I have decided to research a collection of pieces called 'Dots' by Susan Weinthaler. This collection is based on the artists perception of the sky at night. She mentions that because she lives in a city centre, the stars at night aren't visible, making it difficult for her to place herself in the grand scheme of the universe, she goes on to say that this body of work started as a reaction of the world above, but became about the world we live in now because she was seeing connections in the stars to every day objects such as LED lights, fireworks, etc. As this is something I can relate to, I found the concept of her work easy to understand and very interesting. She has made these pieces out of paper and glue by creating her own little universes out of circles. I found the idea of creating your own sky very unique and I want to interpret this idea into my own work.
Another aspect of Weinthaler's work that I liked, was the concept of using simple rules when creating her work, just like in the ones above where she only allowed herself to use paper and glue to create her pieces.
I decided to undertake a similar experiment when on the train home one night after work. All I allowed myself to use was a polo, a pen and paper and I did this to test how creative I could be with basic equipment. I really like using rules when creating my work because you don't spend as much time thinking about what you could do and what equipment you could be using. The idea of these pieces was to recreate Weinthaler's idea but by using different equipment and even though they aren't anywhere near as complex as her work, I found the exercise really helpful.
I then decided to create my own small versions of the night sky by using paper and glue. I thought it would be useful to experiment with a range of media to create my own versions of the night sky, in order to see what I liked most, and what I think works the best. I like the idea of creating my own versions of the night sky and I wish to develop these ideas further.
