Alchemy, School of Design, University of Leeds

ALCHEMY: "a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination". Sculptures and prints shown at 'Alchemy' Degree Show, School of Design, University of Leeds, 15th-23rd June 2017. An exhibition of Final Year work from students on the BA (Hons) Art & Design, Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing, Graphic & Communication Design and Textile Design courses. EXHIBITION STATEMENT: Action, gesture and process lie at the core of my practice, where the impact of colour on the experience of materiality is a principal concern. By establishing a dialogue between the performance of making and its aftermath, this project questions how we understand evidence of bodily gestures, and which should be considered the artwork: action or outcome. Using pigmented polyurethane foam and latex balloons, my sculptures’ component materials create a symbiotic relationship, whereby the air in each balloon supports the encrusted poured foam and vice versa. Ranging from constellations of planetary forms to body-scale works, these sculptures exhibit the residue of popping the balloon, creating two-colour environments. The accompanying prints echo the actions used in my sculptural work, while subverting their impulsive nature through the reproducibility of printmaking. The reflective surface of this series creates a parallel between the three-dimensional field of action and its translation to the singular plane.

Please find more information on this body of work here: www.christopherpearson.co.uk/sculpture-series-planetary-constellations-2

Above: The largest sculpture in my installation at three stages of its lifespan: shortly after creating it (top), during the degree show (bottom left), and at the very end of the exhibition (bottom right) / Copyright © Christopher Pearson 2017

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