One of my favourite things about our home-ed life is that we are able to dive into whichever topics interest us, whenever we want, and for however long we want. Last year, Nixie discovered Barbara Hepworth, and I witnessed her excitement at seeing her work in person at the Barbara Hepworth Museum at Tate St Ives. Ever since then, I knew I wanted to go on a deep dive into the world of sculpture, and the right time finally arrived for us to do so. We’ve been following quite a trail of different artists and mediums and having a world of fun.
Some of the artists we have been looking at, or are planning to, are Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Louise Nevelson and her assemblages, Barbara Kobylinska and her bird sculptures, Alberto Giacometti and his human figures, Kendra Haste and her incredibly detailed wire animal sculptures, Jean Dubuffet, Niki de Saint Phalle, Gillie and Marc, Alexander Calder, Chiaozza, Jeff Koons, Picasso and Michelangelo. We’ve also been exploring different mediums for creating sculptures – wire, papier mâché, clay, plaster, cardboard, expanding foam, paper, wood and fabric. I’m sure by the time we’ve finished this exploration we will have discovered more artists and experimented with more materials that intrigue us!