In preparation for some upcoming sculptures I've been doing some small experimental
pieces so that I can test out the visual effects of various combinations of
resin, hair and fire on wood.
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| Burnt Cross Test Pieces/Maquettes, 2020, by artist, Wayne Chisnall |
I had started off the test procedure by building small wooden frame
structures to work from but soon realised that this was too time consuming and
unnecessary so instead opted for simple cross structures.
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| 'Crucified Bird' (Burnt Cross Test Piece/Maquette), 2020, by artist, Wayne Chisnall |
This proved a much better option as I was able to knock-up (the English,
as opposed to the American, usage of the phrase) loads of test structures and
try out a wider variety of hair and resin mixtures - as well as other
materials, as is evident with the 'Crucified Bird' piece. I will state at this
point, that I never kill animals for use in my artwork. The bird in this piece
was a gift from a neighbour's cat, and well and truly dead before it go to me.
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| Burnt Cross Test Pieces/Maquettes, 2020, by artist, Wayne Chisnall |
Because of the rather toxic fumes and smoke given off by the burning of
resin, I conducted my experiments outdoors, in my garden - all the time, trying
not to dwell on the rather negative connotations of burning crosses in gardens.
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