Evaluate the Use of Different Material and Techniques in the Development of an Artists
Evaluate the use of different material and techniques in the development of an artists’ body of work
INTRODUCTION
Robert Klippel was an Australian constructivist sculptor who was “inspired by the intricacies and the profusion of our natural and man-made environment and by his quest for a spiritually relevant form...” (Deborah Edwards). Klippel was mostly known for his style of combining together an extraordinary diversity of found objects and junk materials. Most of his works were usually untitled, given only a number of sequences.
Roy Lichtenstein was an American pop artist during the 1900s. Lichtenstein became a leading figure of the new Pop Art Movement during the 1960s, alongside Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and others. Inspired by advertisements and comic strips, Lichtenstein’s use of bright colours and techniques borrowed from commercial sources was common within his works, which parodied American popular culture and the art world itself in a highly sophisticated way. Although Lichtenstein was often accused of emulating his pictures from cartoons, his method involved some considerable alteration of the source images.
ROBERT KLIPPEL
Klippel was born on the 19th of June 1920 in Sydney to a non artistic middle class family. After a ferry ride on Sydney Harbour at a young age, Klippel began taking interest and developed a passion in model making. He later joined the Royal Australian Navy during WW2 and was employed to make models of aircrafts and ships for recognition training in which his interest in sculpture began. While working at the centre he was able to attend evening classes at East Sydney Technical College. This was an important period during Klippel’s life in his artistic sculpting career as he began to gain knowledge of volume, mass, and structural detail. After the war, Klippel went to study abroad in Slade College, London – a 6 month experience which did not satisfy his need for freedom of expression. During his time in London, he began a series
INTRODUCTION
Robert Klippel was an Australian constructivist sculptor who was “inspired by the intricacies and the profusion of our natural and man-made environment and by his quest for a spiritually relevant form...” (Deborah Edwards). Klippel was mostly known for his style of combining together an extraordinary diversity of found objects and junk materials. Most of his works were usually untitled, given only a number of sequences.
Roy Lichtenstein was an American pop artist during the 1900s. Lichtenstein became a leading figure of the new Pop Art Movement during the 1960s, alongside Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and others. Inspired by advertisements and comic strips, Lichtenstein’s use of bright colours and techniques borrowed from commercial sources was common within his works, which parodied American popular culture and the art world itself in a highly sophisticated way. Although Lichtenstein was often accused of emulating his pictures from cartoons, his method involved some considerable alteration of the source images.
ROBERT KLIPPEL
Klippel was born on the 19th of June 1920 in Sydney to a non artistic middle class family. After a ferry ride on Sydney Harbour at a young age, Klippel began taking interest and developed a passion in model making. He later joined the Royal Australian Navy during WW2 and was employed to make models of aircrafts and ships for recognition training in which his interest in sculpture began. While working at the centre he was able to attend evening classes at East Sydney Technical College. This was an important period during Klippel’s life in his artistic sculpting career as he began to gain knowledge of volume, mass, and structural detail. After the war, Klippel went to study abroad in Slade College, London – a 6 month experience which did not satisfy his need for freedom of expression. During his time in London, he began a series