One Minute Sculptures - Erwin Wurm

Erwin Wurm

I decided to look at Erwin Wurms' one minute sculptures, as they inspired the design process for the initial ideas in study task 2 (one minute book covers). The concept behind these images is to create a striking yet absurd composition, that causes the viewer to question the still. In many ways, this links to the idea of 'a smile in the mind', as it pushes the audience to think about the image; these images don't treat the audience like idiots, and this approach could be useful in my own cover design. The photos are nice in how they involve an interesting use of negative space, which adds drama to the composition. It could also be interesting to produce some illustrations from images like these, as it could introduce an element of playfulness linking to the book itself.