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Livia Martin

Studio based practice - works with everyday objects.
First few years spent walking markets and collecting objects.
Interested in shape and form and the interaction between the object and the subject (person).
Special attention to the everyday object.
“That which is overseen becomes visible”.
Like the material - looks very tactile and mouldable ( ‘ Untitled’ Silicone rubber casts).
Like the presentation in the exhibition space (have to go closer to see what it is).
‘Fictions of use II’, 2007 - lipsticks shape differently for everyone. Relates to personal identity, mass produced but made personal.
Moved on (to different work) - how do we relate to objects once they become broken (started to work with ceramics).
‘Broken things’, 2012 - fragmented objects filled gaps with golden thread.

http://uk.complex.com/style/2013/08/livia-martin-ceramics

Artist Biography

Vikki Stevens is an artist born in 1994 in the UK, where she lives, studies and works. When growing up she always had an interest in the arts and is currently furthering her artistic passion at Sheffield Hallam University on the BA Fine Art course.

Vikki experiments with many different techniques and materials to achieve the desired effect. She enjoys working with ink, magazines (collage), acrylic paint and with various materials (for example Nylon) and loves to combine different elements to create abstract images often with vivid colours. The centre of her work is herself and how she experiences the world, usually trying to communicate concerns she has for example concerns about body image and the media’s portrayal of women.

Vikki’s work is constantly developing and changing as she works to communicate her feelings in her work, her most recent series of work were collages using entirely women’s fashion magazines combined with other materials to communicate her feelings about her body image and how she sees these flawless women in the magazines. What stands out about her work is how she pulls many different and sometimes materials considered to be rubbish or everyday items to create work rather than traditional artist materials (e.g. oil paint).

The main artists who influence Vikki’s work are: Barbara Kruger, Gerhard Richter, Yago Hortal, Anthony Gerace and Steve Salo. All of these artists in some way either use collage or paint to communicate about issues or feelings which is the aim of Vikki’s work.

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