After researching the artist Mary Button, who creates paper sculptures and pieces with a cellular-like appearance. I chose to look into her style of work and create a piece based upon dividing cells. I cut strips of paper up from a magazine using a blue colour scheme. The strips were different lengths to create varying sized circles.
After painting the back board bluish tones, I used spray mount to create a tacky surface for the circles to stick too. I placed on the circles using tweezers, which was very time-consuming. The spray mount dried pretty quickly so the circles did no stick well. Eventually, I placed all the circles on and covered it with PVA glue to make sure the adhesive was especially strong and hold the shapes in place.
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| Sketchbook work |
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| Paper cells |
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| Paper cells |
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| Paper on board |
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| Cells dividing |
It was interesting to explore a different area of the body, with cells being a particularly interesting subject matter due to their continuously changing shapes. Nevertheless, I did not find this a very successful piece as it did not have the same fragile outcome as Button's did. Her work almost glowed owing to the translucent paper. Maybe if I were to use tissue/tracing paper it would have the aesthetics I fancied.
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