Title

Springboard Tower

Date/s

1994

Location

Bunbury, Western Australia

Type

Assignment

Author/s

Alexander Hayes

Abstract

“… While exploring possible mediums for an unrelated sculptural commission in a friend’s boat scrap yard, I stumbled upon a sawn-off keel for an 18-foot ‘trailer’ sailer. The shape I considered immediately as having the potential to serve as a pivot point for new work involving mixed mediums. The process of creative practice, Art, serves as a means to both express myself and communicate with others. This dialogue is encapsulated in mediums that best suit each topic, with emergent themes often a surprise and not a predetermined outcome. Sculpture enables me to orient that expression in ways that defy utilitarian premise, open critical discourse around concepts and bring about engagement with an audience much like an actor performs as a dance, a spectacle made solid, a springboard tower.”

Keywords

art, curriculum, pedagogy, education, children, marquette, sculpture

Citation

Hayes, Alexander (2021): Springboard Tower. figshare. Online resource. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16799776.v1

Links

https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16799776.v1