Set Square
Wood, ceramic, acrylic paint Height 12cm August 2017
A sculpture composed of four identically shaped, differently coloured blocks of wood mounted on two ceramic tiles.
The wood blocks are set at an angle to the vertical to give the impression that they may be partly concealed within the base on which they stand.
The work is deliberately made from mundane material at a small scale which gives the work a surprising intimacy.
The piece is composed of scrap material that has been recycled or upcycled to create the artwork. It is no doubt influenced by the Arte Povera movement which used discarded artefacts to construct artworks. It is also influenced by the current awareness of environmental issues and the problems posed by consumer waste.