On a walk one day a house mate of mine and I stumbled across a ‘Free Shop’ that had been set up by the local community. The purpose of the shop is for people within the area to leave behind things they no longer need or want, for other people to pick up and give a new lease of life, and vice versa. I found a broken mirror at the shop and decided to experiment by customising it with spray paint. I found this process really fun as there was no pressure to obtain a certain end result, it was spontaneous and therefore relaxed. I’d also not used spray paint much before this so it was exciting to throw myself into using a medium I wasn’t all too familiar with.
As part of another mini project alongside my painting, I made a sculpture from found objects (again obtained from the free shop) as a reponse piece to the local community I live in, to represent the discord between the opposing social groups within the area. The sculpture consisted of wood, metal and chains that were painted with spray paint and juxtaposed against a clay sculpture I made using 'Das' clay. I found the process really liberating and I found it really interesting working with mediums that required such a different approach to figurative or fluid painting. Working with found objects and sculpture is extremely flexible as you can play around with the composition so freely with out committing to any decisions permanently, you can always cut some wood or unscrew some nails, whereas with painting each stroke and mark made is a decision that stains the surface for good. Working in this way was really enjoyable and felt like a lot less pressure, however using tools such as hammers, screw drivers and drills was something that really pushed me out of my comfort zone. I'd definitely like to continue experimenting with three dimensional work in the future and I found the exercise expanded my horizons creatively.
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