Lauren Blunden
Rouse Hill High School
MORTAL INDULGENT
Drawing
Coloured pencil on paper
In my body of work I represent cake as a symbol of growth, mortality and the bittersweet passage of time, contrasting the intimacy of a community gathering with the cake's impermanence in its inevitable consumption. Across progressively smaller panels the diminishing cake, shifting light sources and receding figurative presence convey a story, moving from the individual to the cake itself, communicating how its form can become a carrier of memories. My intention was to illustrate how celebration is intertwined with the inevitability of ageing. I chose to work with a traditional form to demonstrate its persistence within a contemporary world.
My artmaking practice has been influenced by the study and interpretation of the following artists: Rachel Whiteread; Irving Penn, The Empty Plate.
Marker's Commentary
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