Emily Motto
Buoy, 2020
Perspex cube, bronze jesmonite, plaster, plasticine, latex, acrylic, wool
20x20x20cm
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Motto's sculpture for Cure3, Buoy, is the result of her experiments in casting forms made from expanding dough. The resulting artwork, which she describes as a 'symbiotic form', consists of...
Motto's sculpture for Cure3, Buoy, is the result of her experiments in casting forms made from expanding dough. The resulting artwork, which she describes as a "symbiotic form", consists of a variety of materials, including dough, bronze jesmonite, net, string, latex and plaster, that mutually enhance one another's properties. The softness of the plaster and the fluffiness of the yarn interact with the smoothness of the vibrant orange latex and solidity of the bronze jesmonite in a playful composition that "performs and evolves throughout and beyond" the work itself. The unstable, bright materials sit together in a dynamic, original and striking way to create a very individual piece. Motto has expressed her admiration for the charity’s medical research on Parkinson's and she sees Buoy as an opportunity to contribute to a cause close to her heart.