Jeff Lowe’s recent sculptures are shaped from curved sheets of aluminium, folded in and around each other, with silhouettes cut into the material, allowing a view through the outer ‘skin’ to an intimate space within. Here’s how to make your own from home…
WHAT YOU NEED
- -1 old magazine/catalogue
- -A pair of scissors
- -A pencil / pen/ marker pen
- -A handful of old buttons
- -Some Blu Tack or glue
Step 1
Rip out a few pages from the magazine/ catalogue. I chose 6 pages from an old auction catalogue.
Step 2
Draw the outlines and inside cutouts of your choice on the back of each page. I did 3 big outlines, 2 medium and 1 small.
Step 3
Cut around all the outlines & cut out the shapes.
Step 4
Connect the 3 biggest cut outs using Blu Tack. This will be the outer layer of the sculpture.
Step 5
Connect the medium & small cut outs and then connect them to the outer layer using Blu Tack or Glue.
Step 6
Stick the buttons at the connecting points of each cut out (and wherever else you like!)
FINISHED SCULPTURE
And ta-da! You have just made your very own Jeff Lowe inspired sculpture.
