Adam Colton uses objects and materials from everyday life as the basis for his work. He cuts and sandpapers new shapes inspired by a blob of foam or a piece of bone from a sheep’s skull. This is how he creates his ‘blobs’ - huge round shapes with surfaces that seem to be under pressure. The starting point for the sculpture ‘Love arises from the foam’ was a scrap of polyurethane foam, which he
enlarged and worked into this shape with mathematical precision., Adam Colton uses objects and materials from everyday life as the basis for his work. He cuts and sandpapers new shapes inspired by a blob of foam or a piece of bone from a sheep’s skull. This is how he creates his ‘blobs’ - huge round shapes with surfaces that seem to be under pressure. The starting point for the sculpture ‘Love arises from the foam’ was a scrap of polyurethane foam, which he enlarged and worked into this shape with mathematical precision.
Specifications
| Title | Model for Love Arises from the Foam |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Glass bubbles, glassfibre reinforced plastic (GRP), polyester on polyurethane foam, emulsion paint on wood |
| Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 145 cm Width 119 cm Depth 82 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Adam Colton
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| Accession number | BEK 1812 a-b (MK) |
| Credits | Purchased 2009 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 2009 |
| Creation date | in 2007 |
| Research |
Show research Digitising Contemporary Art |
| Material |
Glassfibre reinforced plastic (GRP)
> Artificial synthetic
> Synthetic
> Material
> Material and technique
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| Object |
