Building Blocks
Allison and Bray
Building Blocks
Allison and Bray
Reference
SAS0014_003
Year
2007
Dimensions (cm)
Height: 180
Length: 180
Depth: 5
Length: 180
Depth: 5
Materials
Birch blocks with pencil and UVR paint
Current Location
East Wymss, Fife
Suitable Locations for the Work
- Indoors
- Freestanding
About the Artwork
Building Blocks is the second of two pieces of work that resulted from a two-month Society of Scottish Artists residency in the small town of Sand on the west coast of Norway in 2007. Flowers that were given to us as gifts on our arrival, trees, traditional Norwegian flower painting and knitting patterns inspired both pieces.
Completed in Scotland this floor piece comprises hundreds of cubes of birch brought back from Norway. It has a dual quality, with subtle marks and drawings visible in daylight and a glowing pattern of crosses revealed in the dark under blacklight.
Background, history, commissioner of the work
This floor work resulted from a residency in Norway in 2007. It is inspired by trees, traditional Norwegian flower painting and knitting patterns, and is comprised of hundreds of cubes of Norwegian birch.
