I stumbled upon Kirsten Glass whilst in my foundation year, and have loved her work ever since. Kirsten's abstract approach to art is fascinating, she uses a range of unlikely materials and objects like rabbit skin glue, sand, mannequins and dripping paint. this collage technique creates a busy and complex conclusion.
The layers of different mediums placed on one another represent Kirsten Glass' thought process (process of illumination), which enables her to explore past canvas restrictions and into 3D. "Collage 1" is an example of the way Glass effortlessly manages to combine figuration and abstraction. As an onlooker i am visually excited by her flamboyant juxtapositions, being the collaboration of different cultures and across the board fashion genres. In order to create a successful contrast when portraying women, Glass situates glamour model cut outs behind a sea of Gothic glamour and punk mess.
All of Kirsten's work is dripping with references to film noir, fairy tales, magazines and the music scene.
Kirsten's work was displayed in an exhibition entitled Things That Go Bump In The Night. the works collectively described a world out of kilter. While some appear hewn from conflicting real and fantastical sensibilities others quietly leak the notion that something just isn’t quite right.
From my perspective, Glass is using art as a medium to explore how people communicate through fashion. her work focuses on images glamour models, which she then layers over with Gothic and punk references. its almost as if she is screaming at everyone who chooses to conform to a fashion to be popular or get attention. why can't people be individual anymore! Kirsten's art explores the beauty of individualism! making it clear to me that people are scared of who they really are.
In response to viewing her work, i attempted to create a piece of art containing aspects present through her work and experimenting with similar techniques I'm unfamiliar with.i used household objects and acrylic paint to arrive at this result.
As an animation student i am open to new techniques and art movements. I would love to use aspects of her work in up-coming animations.
http://www.kirstenglass.com/ - A brilliant website,
featuring art work from the talented Kirsten Glass.
I highly recommend her work as it is very inspirational
and unique.
