LIVIA MARIN
1973
Born Chile, worked England; London
‘Nomad patterns’ 2012
Ceramic, resin, plaster, transfer print.
Livia Marin, a Chilean born, London based artist, uses household objects to make them seem as though they have been melted. She uses ceramics, resin and plaster to create a visually exciting piece, afterwards using a transfer print to add tone and colour to her work. Marin’s work is fairly old fashioned as she uses oriental techniques and materials. The colours that she transfers onto the ceramics are contemporary as their simple colours contrast with the white background. The work is of a fairly uneven shape as though it has been melted, so while being perfectly smooth and sloped, it has an uneven edge. The size of her ‘Nomad Patterns’ vary in size as the ‘melted’ portrayal has to seem genuine.
The work is fairly recent with Marin only being young; the latest versions of the patterns are 2012 however date back to 2008. The work was made for London showrooms, as the new modern style of industrialism creeps in. The work reflects the new culture and is extremely engaging for the audience. Livia Marin is up-to-date with Chilean politics and hopes to reflect certain views in her works. The melted shape is also meant to be representing nature and flowing rivers.
The work shows a cup or pottery that has been set in clay to make it seem as though it has been melted. It is about the cup becoming apart however staying as a whole, this is why I have chosen it to relate to my theme of ‘apart and together’. The work would have represented Chilean political history as Marin was hoping to use symbolism in her work. She opposed the neo-liberal agenda and so the work could be to do with this. However when I look at her work I see a different interpretation. While the work shows a realistic depiction, the melted parts have been heavily exaggerated and this is to emphasise the corruption in Chile, and also how nature should not be ignored. The message of the work to me is how nature can separate, and so the cup melting is representing the separation but somehow staying whole.
The materials were ceramic, resin and plaster, this is shown from the easily smoothed and shaped clay underneath the cups giving a ‘melted’ effect. I think that many of her quotes help to support my interpretation and also the tools and materials she used.
The work makes me feel tired, and emotionless, as the melting theme of the work is clearly symbolic of my topic ‘apart and together’. The colours also add to the effect of this and help to form a more political protest through colours and shapes. The smooth texture is amazing as I know how difficult it is to create. Overall I think that the work does create an atmosphere of reflective and solemn tone.
1973
Born Chile, worked England; London
‘Nomad patterns’ 2012
Ceramic, resin, plaster, transfer print.
Livia Marin, a Chilean born, London based artist, uses household objects to make them seem as though they have been melted. She uses ceramics, resin and plaster to create a visually exciting piece, afterwards using a transfer print to add tone and colour to her work. Marin’s work is fairly old fashioned as she uses oriental techniques and materials. The colours that she transfers onto the ceramics are contemporary as their simple colours contrast with the white background. The work is of a fairly uneven shape as though it has been melted, so while being perfectly smooth and sloped, it has an uneven edge. The size of her ‘Nomad Patterns’ vary in size as the ‘melted’ portrayal has to seem genuine.
The work is fairly recent with Marin only being young; the latest versions of the patterns are 2012 however date back to 2008. The work was made for London showrooms, as the new modern style of industrialism creeps in. The work reflects the new culture and is extremely engaging for the audience. Livia Marin is up-to-date with Chilean politics and hopes to reflect certain views in her works. The melted shape is also meant to be representing nature and flowing rivers.
The work shows a cup or pottery that has been set in clay to make it seem as though it has been melted. It is about the cup becoming apart however staying as a whole, this is why I have chosen it to relate to my theme of ‘apart and together’. The work would have represented Chilean political history as Marin was hoping to use symbolism in her work. She opposed the neo-liberal agenda and so the work could be to do with this. However when I look at her work I see a different interpretation. While the work shows a realistic depiction, the melted parts have been heavily exaggerated and this is to emphasise the corruption in Chile, and also how nature should not be ignored. The message of the work to me is how nature can separate, and so the cup melting is representing the separation but somehow staying whole.
The materials were ceramic, resin and plaster, this is shown from the easily smoothed and shaped clay underneath the cups giving a ‘melted’ effect. I think that many of her quotes help to support my interpretation and also the tools and materials she used.
The work makes me feel tired, and emotionless, as the melting theme of the work is clearly symbolic of my topic ‘apart and together’. The colours also add to the effect of this and help to form a more political protest through colours and shapes. The smooth texture is amazing as I know how difficult it is to create. Overall I think that the work does create an atmosphere of reflective and solemn tone.