I decided to try a few different concepts for my Photo-sculptures, mostly trying to experiment with the ideas of shapes and layers.

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I decided to use these images for my first sculpture because they are unique and memorable due to the colours overlaid onto them.

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I made it so that an image was glued onto each side of a piece of foam board and cut out slits so that they could lock together. Unfortunately there was a problem with a printer so they came out streaky so I decided to just use this piece as an experiment. The pieces I cut out where also too big so it was not held together very securely.

For my next piece I decided to experiment with layering pieces of the image over itself to create a sense of depth. I chose this image because I though it would be easy to split into these layers.

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These images show how I cut out layers for my sculpture, the edges are messier than I would have liked and the colours are still slightly off because of the printer. I liked this style more than my last one so decided to do some more pieces with the same technique.

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Using the image above I decided to make another layered photosculpture, this time only focusing on cutting out a single element and using the card used for window mounts instead of foam board. The edges are still a bit messy and I continued to have issues with the printer but I still wanted to explore this idea further.

I then chose to use this image because it had pretty simple layers that could be cut, the figure in the foreground, the rocks, and the sky.

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This one turned out a lot better than some of the earlier ones, with simple layers and cleaner cuts, using the 3D element to stand out from its 2D counterpart. These cleaner style is possibly due to my decision to use card which I have found is easier to cut through.

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This was my last photo sculpture so I decided to be a bit more experimental, starting off by cutting out the usual layers but since the original image was quite detailed I was struggling to cut it out through the foam board. Instead of continuing with the style used earlier I decided to cut out a triangle in one of the layers to make it more visually interesting, as it creates a strange sense of depth.

If I were to do this project again I would try to plan out my ideas a bit more and work on making my pieces neater.

I experimented with how flat images can be physically manipulated, how they can be made to interact with others in a 3 dimensional sculpture using basic material such as foam board, paper and glue.

I created this 3d sculpture using foam board, paper, masking tape, spray adhesive and a cutting knife. I started by rolling the image of jerseys coast line to create a cylindrical image then I thought of away for it to be protruding from another image of a rock which i turned upside down to give interesting perspective then attached another piece of foam board with the sky behind. I like the way the rock opens up where it has eroded over time and the contrast with the sky that I used to fill the space.

this is two images the background is a landscape photo that I placed on its side. I then cut out a black and white image of a seagull standing on a pinnacle I like the white edge that the foam board gave wilts I was cutting it out. I attached legs at the back to hold up at a slight angle.

I thought of this idea from a vase of flowers. from this I curved foam board with an image of the sky on it. I like the jagged curve created by the folding foam board. I then used colourfully offcuts and shaped them to be wider at the top like the silhouette of a flower. i used spray adhesive to connect the images to the foam board and masking tape to hold the foam board in place.

I started with one image of a crevasse at stinky bay that i edited to be two diffident colours on either side I then cut out the middle and spread the two side of the rock then used more edited images of boulders that I cut out and layered behind the crevasse. there are two rectangular piece of foam board attached to the back of the boards that hold it all together, I used masking tape to attach these.

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I have chosen these images for my moodboard because i like how the artists take photography and observe it in a different way by making the images 3D which is a change from usual flat photography. I feel like it brings an element of life to these images, i especially like the ones of landscape such as the sea or a skyline as i feel it reflects nature in a more realistic way in its 3D form.

I plan to model my images after these inspiration photos, printing mine out as paper perhaps with a cardboard background and stacking them in a way that looks abstract and has resemblance to my artist references.

ARTIST REFERENCES

LETHA WILSON

Letha Wilson is a photographer and artist, specializing in making abstract sculptures of her images. She is known for her range of mediums, expanding the visual and physical dimensions of photography and sculpture by combining industrial materials such as Corten steel, aluminum, and vinyl with photography.

She prints images depicting the beauty of natural landscapes onto her sculptures, embeds them in the surface of her works, and manipulates them in various unexpected compostions. The sweeping expanse of a desert sunset, rock formations, and palm trees are among images Wilson has taken while travelling in Hawaii, the American West, and Iceland. The natural world is both the subject and content of her work.

Wilson’s site-specific works and public projects convey her ideas on a monumental scale, altering the space around them and offering moments of respite in the urban landscape. The outdoor sculptures engage directly with the elements and nature; as patinas form over time due to weather conditions, the natural world will act as a co-creative force on the appearance of these artworks.

KIRSTEN KAY THOEN

Kirsten kay Thoen is a New York based sculpture artist, her style of work includes taking photos of natures texture e.g the sea and putting it onto abstract shapes of a range of different sizes and colours to represent the emotions she feels whilst taking her photos.

Her artwork is concerned with the impacts of accelerated technology, and its inundation of imagery, on our connections to nature. While she amisdrawn to work with the illusive realism of photography, my creative process challenges the mediums traditions as she re-work her imagery of nature into sculptural forms to achieve a connection between image and form. The multi- dimensional works are vital objects, exposing the image as not the end-point but a catalyst for transcendence.