Edouard Martinet

Daniel Byrne — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 11:53:42 +0000

I first came across the work of Edouard Martinet in 2001 – and it immediately struck a chord with me.
Each of his pieces is made from junk: bits of cars, bikes and even jewellery are repurposed into the most exquisitely detailed creatures.
The pieces are lifelike and yet also reference the materials: for instance, logos are worked into the design. He carefully chooses pieces that will fit into his idea, and even more impressive, he does not solder or weld the parts together, but uses screws.
Not surprisingly, this can be time-consuming work. A recent piece took 17 years to complete… which makes his work all the more unique, and inspiring.
If I have piqued your interest, this piece on the fantastic Colossal blog has some impressive close-up images of his work click here.

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Jane Edden

Daniel Byrne — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:28:51 +0000

Jane Edden is another British artist whose work I admire. Using a wide variety of different materials to explore nature and culture, she is particularly fascinated with the ways in which animals are studied and collected – something that chimes with my interest in Victorian insect and animal collections.

Her work focuses around the themes of movement and flight, light and sound. Bird flight, and the mechanics behind it, have been central to lots of her work. The Hornimam Museum recently exhibited three of her pieces, in which she explores folklore and myths involving human flight. These myths occur across many different cultures. Each of the sculptures in this exhibit were assembled with hundreds of feathers: the resulting pieces are beautiful and thought-provoking.

In her film A Coat For Icarus, she creates a mirrored, feathered image that morphs into a throbbing heart shape, set to a beating heart soundtrack. Looking closely, the shape of a swan becomes evident: it’s elegant neck and large, curved wings moving as it preens its feathers. You can see a short clip of the work on YouTube

And if you’d like to see more of her work, you can take a look at the Flowers Gallery website.

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