Advise to artists: How to increase scale

Creating artwork in a cramped studio often determines the scale of the work you, as an artist, can produce. And of course storing large scale works is a factor, but how do you scale up your work when the opportunity arises? It can be daunting, mind boggling and challenging so let's see what our man Sam has to say:

 

"Planning for a larger piece of work and what to expect.

 

The recent Ironsea series has seen a varying difference in size and shape to all the other series (For the first time Peacock moved away from his signature square steel plate to a longer and larger rectangle of 1.5m). Some of the "Impact pieces" in the series were intended to be of a smaller size than to the larger pieces; with impact, I generally refer to a blast of colour or depth that dominated work from the earlier sold out Colourscrape series.

 

With smaller work, I'd generally look at drawing a sketch of how I want it to look and gauge a ratio of about 8:10, which most times it would work out how I intended it. The concept behind the smaller pieces was intended to be a snapshot of a period, place or space which had been abstracted by time or nature from its original purpose. The larger Ironsea works needed more intense preparation in respect of layering and depth of textural material as setting fire to certain areas could not contaminate other areas. Whereas this did not always happen or need to happen with the smaller pieces.

However, the reality of the situation dictates my career. Although there is a need to create large scale areas and pieces in art, if there is no where to hang the work or correctly display it, you will end up with that idea as an end product and no where for it. At present, creating 100-150, 150-200cm images which are selling is a good place to be, but creating anything more large scale at this present time can end up as a waste of an idea.”

 

Thanks Sam!

 

Written by Curious Duke Gallery blogger Sinéad Loftus.

Lover of all art and fluffy cats.