"Boomtown #18"

My sculptural practice of recent years is driven by what I find, in particular, plastic objects drawn from a variety of different sources, of both small and large scales. The objects themselves, often unusual in form and bold in colour, motivate and direct me to combine them in a way that produces eccentric and poetic structures, some of which have been translated into large-scale permanent public sculptures.

The two recently cast bronze sculptures Boomtown#18 and Boomtown #34, are drawn from the 2016 exhibition collectively titled Boomtown. The exhibition featured sixty-four small assemblages, each with a height of approximately 20cm.  The assemblages are made up of found colourful plastic, such as toy parts, plumbing fixtures and kitchen appliances etcetera.

Alongside the Boomtown assemblages were eight large-scale collages, constructed from gloss enamel painted paper. Each depicts an apartment building, onto which an enlargement of a Boomtown assemblage is transposed, suggesting streets full of public art. In this way, the Boomtown assemblages are intended as a series of maquettes, having the potential to be reproduced in different materials and different scales.

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TECH SPECS
Louise is renowned for her sculptural constructions made from found materials and this is her first use of the bronze medium. These free-standing works can be installed inside or out. Should you require plinths these can be made to order in a variety of materials.