Known for her frequent collaboration with scientists and perfumers in the development of her work, Yi
employs unconventional materials — that often were, or are, alive — to examine what she refers to as «a biopolitics of the senses».
Lebanese artist Dala Nasser
employs unconventional materials such as liquid latex, brick pigment and dirt collected off the floor, on «grounds» including tarpaulin and trauma blankets to create a body of work that, possessing an intricate physicality, speaks to the contemporary moment.
Her techniques vary: she alternately uses acrylics, pastels, inks and graphites and likes to
employ unconventional materials, such as ripped canvas or painters tape.
Not exact matches
Cage's own visual work often drew upon the chance processes that guided his music, as well as the
unconventional, everyday
materials that he
employed in his performances.
Early tactile collages in
unconventional materials such as pumice, black tar and burlap, including Nero Catrame (1951), Sacco e Rosso (1956) and Sacco Bianco e Nero (1956) transform the traditional definition of painting by
employing a new language and giving life to hitherto unheard - of expressive results.
In her practice, she often used tools associated with mechanical reproduction that she
employs in
unconventional ways, as well as mechanically reproduced
materials, such as a windows screens, plastic mannequins, and studio floor debris from previous art pieces.
For her works May Hands
employs both conventional and
unconventional materials that reflect our modern visual and
material environment.
Recently she has started to work with the traditional sculptural medium of bronze, whose properties seem to be the opposite of the
unconventional materials she usually
employs.
architecture in greece surveys the contemporary condition of the country's built environment, showcasing a range of innovative projects and the diverse
materials and
unconventional forms
employed in their construction.