ARTIST ANDREW MANGELSDORF
POP COMPOSITE ASSEMBLAGE WALL RELIEF
VISIT SOHO GALLERIES Tuesday to Sunday 12-6pm
Composite assemblage artworks
are original and handmade artworks that combine many different types of
materials.
The idea is for the work to
appear and act as a hung art piece but offer much more in the content therefore
separating it from any other mainstream artwork making it an original and
unique object.
Every aspect of the work is of
my doing The stencil style profiles are all individually cut by hand using an
electric router, one at a time giving me total control over the design and
more importantly the outcome of each piece it also makes each piece slightly
different from the next and therefore totally original.
Its very important to me that
the works stand the test of time so all the materials used to create the
artworks are sourced by myself and tested for installation in an indoor
environment it is recommended that the works remain
out of direct and constant sunlight.
Any wood used is epoxy treated
to withstand higher than average levels of room humidity a process that also
transforms the wood fibres into a solid, strong and lasting composite material.
All laminating of the Kevlar
cloth, fibreglass cloth and carbon fibre cloth is done by hand by myself using
epoxy resins to suit each piece and surfaces then finished using appropriate
epoxy filler coats or where necessary high quality epoxy fairing compounds to
achieve the desired finish or effect.
I apply all the painted surfaces
myself using freehand or stenciled effects and a clear matt sealer is used to
achieve an aesthetic finish as well as forming a protective layer on the
surface.
I only produce my works in very
limited series - generally 6 - that allows for colour and material variations
of a single design while maintaining the original, unique quality of each
piece.
The work that goes into creating
each piece is very time consuming particularly when finishing to this standard
and due to the many different processes applied to each work at varying times
it is not possible to accurately determine the time that has gone into any one
piece.
The satisfaction of creating
something that no one else does makes any amount of time worth it.
Andrew Mangelsdorf 2012.
