Cardboard figures!

"THESE FIGURES, MADE OF PAINTED CARDBOARD AND WOOD, ARE RELATED MAINLY TO THE SINGLE FIGURES IN THE PAINTINGS.

AND

AS WITH THE CERAMIC FIGURES THEY OBVIATE THE USE OF ANY DESCRIPTIVE BACKGROUND.

MOSTLY THEY ARE NOT "DOING ANYTHING", OTHER THAN " BEING".

THEY ARE AS HUMAN IMAGES REFLECTED IN A MIRROR.  

 WITH THE STANDING FIGURES IT IS THE "UPRIGHTNESS" THAT IS IMPORTANT, THE NOTION OF STANDING; ALSO "STANDING FOR SOMETHING".

IN THEIR NATURE THEY ARE NOT TOTEMIC. THEY ALLOW FOR PLAY!

CARDBOARD WAS READILY AVAILABLE DURING LOCKDOWN, IT WAS FREE, AND LIGHT, AND HAVING WORKED WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN WORKSHOPS USING THE MATERIAL  I BEGAN USING THIS UNDERVALUED MATERIAL FOR MYSELF.