Alberto Burri was an Italian Painter and Sculptor who incorporated different unusual materials into his paintings to create unique pieces. He used a selection of different PVC adhesives, plastic cements, resin and tar. I want to explore the use of similar materials such as acetate, cellophane and synthetic materials and the use of a embossing tool to melt and burn to create similar effects as Burri, as i find his work inspiring. I want to express decay throughout the fragile pieces including a dripping and bubbling effect of the cellophane created when melted. From researching Burri's work i intend to use his creativity of using different materials by adding a use of and and straw to incorporate more textural surfaces.
A really good choice of artist, he really captures the decayed textured look. Maybe you could try combining the latex with melted plastic, as the plastic would add another dimension to the latex and you could hide little decayed samples behind the plastic to layer up and enhance the depth, like a little window !! :)
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