Art of Substance and Absence

Eager to draw on as many different art sources outside fashion as possible I remembered the work of an artist by the name of Alwar Balasubramanaiam, a trained printer, painter & sculptor of Indian descent. Although I am not personally too keen on many of his exhibits I am intrigued by the general inspiration behind his work. What is reality? Is there something beyond what we actually sense? Through physical pieces he challenges & disorientates the mind of the viewer.

 

Alwar Balasubramaniam's sculpture plays with time, shape, shadow, and perspective: four tricky sensations that can reveal, or conceal, what's really out there!?

 

Emerging Angels; Exhibited at the Church of Saints Peter & Paul, Singapore 2006. The sculptures were encased in a material mimicking marble that evaporated once exposed to air, so the forms were gradually revealed as the exhibition progressed. Thus creating the illusion that the angel sculptures have naturally evolved and taken on a form echoing their surroundings.

I would like to take on these ideals within design, considering illusion/ reality, surrounding & negative space and portraying the evolution of concept.