Natalie Dray
I can tell a lot about a person by what they see in me
Degraded steel, petwer (alloy of tin, bismuth, copper, silver), base coat solvent paint, steel, steel fasteners.
319 x 205 x 85 cm
2017
Anti-degraded complexion
Degraded steel, petwer (alloy of tin, bismuth, copper, silver), base coat solvent paint, steel, steel fasteners.
180 x 200 x 20 cm
2017
Cold, moist, magnetic, changeful, romantic, receptive, sensitive.
Degraded steel, petwer (alloy of tin, bismuth, copper, silver), base coat solvent paint, steel, steel fasteners.
105 x 190 x 30 cm
2017
BE SOFT BE HARD
‘Be soft / be hard’ is an exhibition of sculptures made from steel and pewter alloys. Prophylactics and foliage surfaces have been hand cast in metals that have been either degraded or enhanced using processes that reference techniques in the cosmetic industry. The work attempts to simulate natural surfaces whilst finding pleasure in the distortions of artifice and the deception in constructing a ‘no make up-make up look’.
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