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Plastic Fantastic is a coiled piece made from white earthenware clay, which
stands approximately 30cm high x 20cm wide.
The piece has dolls made in press moulds which have been attached
to the piece with slip, then has been indented with pattern and fired to 1160
c. Coloured glaze has been rubbed into
the carving and wiped away, as well as being painted on to the surface area
before being fired to 1080c. Coloured enamels, gold lustre and
mother-of-pearl have then been applied to some areas of the outside to give
more definition and fired again to 800c.
A final layer of paint has been added and heated to a temperature of
150c to add a metallic raised effect.
When the glazing process has been completed, a range of hand made
object made from clay and resins have been wired to the rim of the piece inside
and out. The piece is full of used expensive perfume bottles.This work considers the pressure we, and particularly young women, are put under by the media, to look a certain way, be a certain size and value ourselves by the way we look instead of who we really are. The piece shows female heads without their glamorous hair ensnared with the perfume bottles. It suggests that we are led to believe that we can fix our selves completely with off the shelf products. It is a tragic trap! This piece is signed and dated by the artist. It is curated standing in a large glass container full of "beauty" aids. Signed and dated January 2010.
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