Materials - Fiona Hall and Rosalie Gascoigne

Fiona Hall - Understorey [1999-2004]

In the artwork 'Understorey' Hall has used a variety of materials such as glass beads, silver wire, rubber bath plugs, plastic showerrose, boar's teeth and a vitrine for containing the works in. These are a mixture of natural and synthetic materials to portray the existence of both. The glass beads are threaded tightly together which gives a rough but cool touch to it. The carefully beaded 3 dimensional installation has taken Hall 4 years to complete. Thus, the detailed camouflaged colours of the work which brings it to life.


Rosalie Gascoigne - Wool Clip [1995]

Gascoigne's 'Wool Clip' is basically made out of sawn wood on craftboard. This gives an uneven, rough and jagged texture to the artwork. Woodblocks are carefully grouped together with the centre area differing slightly from the surrounding timber. By using only this authentic material itself, it successfully engages its audience by its simplicity. She has chosen to use worn out looking timber because she believes this will portray more about origin and time. Although she may not have the talent for other things such as painting or drawing, even curator Kelly Gellatly comments that Gascoigne has "an amazing ability to find beauty in ordinary things".


References

http://qag.clients.squiz.net/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/17137/Fiona_Hall_Media_Kit_-_lo_res.pdf
http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/gascoigne_education/images/RG_FF_materials.pdf
http://www.artknowledgenews.com/Rosalie_Gascoigne.html