Tim Silver, Untitled (bust) (Pine Timbermate Woodfiller),
2011. Is the artwork featured in the 2011’s ‘Everything in its right place’ Breenpace
exhibition in Sydney which include a series of photographs of Silvers’
sculptural bust that are made from various types putties. In the interview with
‘Australian Art Collector’, Silver explains how this series of work is created to
highlight the exaggeration of the aging process. As the busts are made with
different types of putties such as Timbermate Wood Fillers, Selleys Wood Putty
and Spakfilla, the busts are determined to decay and deconstruct overtime to emerge
a new form. The exhibition is also accompanied by casts of tree burls that
signify the physical manifestation of trauma as burls are trees that have been
damaged resulting in wood grains growing against its natural source.
This exhibition overall I believe is a very beautiful show
that inflicts an emotional feeling towards the idea of ephemera. However, a
suggestion that I could possible offer would be Silver’s use of the space in
the exhibition. Instead of presenting simply the photographs of the bust, why
not feature the real sculpture? It is understandable that the piece is
ephemeral and does decay and deconstruct over time. The use of photographs takes
away from the audiences’ response to the work as photographs contradict the
idea of the ephemeral moment as it captures a moment to allow it to last
forever. If the piece was to sit in front of the audience, the idea of ephemera
could be communicated rather more effectively as we could be able to physically
see the deconstruction of the piece that would eventually become nothing. Thus,
allowing the audience to have a better understanding and experience with the
idea Silver is trying to communicate.
Reference:
Artist interview: Tim Silver - Australian Art Collector.
2013. Artist interview: Tim Silver - Australian Art Collector.
[ONLINE] Available at:http://www.artcollector.net.au/ArtistinterviewTimSilver.
[Accessed 14 March 2013].
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