Rebekah Clissold
Here We Come
2013-14,
plastic, paint,
dimensions variable
My art practice is concerned with creating fictional worlds that blur the boundaries between adult and child states of creative play. I create this sense of alternate worlds by drawing on everyday items such as plastic toy figurines, and then melting some of their features until they are disfigured and distorted. I also rearrange different toy parts and repaint the forms to create an assemblage of creatures that are out-of-this-world.
The playful and unsettling qualities in my artwork are an important element in engaging with our creative curiosity. In this way, my works are open ended and are a catalyst for endless stories that hover between the ordinary and extraordinary, familiar and unfamiliar, order and chaos.
The contrast between the familiar and the unfamiliar are essential to my work as this allows us to question the reality around us, engaging the viewer in a world that is not necessarily their usual one. This is an important part of my work as it provides opportunities for the viewer to interact in their own unique journey.
I like how you've transformed manufactured objects -- such as toys and animal figures -- into the building blocks for your sculptures. The layers of melted and disfigured objects... they appear to transition back and forth between the familiar and the unfamiliar.
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