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my dissertation i wrote about risk, this features within my practical work due to the materials i use and features within my concept. due to the fact when artists cause risk to themselves and deform themselves in the name of art this then lets people see them in a different way and lets them feel and see how people that have had deformitys since birth feel on a day to day bases.

during this i looked at how risk can affect the audience in different ways unexpected risk, and expected risk. some of the artists i looked at that caused risk within their work were chris buren and Maria Abramovitch who both use methords of self mutalation within their work Buren gets friends to shoot him, nail him to the bonnet of cars, and crawls over glass, all causing scars and trauma to the body both mentally and physicly.

“On the ridge where the great artist moves forward, every step is an adventure, an extreme risk. In that risk, however, and only there, lays the freedom of art.” (Camus, A. (2013).)

one of the quotes i used within my dissertation, i really love this quote because it says to me that you cant compromise your work and what you believe in because it might involve risk, either politicly, physicly or involving law and career.

you should be true to your work, and your self.

“There’s no such kind of a logical ending in dealing with pain. I create a structure in which I can go far into the physical limits that a body can take. I don’t want to die. That is not the purpose. I want to experience the edge and how much I can take to this edge.” (Abramovic,M. (2008).)

I like this quote and think its relevant to my work, thinking about people who struggle with deformitys and the pain they feel physically and emotionally each day.

within my work so far i have been looking at the human form and the flaws within it, i suppose my intrest stems from a personal point of view due to the fact i damaged my spine when i was 15. it healed incorrectly causing Scoliosis – a medical condition in which a person’s spine is curved from side to side. Although it is a complex three-dimensional deformity, on an X-ray, viewed from the rear, the spine of an individual with scoliosis can resemble an S, rather than a straight line.

My scientific interest stems from my fathers influance as a rocket scientist, and being brought up with chemistry sets and experiments, this then led me to study my sciences at a level along with my art and eventually choosing art at university.

so technically im deformed although you wouldnt know it from looking at me, which is why i started thinking about how people do get judged on their deformity because it is visible and how really we are just made from the same elements, the same chemical make up that is out of our control.

This next post shows a snippit for an intresting article called the chemistry of life i found the other day. This is what i base my artwork around and is the foundation for my concept ( that no matter what the outside looks like we are all made the same) and my work. within my work i tend to try to stick to the materials below to make my work.

Below are the elements that make us who we are and the uses within the human body.

A normal diet consists of thousands of compounds (some containing trace elements) whose effects are the study of ongoing research. For now, we can only say for certain what 20 or so elements are doing. Here is a quick rundown, with the percentage of body weight in parentheses.

Oxygen (65%) and hydrogen (10%) are predominantly found in water, which makes up about 60 percent of the body by weight. It’s practically impossible to imagine life without water.

Carbon (18%) is synonymous with life. Its central role is due to the fact that it has four bonding sites that allow for the building of long, complex chains of molecules. Moreover, carbon bonds can be formed and broken with a modest amount of energy, allowing for the dynamic organic chemistry that goes on in our cells.

Nitrogen (3%) is found in many organic molecules, including the amino acids that make up proteins, and the nucleic acids that make up DNA.

Calcium (1.5%) is the most common mineral in the human body — nearly all of it found in bones and teeth. Ironically, calcium’s most important role is in bodily functions, such as muscle contraction and protein regulation. In fact, the body will actually pull calcium from bones (causing problems like osteoporosis) if there’s not enough of the element in a person’s diet.

Phosphorus (1%) is found predominantly in bone but also in the molecule ATP, which provides energy in cells for driving chemical reactions.

Potassium (0.25%) is an important electrolyte (meaning it carries a charge in solution). It helps regulate the heartbeat and is vital for electrical signaling in nerves.

Sulfur (0.25%) is found in two amino acids that are important for giving proteins their shape.

Sodium (0.15%) is another electrolyte that is vital for electrical signaling in nerves. It also regulates the amount of water in the body.

Chlorine (0.15%) is usually found in the body as a negative ion, called chloride. This electrolyte is important for maintaining a normal balance of fluids.

Magnesium (0.05%) plays an important role in the structure of the skeleton and muscles. It also is necessary in more than 300 essential metabolic reactions.

Iron (0.006%) is a key element in the metabolism of almost all living organisms. It is also found in hemoglobin, which is the oxygen carrier in red blood cells. Half of women don’t get enough iron in their diet.

Fluorine (0.0037%) is found in teeth and bones. Outside of preventing tooth decay, it does not appear to have any importance to bodily health.

Zinc (0.0032%) is an essential trace element for all forms of life. Several proteins contain structures called “zinc fingers” help to regulate genes. Zinc deficiency has been known to lead to dwarfism in developing countries.

Copper (0.0001%) is important as an electron donor in various biological reactions. Without enough copper, iron won’t work properly in the body.

Iodine (0.000016%) is required for making of thyroid hormones, which regulate metabolic rate and other cellular functions. Iodine deficiency, which can lead to goiter and brain damage, is an important health problem throughout much of the world.

Selenium (0.000019%) is essential for certain enzymes, including several anti-oxidants. Unlike animals, plants do not appear to require selenium for survival, but they do absorb it, so there are several cases of selenium poisoning from eating plants grown in selenium-rich soils.

Chromium (0.0000024%) helps regulate sugar levels by interacting with insulin, but the exact mechanism is still not completely understood.

Manganese (0.000017%) is essential for certain enzymes, in particular those that protect mitochondria — the place where usable energy is generated inside cells — from dangerous oxidants.

Molybdenum (0.000013%) is essential to virtually all life forms. In humans, it is important for transforming sulfur into a usable form. In nitrogen-fixing bacteria, it is important for transforming nitrogen into a usable form.

Cobalt (0.0000021%) is contained in vitamin B12, which is important in protein formation and DNA regulation.

(http://www.livescience.com/3505-chemistry-life-hum…)

Brian Matthew Hart

Hart creates light paintings using pin lights and a long exposure shot.

i love the work he creates depicting fingerprints as they are very skilled, with the fact its compleatly dark when your creating them so you dont know untill you develop the picture weather you have actually done the piece correctly.

Joseph Marr

Joseph Marr has created a series of beautiful sculptures made entirely out of sugar. Employing a variety of traditional and digital techniques, Marr aims to create sensual works that bridge the gap between classical and contemporary art. Many of his sculptures include liquids like Cola and Fanta as well as flavorings like apple, lemon, and raspberry. Speaking about the project Marr says, “Any desire at all is the reason why our soul is trapped in the karmic lessons of our Ego. Candy is a wonderful medium to show two things…how we are trapped in the sticky situation and how attractive the tasty desire really is.

I love the transpancy of his work and the way the light shimmers and reflects against the surface of the sugar, i also like the way the process captures the bubbles and imperfections caught within the making of the sculptures.