Arthur Hirst

nickmousoulou: ‘Overstate’ is a concept book, concerned with...

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:02:27 -0400

‘Overstate’ is a concept book, concerned with the relationship between art, science and wealth. Using some of the world’s most renowned classical paintings, Overstate asks the question, is art blown out of proportion. Starting with a full sized image of the painting, I shrink the file down to 50 pixels, I then blow the image up 600 times. The book contains 100 paintings from artists whose works have generated millions over the years.

This is siiiiiiiiiiiiiick.

Some type pieces i did on copper that summarise the stages of my...

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:42:21 -0400

Some type pieces i did on copper that summarise the stages of my project. Heat treated then sandblasted copper.

A wall installation piece. Made from perspex and silicon. These...

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:27:10 -0400

A wall installation piece. Made from perspex and silicon. These is the making stage and will eventually sit on a wall without the mess behind it but it looks really nice like this as well.

This is an installation piece that did made from highly polished...

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:07:22 -0400

This is an installation piece that did made from highly polished heat treated copper. The quote is from Giuseppe Penone. “The act of touching is an act that helps the understanding of things, the strength of the materials, peculiarities that are missed by the glance.”

Two screen printed posters. A quote from Walter Bagehot. it sums...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:31:29 -0400

Two screen printed posters. A quote from Walter Bagehot. it sums up my project quite nicely. The first is steel the second is copper.

This is another wall installation that is yet to be finished....

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:28:16 -0400

This is another wall installation that is yet to be finished. The perspex letters will be covered in silicon and will be mounted on a white wall. The painting is a separate thing.

These are test pieces for my final wall installation.

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:22:39 -0400

These are test pieces for my final wall installation.

This is a wall installation that i am working on. Its a quote...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:17:27 -0400

This is a wall installation that i am working on. Its a quote from Guiseppe Penone. It talks about how touch is important in coming to understand the materials that are in front of us. My project is about satisfaction and the satisfaction that comes from breaking the rules. Especially being told not to touch things. Also how touch is one of the main senses that you need to engage in order to achieve satisfaction. This is copper that has been heat treated then masked with vinyl laser cut then sandblasted. Te vinyl has not yet been removed. Copper also changes colour when it is heat treated but goes a different spectrum of colours that are a lot more intense and vibrant.

This is a metal sphere that i beat from sheet steel. This was my...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:07:41 -0400

This is a metal sphere that i beat from sheet steel. This was my second attempt and it was a fairly good effort. It wasnt perfectly round but it was done purely by hand and to achieve the even roundness i would need to introduce the Englishman’s wheel. I coloured it as well and achieved a really nice blue.

These are pieces of metal that polished and heat treated to...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:59:44 -0400

These are pieces of metal that polished and heat treated to colour them. working towards a final outcome that would encourage the viewer to touch the work using the magpie effect, make something nice and shiny and draw the viewer in.

My current project is about satisfaction and i am going on to...

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:32:30 -0500

My current project is about satisfaction and i am going on to look at why it is important to engage the sense of touch to reach total satisfaction.

Please comment with any other things that you find satisfying or explain what you think satisfaction is.

Favourite part from the dark knight rises

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:04:10 -0500

Favourite part from the dark knight rises

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Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:06:59 -0500

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For William. Because he nags until he gets what he wants

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:10:26 -0400

For William. Because he nags until he gets what he wants

This is the film i took in Paris

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 06:31:00 -0400

This is the film i took in Paris

Money made into humans to demonstrate how money controls our...

Sun, 06 May 2012 18:40:28 -0400

Money made into humans to demonstrate how money controls our lives. Money has become a dictator in our democratic society and we have effectively given it the arms and legs it needs to take hold of us and walk all over us.

This is the art work that i made at a high resolution for a...

Sat, 05 May 2012 08:42:27 -0400

This is the art work that i made at a high resolution for a series of posters about life and money.

These photos were taken about over three years ago. They have...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:13:52 -0400

These photos were taken about over three years ago. They have been edited a lot on photoshop because i did a rough scan of the negatives that didn’t look very good. I will upload some prints i did at the time later.

Possible final poster for the shipping forecast

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:39:25 -0400

Possible final poster for the shipping forecast

Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:06:13 -0400

Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin