Vinyl and CD Sculpture Part II
Sculpture
2005 (made)
2005 (made)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Rowan Mersh graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2005 after studying Multi-Media Textiles at Loughborough University. His interest is in manipulating fabric, distorting and pushing the boundaries of its structure. Increasingly fascinated by stretch jersey, Mersh experimented with personal possessions, such as coins collected on his travels, bringing the coins up under the fabric and tying them in place. Seeking to enlarge his experiments, he moved onto an even more valuable personal collection - his compact discs and vinyl records. Constructed in the same way as the smaller coin piece, here Mersh has carefully manipulated the stripes on the jersey, using the line as a starting point and stretching it around the cds and records.
Mersh has constructed other sculptural pieces using the same techniques, winning the Nationwide Mercury Prize 'Art and Music' in 2005.
Mersh has constructed other sculptural pieces using the same techniques, winning the Nationwide Mercury Prize 'Art and Music' in 2005.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Vinyl and CD Sculpture Part II (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Compact discs and vinyl records covered with knotted stretch jersey |
Brief description | Vinyl and CD Sculpture, covered in jersey, Rowan Mersh, 2005 |
Physical description | Black and white striped knitted jersey stretched over twenty eight 7 inch CDs and eleven 12 inch vinyl records secured by hand tied knots. |
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Production type | Unique |
Object history | Mersh is concerned with understanding the principles of fabric or material. In 2005 he became fascinated by stretch jersey. Using objects as small as a five pence piece to cds and vinyls and 3000 cocktail sticks, Mersh constructs sculptural forms trapping these objects within the fabric. |
Historical context | In 2005 Mersh won the Nationwide Mercury Prize 'Art and Music' - subsequently appeared on all Mercury recordings. |
Production | Reason For Production: Exhibition |
Summary | Rowan Mersh graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2005 after studying Multi-Media Textiles at Loughborough University. His interest is in manipulating fabric, distorting and pushing the boundaries of its structure. Increasingly fascinated by stretch jersey, Mersh experimented with personal possessions, such as coins collected on his travels, bringing the coins up under the fabric and tying them in place. Seeking to enlarge his experiments, he moved onto an even more valuable personal collection - his compact discs and vinyl records. Constructed in the same way as the smaller coin piece, here Mersh has carefully manipulated the stripes on the jersey, using the line as a starting point and stretching it around the cds and records. Mersh has constructed other sculptural pieces using the same techniques, winning the Nationwide Mercury Prize 'Art and Music' in 2005. |
Bibliographic reference | Crafts, No. 196, September/October 2005, p. 37-41 |
Collection | |
Accession number | T.21-2007 |
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Record created | February 14, 2007 |
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