Post-Distance

Alice Davies

BA (Hons) Fine Art, Yr3
Alice Davies alice-davies-art.webnode.co.uk alicebd56@icloud.com
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Yr3
2021
#Photography
#Sculpture
photographic installation detail
Claw, photograph on stretched lycra, 2021

In my practice I explore ways in which the body can be presented. Since early High School, I have been fascinated with the human body; no two are the same and I am interested in this concept which is why I show bodily features in different and questionable ways. I don’t want to unveil the body completely, more so make bodily suggestions. My style has developed over time, focussing on more abstract and expressive figuratives rather than realistic depictions. The themes prominent in my work are identity, loneliness and anatomy. The combination works well to produce sculptures and paintings that show the human state in a fragile, vulnerable form of existence. Though my works aren’t very pretty or appealing, I wanted to deliberately show them in unpleasant states. My work is raw but embodies life and the living today; how delicate we and our bodies are in this world. Artists such as Berlinde De Bruyckere and Louise Bourgeois have informed my work, their styles being similar to what I want my work to achieve. Rather than looking like actual figures, the abstract form they take shows emotion and expression which is much more powerful.

Post-Distance

Post-Distance is a crucial display of work by final year, graduating BA (Hons)Fine Art students. It represents their commitment and ingenuity, a testament to their resilience at the end of a difficult year. Working across different media and contexts, this exhibition highlights what is possible, how limitations need not restrict and how it is always a good time to be artist.

Peers & Collaborators

Katie Webb
Katherine Webb
PHASED
#MA Courses #MA Fine Art #Sculpture
Philippa Evans
Philippa Evans
Post-Distance
#Drawing #Painting #Sculpture
spray painted discarded furniture
Ryan Asbury
Ryan Asbury
Post-Distance
#Painting #Performance #Sculpture
sculpture installation
Xinyao Feng
Xinyao Feng
Post-Distance
#Painting #Sculpture
virtual reality detail