Fabric of the Land
Fabric of the Land is an exhibition by the Geology & Petroleum Geology Department at the University of Aberdeen. It explores links between art and science and held its first exhibition in 2009. The judging panel met today to decide what is going to be included, so fingers crossed.
This year the theme is 'Elements'; a word with many meanings as illustrated by several from the Oxford English Dictionary.
1. A component part; a contributing factor or thing.
2. Any substance that cannot be resolved into a simpler substance by chemical means.
3. Any of the four substances (earth, air, fire and water) in ancient and medieval philosophy.
4. Atmospheric agencies especially wind and storm.
5. The rudiments of learning or a branch of knowledge.
The brief encourages emerging and established artists to submit artworks that consider the ‘elements’ within the environment and landscape from a geological perspective.
The photos above only give you the 2-D picture image but they are 3-D. Below are some more photos to try and give you some perspective. I love playing with the optical illusions of these and really want to do some more. I didn't do so much turning on the back this time as I did with the first one. It's like working in 4 dimensions when trying to figure out how to get the 2-D/3-D effect that I'm looking for! Working out what to turn when can numb the brain a bit, and it's not until the wood is actually on the lathe and I start painting and staining that I know for sure what I'm going to end up with!
