'The Commute' by Holly Jones

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By Signature Art Prize 2025
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Dimensions (HxWxD):

135 × 190 × 5 cm

Materials:

Laser cut MDF, air brushed with commercial paint

Primary Medium:

Woodcuts

Large
2025
Edition of 10.
Signed on Back
Requires Framing
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NOTE: £6,000 | £150 per figure ABOUT THE ARTIST: My sculpture explores aspects of humanity and is inspired by the everyday mundane features of existence, which personally includes a daily commute. Looking closely at the commuter to gain insight into industrial isolation. Everyday life in cities is increasingly defined by commuting, evident by how this commute consumed my time. And how quickly I branded myself a commuter on a weary expedition. As this commute became routine, I began to pay less attention to the journey but the people I was taking it with. I was intrigued by an unspoken rule of communication, that it is frowned upon to spark conversation with the stranger who sits so closely next to you. This juxtaposition between individual and community, togetherness and isolation is something I have explored through my sculpture. My sculpture is comprised of 50 MDF figures ranging from 10cm to 30cm in height, each individually made up of 5 to 6 layers of MDF to add dimension. I stylise the figures leaving only vague expressions, making the commuters appear anonymous, their bodies merely a vessel for transit. ABOUT THE WORK: The sculpture explores aspects of humanity and is inspired by the everyday mundane features of existence, which personally includes a daily commute. Looking closely at the commuter to gain insight into industrial isolation. Everyday life in cities is increasingly defined by commuting, evident by how this commute consumed my time. And how quickly she branded herself a commuter on a weary expedition. As this commute became routine, she began to pay less attention to the journey but the people she was taking it with. she was intrigued by an unspoken rule of communication, that it is frowned upon to spark conversation with the stranger who sits so closely next to you. This juxtaposition between individual and community, togetherness and isolation is something she has explored through my sculpture. The sculpture is comprised of 50 MDF figures ranging from 10cm to 30cm in height, each individually made up of 5 to 6 layers of MDF to add dimension. She stylises the figures leaving only vague expressions, making the commuters appear anonymous, their bodies merely a vessel for transit. The only emotive indicator being body language. But she pays close attention to the belongings each person holds treating them as an extended part of self. These belongings further symbolise a consumerist choice of individually. Colour plays an important role within the sculpture. From the decision to use saturated premixed colours, to allow my work to appear more commercial. To the application of my paint choosing to use an airbrush to spray the sections of my figures as she did not want any visible brush strokes, to maintain a seamless industrialised finish.

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