World Shapes: Art-making Inspired

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin

Next up: the  shape collection from the summer travels. (Previous installments in the two previous posts include Movement and Color, see the sidebar for links.)
Some things I might try from these inspirations:

1. Think of the grid as a pattern of shapes and use it as did the artist who designed the Berlin Holocaust Memorial.

2. Try making a columnar shaped art quilt, like the Estonian tower.

3. Use the paving stone and manhole cover collection (I took lots of these photos) to make thermofax screens for an art cloth series.

4. Use the shapes of the plaster casts from the Victoria & Albert Museum to inspire some altar-shaped pieces.

5. Make a phototransfer of that lovely urn from Kensington Garden.

 Manhole Cover - Berlin

Newton, Sculpture at the British Library

Tower in Tallinn, Estonia, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Medieval stone carving, plaster cast at the V&A, LondonUrn, Kensington Gardens, London

Comments

[Mary Ann]

Aaaah! the possibilities! The manhole cover pic is especially provocative,could be used in many ways. I like the way you look at things.

[Susie Monday]

Mary Ann - You should see how many manholes and paving stones photos I took. I am thinking about a " streets of the world" art quilt now. I just loved finding all the different paving furniture.

[Metal Wall Art]

Newton sculpture is an epic one. It takes a lot of dedication and effort to finish that.