Similarities Between 'Ship Of Lost Souls And Liz Williams' Ideas About Fashion

The two sculptural artworks are entitled ‘Ship of Lost Souls’ by Liz Williams and ‘Ideas about Fashion: Disguise or Reality’ by Rod Dudley. Both of the artists have used human form as a subject and have used sculpture as their art form Inclusive of, metal and wood as their medium. However, each of these artist’s interpretation of their work is very different and have some similarities. Williams has concentrated on visual language that’s being expressed through the use of human form and position, whereas Dudley has focused on showing fashion and exaggeration in order to comment on the extremes in ‘high’ society which will be explored further.
Each artist has approached their message in a different way. Dudley an Australian sculptor interested in the symbols of consumer society including big cars, luxurious living, fashion and beautiful people. His 185cm sculpture
The sculpture Williams created in 1992 show ten figures standing on a black, dark-brown boat shaped platform in a lake. It is located on Grange Beach, SA and when viewed in the sunset or sunrise the setting creates a very spiritual, meaningful and serene mood. Both of the male and female proportionate figures include some distortion that have elongated legs and necks. The clay is in slightly different shades, which reflect one colour but transfer another, making the colours change with the shifting sunlight throughout the day. The environment with reflection of the figures on the water creates an overall balance to the artwork’s composition. The surrounding body of water has an impact on the way the sculptures are interpreted, as it portrays a sense of spirituality and vastness with the endless scenery. The terracotta figures on the dark blue background provide a complementary colour scheme which assists the mystical and profound