Rowan Lickerish
Artist Blacksmithing BA Hons
Hereford College of Arts
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Sculpture / Fine Art / Contemporary Craft
My location: Gloucester , United Kingdom
Rowan Lickerish
First Name: Rowan
Last Name: Lickerish
University / College: Hereford College of Arts
Course / Program: Artist Blacksmithing BA Hons
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Sculpture / Fine Art / Contemporary Craft
My Location: Gloucester , United Kingdom
About
I am an artist and sculptor working predominantly in forged metal. My practice involves creating abstract sculptural responses to drum and bass. These responses are informed by the history and aesthetic of the Brutalist environment from which the music originates, and the processes and mathematics involved in making the music itself. I recently graduated from Hereford college of arts with a first class honours degree in Artist Blacksmithing and am in the process of establishing a studio and workshop at my home in the Gloucestershire countryside.
I am fascinated by music and the images it creates in the imagination. Of particular interest are the synthetic sounds found in contemporary drum and bass. These sounds are created digitally through complicated manipulation of waveforms and do not originate from a familiar source. 'Brutalist Sound' is a series of seven abstract forged and fabricated steel sculptures which represent the forms and structures that appear in my mind when I hear these sounds. I see these structures as vast, angular monoliths informed aesthetically by the Brutalist environment from which the music originates. The sculptures are accompanied by automatic drawings created to music which further explore how sound appears in my mind's eye. The images show my design process, from early sketches through maquettes, digital work and finally forging processes
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