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Sunday, January 30, 2011

A font for rust lovers?

Over the last little while in the main my art practice has taken the form of, doing temporary placemaking art at the Festuri festival (see art4place's blog post); launching my new website; and doing ephemeral placemaking art at Bunya Dreaming (see Fiona's blog post).

On Friday I did get a little time to finish one of my fonts for our March exhibition at Studio 4 Gallery.

Barry Smith © Font for rust lovers

Barry Smith © Font for rust lovers
I bought together two separate pieces for this work: a beaten bowl made from recycled brass (backpack pump spray unit); and a rusted cube (rusted iron over blackbutt timber) originally created for an earlier COMA exhibition. The bowl needed a base to lift it and turn it into a font. The fingers holding the bowl off the cube were made from rusted 6mm iron rod.
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9 comments:

  1. Noela MillsJanuary 30, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    Love the elevated bowl form - gives it a light and noble essence. xoxoxo

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  2. Leslie Avon MillerJanuary 31, 2011 at 3:31 AM

    What a beautiful presentation.

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  3. BarryJanuary 31, 2011 at 5:25 AM

    N and LAM - thanks - I think the balance between the ruffled bowl and the starkness of the rusted cube is a good balance. B

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  4. LisaJanuary 31, 2011 at 6:53 AM

    love how the bowl is perched on the rods.. and the rusted metal on the cube below is perfect...the way you combine and balance your elements is sheer genius!

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  5. Tammie LeeJanuary 31, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    Barry,
    this is a very handsome piece, wow!

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  6. Luthien ThyeJanuary 31, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    oh Barry!! i love this bowl!! especially how you combined 2 metals and little circular pattern you made ... they all flow perfectly together! and altho i cannot really see the rust ... i can imagine how beautiful it must be in real life! wow ... i would love to touch this creation of yours and feel all the different texture on my fingertips :)

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  7. Luthien ThyeJanuary 31, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    i blogged this on my tumblr :) hope you dun mind!!

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  8. layersFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    love the word 'font' for some reason- and your interpretation is wonderful- beaten metal bowl on top of a rusted cube- beautiful

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  9. BarryFebruary 5, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    L, T and AA (L) - thanks for taking the time to visit and leave a comment.

    L - I am lucky that metal allows me to create the tension between the shiny brass etc and the rust.

    AA (L) - many think that metal is cold but in working it I feel the warmth and texture. I like spirals - they take us to the centre.

    Go well and create well. B

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Comments are welcomed - it is good to connect with fellow travellers.