Page one of artworks from the 3rd Collection (Prototype Series) by Grant, shown alongside some formative works from his Organic Tales collection and Formal Design period. (Page two)
Background:
The Prototype Series, was inspired by a question from Mihaela Enea. The second in this series, ‘Lost in Eschire‘ – in Space, nobody cares about your vanishing points, your lost horizons and your fixed views‘ (Cat. no. L1 002 below), will be exhibited in Grant’s new exhibition “In between the Lines” which is presently in studio production.
Useless Pencil. c. 2013. Pencil on paper. 30 x 20cm.
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“Land turnover” . c. 2014. 30 x 20cm. Ink linework and pencil on paper.Pencil sketch for ‘The Parade of Obstacles to Themselves Part 1’Part of a design for a small sculpt in pottery to depict the microscopic fungal growth thriving in a kitchen compost heap.Pencil sketch for ‘The Parade of Obstacles to Themselves Part 2’
Cat. no. FD 001 > ‘Materials Causeway’ Towards the end of Grant’s Formal Design period, he was invited to depict trade stands for West Midlands Development Corp. and an exhibition stand for the Atlantic Salmon Trust. These commissions gave Grant a freedom to design eye-catching temporary structures and in this example shown above, there are many design elements which later surfaced in his ‘Prototypes Collection’.A series of structural line forms originally designed to be constructed as hides, mounds and wildlife habitats nestling in the landscape to interest and educate visitors walking around a new community led woodland and food growing project
