Dylan Smith is an illustrator at Savannah College of Art and Design. He's pretty clever, so I asked him to write something for my blog concerning the arts. He gave me an article that looks into the sculpture world. I think it's really interesting, hope you do too.
Tim Noble and Sue Webster are a pair of UK based artists who produce unique and exceedingly multi-dimensional art. They have explored numerous mediums but have now settled into a unique sculptural technique and style, becoming recognized around the world for their deceptive “shadow sculptures.” Noble and Webster’s sculptures are all constructed of seemingly mundane objects, often times trash is a key component in their work. Upon first inspection of these works they don’t seem to amount to much, literally piles of trash, but when they are lit with a spotlight, their true nature is shown. Each of these three dimensional heaps hides within it a perfectly articulated two dimensional “shadow” image which is completely unlike the pile of trash now laying before it. The work “Dirty White Trash” is a perfect example. The seeming heap of waste that wouldn’t be uncomfortable on a trash barge (there are even sea gulls picking through the piece) hides within it the silhouettes of both artists. It is, in fact, a self portrait in more than one fashion, as the trash used to create the piece is actually all the accumulated trash the artist produced over the months making the piece.
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