Antony Gormley

ar·chi·tec·ture

   [ahr-ki-tek-cher]

noun 

 1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect.

Architecture doesn't just have to be buildings, as stated above it can be to design artificial constructions. One artist that i looked at is Antony Gormley who designed the angel of the north. When i looked at his other work, i found that most of it is figures made up of wood or metal, he makes these statues look like pieces of abstract art. Every piece of the figure is carefully placed so that it is supported and still stands but looks like he wanted it to look.

My quick responses to Antony Gormley:

 

Matthew Picton

One artist that i find interesting is an English artist called Matthew Picton. He makes sculptures of cities using different materials which can include newspapers, sheet music, enamel paint and pins. All of his work looks down on the city like a birds eye view. He creates many layers for the city sculptures including layers for communication, transportation, and the river. Looking aqt his sculptures, I realise how complicated the infrastructure of a city is, making me view the city as a sort of organism.
On his website (http://matthewpicton.com/statements/urban-sculptures/) he has the quote: “Cities bring together culture and ideas, convert human power in to form, energy in to civilization, they are like brains directing and developing civilized life” With this quote he is basically stating that the city is viewed as a living thing. 
Some of his work has important messages attached to them. An example of this is his paper sculptures, part of his new work:

London 1940: Waterloo

When describing his work, he said that cities have a tradition of being personified, he uses this and he destructs the cleanliness of the city plan and he filled the city with a feeling of unique history and culture. With the art above, I think he is referencing the world war 2, with the damaged and destroyed buildings and the bleakness of the entire city. 

Other examples of his work are: