Patrick Ian Hartley came in yesterday to give a guest lecture on his work from where he first began to where he is now and it was so interesting to watch through the progression of his presentation how far he has come from where he started out and how although he began working in ceramics and sculpture he is now having his face corsetry/body armour featured in fashion magazines. i also found him very inspiring he didnt just come out of university and then straight away have a job at the top of his game, he's worked hard and continues to work hard, he puts thought and consciousness of the world around us and the history around us into his work and he challenges preconceptions of certain topics and the stigmas attached to them and presents them in a way that isnt 'frightening' but interesting, allowing us to go outside of our comfort zone and start questioning what has become of where we live and what others consider right. Above that he questions nothing, he doesnt allow us to attach stereotypical analytical views of his work but rather tells you what it is and asks you to appreciate it for that. fullstop. When his work needs explaining he exhibits it like a story book and when it doesnt you should take it at face value and that is that.
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| Project Facade:William Michael Spreckley |
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| Project Facade: Walter Fairweather |
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Project Facade: Walter Ernest O'Neil Yeo
Project Facade : After initially looking at facial corsetry and isolating different parts of the body seeing how lacing makes this look of 'finger cheeks', Hartley started gathering inspiration from his every day life one day he was travelling home on the tube and an elderly gentleman was leaning against the glass panel, and he liked how it flattened out the facial skin.
He decided to use PVC which had similar qualities to windows and led to much more extreme contortions to the face.
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