School of Fine Art Sculpture & Environmental Art
Amy Rose Dixon
I am heavily influenced by the environment and take inspiration from it to create three dimensional pieces of work. I love to focus on the process of creating something and the feelings this evokes, usually done through workshops or interactive artworks, an important part of what makes my art special is its authenticity and the value it has through shared experiences. I see myself as an interactive artist, and I like to create art that’s an experience more than just a view and I also value documentation and having something I can look back at to gain new inspiration and for my own enjoyment to see how far I’ve come as an artist and to continue to learn more and grow.
Title: Metamorphoses – 2015 – 2024, recycled materials.
My most recent work is for my degree show, it’s an interactive installation of recycled materials formed into ball like shapes, within this work there are also lists of the materials included in the balls, and their relevance, some of the materials I used are from as far back as 2015, everything I’ve used in this artwork have been recycled and repurposed from old artworks and old clothing/belongings, I bought nothing new in order to make it, I wanted to see how far I could go in terms of reusing materials and creating something new and exciting with them, instead of throwing them away and creating more waste, one of the reasons for this use of materials, was my potential homelessness, and the need to downscale my belongings in order to make less belongings for me to find a place to keep them, and my financial hardships throughout this year, creating work from old artworks, made it so that I didn’t need to buy a lot of art materials that would put me in a worse position financially, after graduation, I plan on furthering this artwork and discussing the class differences within the art community and art education and the privileges that not all of us are gifted with.
Metamorphosis
My most recent work is for my degree show, it’s an interactive installation of recycled materials
formed into ball like shapes, within this work there are also lists of the materials included in the
balls, and their relevance, some of the materials I used are from as far back as 2015, everything
I’ve used in this artwork have been recycled and repurposed from old artworks and old
clothing/belongings, I bought nothing new in order to make it, I wanted to see how far I could go
in terms of reusing materials and creating something new and exciting with them, instead of
throwing them away and creating more waste, one of the reasons for this use of materials, was
my potential homelessness, and the need to downscale my belongings in order to make less
belongings for me to find a place to keep them, and my financial hardships throughout this year,
creating work from old artworks, made it so that I didn’t need to buy a lot of art materials that
would put me in a worse position financially, after graduation, I plan on furthering this artwork
and discussing the class differences within the art community and art education and the
privileges that not all of us are gifted with
Girdle, 2016-2024
Girdle, 2016 – 2024
327 x 318 mm.
Brown moose cushion and small cat faced cushion gifted to me for Christmas, 2016.
Long cat plushie gifted to me for my 22nd birthday.
Small pink plushie gifted to me as an apology for hurting me, wasn’t even the right plushie.
Build a bear gifted to me out of guilt for not comforting me through a hard time.
Watermelon cushion gifted to me by uncle’s girlfriend, she was cool, he isn’t.
Fabric strips taken from old carpet.
Yarn found for free in mezzanine.
Yarn bought for the purpose of knitting a scarf.
Pupa, 2019 – 2024
Pupa, 2019 – 2024
280 x 204 mm
Over 50 painted slices of toast, from 2019, used in an art project for college.
Recycled bubble wrap from multiple sources.
Yarn bought for the purpose of knitting a scarf.
Canvas bag from schuh and canvas bag from Buchanan galleries store.
Hessian bought from GSA casting workshop in my 2nd year.
Yarn found for free in the Mezzanine.
Chrysalis, 2016 – 2024
Chrysalis, 2016 – 2024
550 x 420 mm
Old clothes used as stuffing, time spanning from 2016-2022.
Grey jumper with cat design on it, bought from Primark on a day out.
Black and white Reebok joggers, bought from TK-Maxx for the gym.
Thick wool socks, stole from my sister.
Thread/needle found in a dead lady’s sewing box, given to me by my dad.
Elastic drawstring recycled from old clothes.
Fabric strips recycled from old carpet.
Yarn found for free in the mezzanine.
Exuvia, 2015 – 2024
Exuvia, 2015 – 2024
880 x 970 mm
Sketchbooks dating from 2015-2023, shredded using a heavy-duty paper shredder, creating 9 bags in total of shredded sketchbook pages.
2 binbags full of shredded paper found on the street, presumably from an office building.
Duvet cover with Aztec design, originally belonging to my parents.
Duvet cover with pin-up girls design, bedding I’ve owned for almost a decade, stained and colors have faded.
Duvet cover provided by student accommodation as I didn’t have any bedding at that time, and wasn’t sure if I’d be staying.
Single duvet cover bought from charity shop on argyle street.
Remanence, 2016 – 2024
Remanence, 2016 – 2024
460 x 298 mm
Bag of rubbish left over from cleaning my studio space out.
Stained puffer jacket from Primark.
Pink fluffy hoodie gifted to me for my 20th birthday.
Grey t-shirt used for sleeping.
Pillowcase filled with shredded paper and sewn to look quilted.
Pillowcase and single duvet cover acquired from charity shop on argyle street.
Yarn found for free in the mezzanine.
Variety of string and rope found in the mezzanine.
