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Sculpture Collection

Food collectionTable MessIt's getting crowded in here!
My studio's getting way too crowded, with all my soft sculptures overtaking my studio space. In case you're wondering what the red one on the table is, it's going to become a Cheese Ritz box! I've been busy sewing like a frazzled artist, hiding behind my sewing machine from morning till evening. It's crazy and tiring! But I'm loving every minute of it. It's kind of fun, in a weird way I guess. It's addictive!

Anyway, a lot of you have been emailing me to ask what's up with all my sculptures and why I'm making them. Well, firstly, they are made large to represent their power over us, the product-buying, packaging-influenced consumers. I think it's amazing how over the decades, the concept of consumption and food has revolved into this whole giant GM, packaged industry. Have you ever walked around in a supermarket where it's almost 85% packaged food, as opposed to 'natural foods'? Wasn't food meant to be all natural and organic? But then again, who doesn't buy packaged food? I know I do. In fact, I buy packaged food all the time because I'm drawn to it's packaging. Now, anyone here identify with me? So yes, these sculptures serve as my personal commentary to the whole idea of consumption and it's my take on what food really is, in our world today.

Hope that bit there helped you to understand my work a bit better. It's late and I'm sleepy so it's bit 'all over the place'. So I hope you get the idea. Alright, this post was meant to be short but I got carried away. Oops! Have a great weekend everyone!
x

15 comments:

  1. nice to hear all about your sculptures - no need to apologise about getting carried away - I love reading your blog nice getting a bit of insight about them - Don't forget the yoga - for your back !!

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  2. I love the sculptures! They are amazing! I guess if you get tired you could curl up on the marshmallow bag and have a nap hehe.

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  3. The tetley one is so good! I've also fallen in love with your pencil case. :)

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  4. your studio looks like a wonderland!

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  5. how fun and interesting!
    i'd love to see them in an exposition :D

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  6. hi there, I really like your work! it's like a sweet protest to the consumption society I guess? (specially the marshmellows hehe ;) )
    good luck!

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  7. I love seeing all of your pieces together --can't wait to see the Ritz box!

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  8. That's such a great explanation of your project! Thanks for continuing to share with us :)

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  9. They look great all together.
    I spy Sara Lee!

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  10. They all look fantastic, very successful! Love them! Am working on a series of photographic works which feature raw unprocessed foods emerging from plastic food packets... lots of food that looks pretty unappealing to us mass consumerists who are used to our food being all prettied up and meddled with.
    Keep working!

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  11. i understand now...
    nice idea and meaning ^^

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  12. Hearing the concept and ideas behind them make me love them even more! I can't wait to see them all together, presented :)

    Have you seen the doc Food Inc.? Sounds like you may like it!

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  13. oh wow, you're so creative! haha i want one :)

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  14. Hi Dawn,

    Not really relevant to your post but I saw this program for artists to get funding to work in schools and thought of you.
    http://www.arts.vic.gov.au/Funding_Programs/Education_Partnerships/Artists_in_Schools

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  15. the other day whilst trying to find the victoria markets we passed a building with art studios on ground floor and i thought i might have seen a little corner of some oversized food. Is your studio in the cbd???
    they look amazing =)

    -em
    spindizzyfall.blogspot.com

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