Rachel Phillips
Mixed Media, Painting
Featured projects
![Modern Collage](https://artshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5328812-1100x954.png)
Modern Collage
Series of experiments into interplays of colour, line, text and texture through collaging various plastic bags.
![Studies of Materiality](https://artshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5328816-1100x825.png)
Studies of Materiality
Intricate and delicate swatches made by fusing plastic bags together, experimenting with colour and texture.
![Suspended Plastic 1](https://artshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5328822-2000x3165.png)
Suspended Plastic 1
Close up of texture and line in Suspended Plastic 1
![Testing Composition](https://artshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5328823-1100x754.png)
Testing Composition
![Modern Collage Close-up](https://artshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5328824-1100x1467.png)
Modern Collage Close-up
![Studies of Materiality Close-up](https://artshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5328825-1100x746.png)
Studies of Materiality Close-up
![Testing Composition Close-up](https://artshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5328826-1100x733.png)
Testing Composition Close-up
![Suspended Plastic 1 Close-up](https://artshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5328827-1100x733.png)
Suspended Plastic 1 Close-up
Rachel Phillips
Motivated by current environmental issues, my work explores the materiality of plastic bags. I respond to our plastic-rich society by recycling the material and elevating it into the field of Fine Art.
Utilising the pliability of the material and its unique aesthetic qualities, I create harmonious collages of texture, colour, line and text. Through fragmentation, layering and interplays of colour and texture, I reframe the context of plastic bags to dislocate a viewer’s perception of the material; resulting in a new, sensuous experience. I aim to follow my interests and pursue a career in either a creative or environmental field, in which I can employ the knowledge and skills I have obtained from this course.
Experience
5 years working in Customer Service Work Experience at BeCaptured Photography Studio Work Experience at Moorcroft Pottery