Bri - "Other" installation

 

2/17/26 - Materialistic Ideas 

Joris Kuipers: Paper and wood-based installation

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 Joris Kuipers' style combines painting and sculpture through the utilization of hand-painted laser-cut shapes that are combined to make larger organic forms suspended in the air.  His colorful compositions bring the beauty of nature indoors, offering a sense of calm, wonder, and connection. Joris celebrates nature’s organic forms through dynamic and lively installations that energize interiors.

For my own installation, I have been interested in utilizing paper or wood components that are suspended in the air or held on the end of steel rods. I like Kuipers' use of color and plant-like imagery to transform a space and liven up a neutral colored space. 

Jardins Suspendus, Aluminum Alloy, Acrylic Paint, 2026

Floral Abstraction III, Acrylic paint and gold leaf on wood, 2019

Jardin Supendus I, Acrylic paint on wood, 2012

 

My Ideas:

I have been struggling to get any ideas down that I liked because most were either too complex for the time we had or too simple, so I didn't feel they reflected my work ethic or pushed my skills. I finally found one today that uses some of the forms of my wood and paper piece but are made with materials that are quicker for me to use while also filling the space. I plan on making multiple conical shapes that are held up by steel rods, either welded to plates, with three branching feet or welded to other cones to make interconnected bundles. They will stand at around 1 - 1.5 feet tall when complete. The cones themselves will be around 4 inches tall with a 2 - 2.5-inch opening made from chicken wire and plaster gauze, cast paper, or rolled/forged steel sheets. I would like the cones to stay a white color to match the walls (possibly with some dry brushing of other tones of grey) while having pops of color within the inside of the cones with purple colored fluff of various shades. I'm unsure if I should use fluffy faux fur or wool roving for the texture on the inside. 

With this installation, I would like to portray the feelings of unity and interconnection, with each form being different yet visually connected to the others. I also want this area to provide a sense of peace, like standing in a field of flowers. To push this, I wonder if having some sort of sound playing would help, like the rustling of plants or a gentle breeze. 

Examples of the cone forms standing up and with texture on the inside.

This image is the sketch for how I would like my pieces to be displayed, with some being attached to the walls and floor. I'm curious as to how this installation could look if I hung some of the cones from the ceiling (It might be too much going on.)

Materials List:

• Steel rod (30 - 40ft)
• steel sheets?
• chicken wire
• plaster gauze or paper
• faux fur or various bundles of purple roving