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| Dianne
Preston - Sculptural papier-mâché objects
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with a touch of humour.
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What I make:
functional creatures. Jewellery; handmirrors; bowls and
plates with unusual sculptural element; table and standard lamp
sculptures.
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Materials:
Frameworks of metal and woven wire or cardboard, covered in papier-mâché
pulp and/or layers of paper. The pulp contains hardeners and anti-fungicides
and is very robust. |
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Inspiration:
Inspired by the natural world, including homo sapiens, and cultural
myths. Frogs, lizards, birds, and leaf forms feature frequently. I
am fascinated by birds and flight, and particularly like the idea
of fusion between species - e.g.the theriomorphic gods of ancient
Egypt like Osiris, the jackal-headed god who checked the souls of
the departed into the underworld; and Aboriginal Australian creation
myths.
I deplore the wasteful and polluting elements of our throwaway culture,
and like recycling materials. I reuse office paper and florist's tissue
and discarded packaging and wire. |
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Where:
Studio-workshop at home in Shepherds Bush, London, UK
dianne.preston@tiscali.co.uk
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