Rachel Whiteread Plaster. Whiteread was one of the young british artists who exhibited at the royal academy's sensation exhibition in 1997. Whiteread uses the chalky inertness of plaster, connoting broken bones and death masks, to take on the weight of the vanitas tradition.
She casts negative space inside or surrounding her. She was the first woman to win the annual turner prize in 1993. A room filled with the spectral marks of books whose contents and titles appear to be lost.
In 1990, At The Age Of 27, Rachel Whiteread Made Ghost, Her Breakthrough Work, By Casting In Plaster The Interior Of A Victorian Living Room At 486 Archway Road In North London.
Dame rachel whiteread dbe (born 20 april 1963) is an english artist who primarily produces sculptures, which typically take the form of casts. In 1993 rachel whiteread created a work of art which was hailed as one of the greatest public sculptures made by an english artist in the twentieth century. The treatment of rachel whiteread’s plaster sculpture, ghost (1990), was shaped by many challenging factors:
Rachel Whiteread’s Latest Exhibition, “Internal Objects’, Is An Ode To Lost Bodies And The Ghosts Of Our Language.
What was left was a monument to one’s most private moments but. A room filled with the spectral marks of books whose contents and titles appear to be lost. The british artist rachel whiteread has been working with plaster, wax, and concrete casts of everyday objects since the late 1980s.
Whiteread’s Ghostlike Mirror Reversals Of Form Found A Powerful And Very Public Manifestation In Her 1993 Sculpture “House” Which Won Her The 1993 Turner Prize, An Annual Award Given To The Best British Artist Of The Year By The Tate Gallery.
When casting, rachel whiteread’s products are made from industrial materials such as plaster, concrete, metal and resin. Often inspired by the physicality of the human body, her works are poignant for their exploration of intimate domestic spaces and household objects. Represented by internationally reputable galleries.
In Her Breakthrough 1990 Work Ghost, Rachel Whiteread Created A Positive From A Negative, Making A Plaster Cast Of The Interior Void Of A Victorian Parlor Measuring Approximately 9 Feet Wide, 11 1/2 Feet High, And 10 Feet Deep.
Through the literal description of absence and the careful selection of materials, such as polyurethane, plaster, and rubber, the artist produces sensorial associations that underline the tangibility of the object's ghost. Includes an exhibition history and a bibliography. Whiteread typically uses industrial materials such as plaster, resin and rubber to cast the negative space.
From Her Major Works Like 'Ghost' And 'House' To Her Casts Of Smaller Vessels Such As Bathtubs, Sinks And Mattresses, Her Work Is Primarily Concerned With The Castings.
She casts negative space inside or surrounding her. 56 pp., with 25 duotone plates. Using industrial materials such as plaster, concrete, resin, rubber and metal to cast everyday objects and architectural space, her evocative sculptures range from the intimate.
