dramatic changes; Using fire as a drawing tool
ARTIST INSPIRED
Using Cornelia Parker’s ‘Red Hot Poker Drawing’ as inspiration (top right). Parker has folded up a piece of paper and singed along the edges o create this drawing.
Originally my plan was to ‘white-out’ the plaster, and some of the printed image in the style of Tacida Deans ‘Majesty’. However, after doing this on one side of the boards I did not like the starkness of the pure white. After considering how to develop the work in a more interesting way I decided to use a lighter to singe the edges. This led to a full-on overhaul of the three pieces (on one side). The reverse side has singed edges and some burn marks. The concept follows on from the way in which the stand they are propped in has been prepared - charcoal dusting.