Back To The Ghosts!

Unfortunately this could very well be my last post. I know, it's depressing, but the sad fact is, none of us are getting any younger. And well, the school year for me is nearly up. Year twelve is at an end, and so is my art class.

As sad as this news may very well be, I have one last thing to show you all. My work that you've seen the progress of for the past 9-10 weeks. I said I was building a haunted house, and so...HERE IT IS!

Now you can't say you're not impressed by that huh? From small little boxes, to a brilliant masterpiece standing just under 7 feet tall. And to prove it's height, I am a mere 6f 5in. And here's me inside it!

Still not impressed? Then get lost before I happy gas ya!

Other than that...keep on smiling!

CHRIS GILMOUR

He’s an English artist who specialises in the art of cardboard sculpture. His many works are life size and amazingly realistic. He was born in Stockport (Great Britain) in 1997. His work is currently based there as it is his place of birth. He has in the past done group work and solo work but mainly produces his own cardboard masterpieces which are very life like and one man has in fact broken one of his artworks trying to drive out of the gallery (it was a cardboard car if you hadn’t guessed already). He is yet to die. So far he lives to see another day.

FIAT 500
Medium: Cardboard/Glue
Date Created/Completed: 2002-2004
Size: Life Size

Gilmour’s life size sculpture of the car model FIAT 500 is rather life like and very complex. This work is a solo project of Gilmour’s and one in a range of many life size cars he has in fact made. His technique is cutting the cardboard to the right shape and size then bending and gluing it to each other. Although he has been known to heat up the cardboard first before bending it for more durability, the same principle is used when he wets it slightly (more dampens it).

VICTORIA
Medium: Cardboard/Glue
Date Created/Completed: 2007
Size: Life Size

Gilmour’s life size sculpture of Queen Victoria sat on her throne is again amazing in its great detail and careful features of the face. Again it is one in a range of life size people sculptures. This is also a solo production he has created in Great Britain. The same technique is used as before only this time with more precise cuts and moulding. It’s said this artwork was inspired by a coin over in England.

These artworks aren’t much different from the rest of his artworks. In fact...he is a method artist and this is practically the only way he makes his art. The only other way is that he sometimes works with other artists.

The artist commentary is rather that on how simplistic life can be. He goes into great detail with only cardboard to build and create the most complex of machinery or even inventions of our time. All they do is practically waste space and sit there. This is exactly what Gilmour’s art does but it is also a respected art of amazing sculpture. Some people may not be able to see this message as it is a breathe taking experience to see these magnificent time consuming projects.

Society hasn’t really noticed Gilmour’s art as much of a commentary; it is more wow worthy than thought worthy. It still has commentary attached, but the fact it’s all life sized cardboard is just too amazing to think of other such thoughts.

Chris Gilmour makes all his work from merely cardboard and glue. My artwork is made from cardboard and glue. The connection should be obvious, but if not...we both use cardboard and glue as our medium. His artwork shows me there are no limits to what is possible with cardboard when creating sculptures or anything really.

GHASTLY GHOSTLY it's all the same!

TRULY a face of divine beauty! Wouldn't you say? HAHAHAHA!

This is infact the newspaper image I've been telling you all about! Infamous for it's frustrative natture on what the hell it means/resembles/blah blah blah.

Can you see the smile I see? Oh so happy! It brings a tear to my eye.

Alright, alright, stop staring! Take a photo it'll last longer.