SandraHolleArt

One artist who did amazing wire art is Ruth Asawa. With her simple wire looping technique she created an amazing body of signature forms. I had a go at the technique or how I think it works. Asawa doesn't really reveal many details of her process. All she apparently did was forming an 'e' to looping the wire into mesh. It looks like a very versatile technique where wire gauges and sizes of loops can vary a lot. The sky is the limit here. http://artasiapacific.com/News/RuthAsawa19262013 I was fascinated by her story and her work. The following book gives a thorough insight: The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa, Contours in the Air Publisher: University of California Press, United States Imprint: University of California Press ISBN-13: 9780520304840, 978-0520304840 My attempt with this so far:

Okay, I took plenty of time to think about my next steps. Trying out new techniques and materials are my first steps into producing a body of work. Since I explored modelling in concrete for my degree over the last three years and am fairly familiar with it now, I am tending towards another fav of mine: copper. I hope to find a way to combine the delicate nature of looped or crocheted wire with concrete forms. These are my first attempts with copper wire:   Crocheted, knitted, then reshaped and patinaed to get the greenish tinge of copper corrosion and decay. Knitting doll trial with very fine wire When the delicate brain tissue and connections between nerve cells are being attacked due to an overreactive immune response as for example in Multiple Sclerosis, the connection will be inflamed, damaged and interrupted. Like so: All these  are going in my trial-and-error box and will give me good reference later, I'm sure.