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Biomorphism and Collage

#Collage #Movement #Natural #Nature #Painting #Paper

As I began to discover biomorphism whilst researching for my dissertation, I started to incorporate elements of it into my practice. Jean Arp’s ‘collage according to the laws of chance’ in which he created his compositions by allowing the paper elements to fall upon the canvas accordingly plays on autonomy and process. I tried using similar techniques within my own practice, discovering the importance of kinesthetics, movement and freedom. This unconscious way of creating allowed me to move away from physical depictions of the body and focus more on showing its energy, its growth, representing the microscopic and the macro via organic shapes. Collage played a big part in this. The idea of something growing and moving from small fragments into a larger piece intrigued me.

Jean Arp inspired painting process (2023)

150cm x 50cm, Recycled canvas, Acrylic paint. Exploring painting through automatism and kinaesthetics.

Untitled sketch (2023)

A5, Coloured pencil. Experimenting automatism, kinaesthetics and Jean Arp processes.

Untitled collage (2023)

40cm x 20cm, Marker, PVA glue. Initial collage, blending loose, fluid shapes with more structured, geometric ones.

Untitled collage (2023)

30cm x 30cm, Marker pen, PVA glue. Freeform collage to be imagined as a 3D object.

Untitled sketch (2023)

A5, Oil pastel, Gouache, Thread, Beads. Study focusing on the shapes and movement of light reflecting on water.

Untitled collage (2023)

A5, Acrylic, Yarn. Experimenting with tufted work and paper.

Untitled collage (2023)

Approximately A4 sized, Oil pastel, Coloured paper. Freeform collage to be imagined as a 3D object.

Untitled collage (2023)

A4, Coloured pencil, Paper, PVA glue. Collage looking at the movement of water and the colours in its reflections.

Untitled sketch (2023)

A5, Coloured pencil, Markers. Producing biomorphic shapes and patterns.

Untitled sketch (2023)

A5, Gouache, Acrylic. Study focusing on the shapes and movement of light reflecting on water.

Untitled sketch (2023)

A5, Coloured pencil. Topographical style sketch of the movement of water.

Open Studios, December 2023

Image showing the final compositions of my studies displayed on the wall.

Painting excerpt (2023)

Close up of an acrylic painting, showing biomorphic shapes.

Painting excerpt (2023)

Close up of an acrylic painting, showing biomorphic shapes.

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