Eddy Sjöström

Chasing shapes,

is a metal art project inspired by graffiti, specifically the throw up style of

painting, the throw up is a less Is more type of design meant to be fast and clean.

I wanted to implement some of the often-used graffiti effects, such as stretch, drip and

shadow to my metal objects. This is to make my 2-dimensional work appear more 3-

dimensional, while I still use flat materials. I present two of the effects in the work I exhibit,

drip and stretch.

The idea of my first piece is to make the stretch effect. As shown in the first picture, I want it

to look like one piece from the initial perspective, at least as much as possible, then make it

shift into a stretched piece as the perspective alters when you move closer.

The idea of my second piece is to imitate the drip effect commonly found in graffiti artwork.

I have given both the drips and the stretch a highly polished appearance to depict metals in a

liquid state. I have also added coloring through a technique found in an earlier and wider

studies surrounding ways of coloring metal.