Keep it Simple!

Before the Christmas break I was advised to keep my work more simple. Mold can be quite aggressive and this can definitely be seen with my plaster piece. I decided to take a step back and just concentrate on one molecule of growth, the patterns mold makes on an apple, and how to simplify what it really is.

When I first started down this track a few weeks ago I set myself a brief, to make something inspired by mold but that is beautiful and not grotesque.

Dieter Roth. Big Landscape.

Using Dieter Roth's 'Big Landscape' I tried out his idea of looking at a mold from the side. This is just a small page in my sketchbook but I went on to make my own version of this idea by looking at the rotten apple from a side view. I made it out of paper and will upload a photo soon!









Looking at the growth of mold on a slice of bread I saw a pattern and simplified it. I wanted to make a painting that was simple yet effective, inspired by mold but not imitating it. I got four squares of wood cut and used these as my canvases.

Stripping down the idea of mold again I made this piece. I took away all colour and just kept it white.