction of paper handkerchieves, on a one-by-one basis, from their original cardboard box.
Five images from a series of 57 temporary sculptures, produced by the extraction of paper handkerchieves, on a one-by-one basis, from their original cardboard box.
"Pulled Sculptures" (2014)
Tissues pulled from their box and photographed individually.
"The fact that the pulling of one tissue, creates the form of the next one means that a 'sculptural' piece of chance art is the actual shaping force for more work.
As far as the involvement of the artist's 'touch' is concerned, it is simultaneously the creator and destroyer of each sculpture. It is only as a photograph that the shape of tissue is recorded.
Fifty-seven times I pulled out a tissue, all identical in material, but random and unique in their recorded form."
"Panic Buy" (1998-2013) - 976 x 122 cm
76 purchases of "The World of Christmas" LP record on the Argo / Decca record label.
"I became interested in the notion of panic-buying, but over a fifteen year period. I correctly assumed that I could sustain an atmosphere of 'panic' over such a long section of my life. I decided to hone-in my 'panic' on an everyday object; a vinyl LP record.
In focusing on a Christmas record, (the time of year traditionally associated with panic purchases and selfish hyper-consumerism), I was drawing upon a childhood memory of Christmas 1981.
After a heavy snowfall in the December, and with my home village cut off by road, the local Co-op had all it's thirty loaves of bread bought by one selfish customer. They had simply panicked, and I thought this was hardly in keeping with the festive spirit."
The records are arranged to spell-out the letters P.A.N.I.C. B.U.Y., and occupy wall space 9.76 metres long and 1.22 metres high.
Only one 'token' copy was acquired over the internet, to keep the project within a physical scenario, the remainder being discovered in junk shops.
A publication detailing aspects of this search will be published by the artist at a later date.
A selection of other works:
Sellotape rolled by hand onto a vacant cardboard roll.
Post-it notes stacked by hand on top of each other.
Two toilet rugs sewn together to create tabard for a youth, etc.
Two brands which mirror the artist's initials and surname, merchandised adjacent to eachother in Luton branch of "Wilkinsons".
Pointillist relief on board, made by the point of a dart. 126 x 92 cm
A pair of soft toys embellished with sewn-on cloth patches, to imply the restrictive implication of courting sponsorship.
Tartan insoles combined with MacDonalds chip containers to create fast-food theme for a pair of mule-style house shoes.
Doormat purchased from "B&Q" home improvement store, the derogatory connotations of the design were possibly not entirely thought through by the manufacturer. 61 x 40 cm
A visual pun constructed from the variety of size formats of Mars bar. 20 x 17 cm
Two pieces of foil, from sandwich and cake, screwed up into the shape of the United Kingdom.