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STILL. Adj. - remaining in place, motionless, stationary. - free from sound or noise, as a place, time - free from commotion of any kind, quiet, tranquil, calm. - at this or that time - continuing now or in the future as in the past. - Steadily, constantly, always. |
| LIFE. Noun. - period of existence - the period between the appearance and disappearance of a particle. |
| STILL LIFE - a picture representing inanimate objects. |
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The parts that precede and follow...contribute to its’s full meaning
| All art is made, constructed, viewed and assessed in, and/or out of a context. My concerns with these works vary but all intersect and overlap at various points: | ||||||||||||||||||
 precious/non
precious |
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| text
as pattern |
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| when
does a mark becomes a symbol? |
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| intention
of a part versus context as a whole |
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| truth
to material or process opposed to finish |
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| accident
versus intention |
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| This work both two dimensional and three dimensional is generally made from “materials with a history”, a previous existence, function or intention. The compositions are based on photographic sources taken out of that context and fabricated from other materials. They lose their original intention/function and take on my “ imposed” concepts. | ||||||||||||||||||
| corroded
steel - disposed of, the mark of time |
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| ash
-the residue of a previous form/material |
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| technical
components -a previous function |
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| gold
leaf - marks, symbols, patterns, outside the original context of the written
word |
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| A collector and hoarder by nature, I tend to look at most anything as a source of materials or compositions. These “materials” often have a value and use beyond their intended function and each materials fulfulls a requirement. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Previously my work has predominantly been three dimensional, be it, jewellery or sculpture ( merely a change in scale). I have only recently returned to two dimensional work still exploring and developing the same concerns and ideas. | ||||||||||||||||||
  Laurie Smith August 1999 |
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