Balloon Installations - 1996 - 2000

Bombastic cartoon characters, constructed on site and made from latex balloons. To prevent the balloons bursting, they were glued together with a 'low temperature melting point' glue, using a glue gun and I would partially and fully inflate them with foot and hand pumps.

During the shows, they would deflate and wilt in an accelerated ageing process.

Balloons layered inside balloons created a corporeal effect.

The were around 1 to 2 meters in size.

Sketches

You can view the idea sketches and snapshots  that relate to this work in Blog Post 86 and Blog Post 87

Sculpture about 1.5m tall made from various size pink balloons glued together

Naked Lady

 

Bride

Bride

 

Bride - detail

Bride - detail

Doggy Fashion Dame

Doggy Fashion Dame Version 2

 

Bride-a-go-go red

 

Bride-a-go-go multicolour


Bride-a-go-go multicolour

Michelin Maiden

 

Michelin Maiden - close up

Balloon installation title Goofy Femme Fatale

Goofy Femme Fatale

Goofy Femme Fatale detail