#Calvin Seibert

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Sandcastles by Calvin Seibert

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Calvin Seibert

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Castelli di sabbia

Agosto è i mese delle vacanze, soprattutto del mare, delle distese di sabbia che in alcuni luoghi della nostra penisola diventano delle vere e proprie città effimere. Sulla spiaggia sono soprattutto i bambini che con secchiello e paletta si divertono a costruire con la sabbia costruzioni fantastiche, castelli destinati a distruggersi con la prima alta marea. Ci sono però delle persone che ne…

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Calvin Seibert

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Calvin Seibert's geometric sand castles

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Week 4

In this week's task, I mistakingly read the brief wrong. Thinking we could use any material we wanted instead of only two. After creating a bamboo structure by weaving beige thread in and out between each stick. These created a triangular-prism shape which was interesting to the eye. However, the shape wasn't stable which is why I added a chunk of clay at the button of the prism and met the string at the base. As well as this I began adding curving lines made out of clay which made interesting shadows and patterns on the ground. After creating this work, my classmates reminded me that it was only two materials for a work. I removed the clay and tried to consider where this structure could go. Originally I saw the work with clay referencing ideas of a chair as a place to sit and rest. This idea was no longer applicable to the work after the clay. I didn't want to remake the work with string as I wanted to try and experiment more with what I had already. I started thinking of options and considered ideas for shelter. These ideas of homelyness or shelter have become a reoccurring idea within my iterative practice this semester. I placed my object within the branches of a tree close by shielding a small area of a tree with the sticks. I began to think of the work as a place for ants or insects to rest. This leads me to add a small rope hanging down acting as a ladder to get up and down the tree. I tied small notes in the rope resembling ropes in playgrounds.

I was happy with what I had created with the straight lines and interconnectedness of the string. However, when reflecting on the work I was stuck on this idea of playgrounds and childhood. I considered my own upbringing on the Sunshine Coast and making drip castles on the beach. I always imagined creatures living inside the houses I had made on the beach. This is what led me to use sand to create a second work for this week's task. A sandcastle was placed on plywood. I used water to manipulate the texture and structural qualities of the sand. By adding water the sand is no longer as light and becomes more fluid and easily manipulated. this allowed me to form half a sphere and create a bubble texture over the top. This texture is similar to ant nests. I liked how the tan colour of the sand became harder to see.

I really enjoyed this task, It allowed me to continue ideas and become more resilient to change. Allowing the works to be more than one thing.

Charles Simonds (Artist) Specifically his works - Dwellings (Made in the 1970s) 

Charles Simonds - Dwellings 1970s

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The works that Simonds creates really helped me imagine ideas within my practice. He creates small dwellings within walls and on the ground with organic materials such as dirt and clay. Our practices are visually similar both creating small places as if insects could live there. He allows the local community to help which I enjoy as spatial art is designed for the public. His work has a levity to it and I think it comes from the process of the work, anything could happen.

Calvin Seibert - https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-meet-artist-making-fantastical-modernist-sandcastles

The sand sculptures Seibert creates remind me of childhood. I grew up by the beach and sand has always been a part of me, you take it home with you, leave it in the car, and can’t seem to get it out of your hair. These works remind me that sentimental value can impact how you see a material such as sand which is why his work inspired me to build a less complex castle. Both make a bit of magic for those walking past. 

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Castelli di Sabbia (31 Foto) L'artista Calvin Seibert riesce a costr... - Guarda tutte le foto di questa galleria su worpho.com

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Geometric Doorways and Angular Turrets Form Sand Fortresses by Calvin Seibert

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Calvin Seibert

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Artist Calvin Seibert grew up on a ski resort strongly influenced by brutalist architecture in 1960s Colorado.

“The construction sites were never fenced in, so they were great places to play and always had piles of sand,” he says. Later, after studying at the School of Visual Arts in New York, Seibert began making modernist sandcastles.

See more on Seibert’s Instagram page

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modern art, sand sculptures of Calvin Seibert