
Considering Art Podcast
Considering Art Podcast – Clare Burnett, sculpting modern urban themes
May 18, 202633 min · 6,299 words
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In this episode, sculptor Clare Burnett talks about her upbringing abroad, studying law and social sciences before turning to art, starting as a painter before turning to sculpture, the modern issues her sculptures reference, how cities inspire her, the found materials she scavenges, her views on plastic as a material, learning new techniques, her use. Continue Reading →
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I just slowly my work came off the wall. As I left college, I was painting in pairs of the same colour. So pairs of reds or pairs of blues. And then I went to a very influential show, the Ellsworth Kelly show at the Tate a long time ago. And I just it was like this sort of light bulb of it doesn't have to be in a rectangle. It can relate to the whole space around it.
“I tend to go backwards and forwards from it. So, for example, if I'm working on a public proposal, a public art proposal, I might make little models and drawings. And then I might use Blender, which I'm not very good at, but I can just about manage and sort of make a visualization of it. And then I'll print it out in, I've got like a 3D printer, I'll print it out, and then I'll take it back to my studio and play with it and adjust it”
“I do quite a lot of research beforehand. And if I'm working on a project, so that might be in libraries or drawing or making little models or just just looking at things. And then I go out and collect and then I come back to the studio. And at that point, I try and forget everything I've looked at, really, so that it becomes a much more instinctive thing.”
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