Tony Cragg Stack, 1975 (right), Constellation 2005 (left)Following our class on ART & Nature/Technology/Deformation: I thought I would follow up with a few more examples of artwork and push the notion of deformation beyond the obvious references to the body!
The two works shown above, by British artist Tony Cragg, present the notion of 'deformation' in a very different way to say Orlan. His work has a monumental feel to it - using brutal materials - steel, bronze and softer materials such as wood - he literally 'fashions' form from the raw material - pushing towards abstraction. You could easily say -- the concepts of nature, Technology and the shaping of our environment equally inform this work:
'Tony Cragg sees physical matter as the fundamental basis of experience. Many of his works consist of numerous components, methodically arranged to reveal the superficial relationship we have with the vast array of things which surround us... miscellaneous objects and materials, collected at random, into a solid, geometric structure. The layering suggests geological strata, showing how both natural and fabricated elements are incorporated into landscapes shaped over time by mankind. Stack demonstrates Cragg’s interest in humanity’s impact on nature through industry, science and technology, as well as the evolution of both organic and man-made landscapes.'
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