Artist statement
I look to break down a complicated idea into a simple, poignant solution.
I do this by using shape and colour to create a sense of story, but always leaving room for the viewer’s own personal response and imagination.
Bio
Becky Bliss graduated from Whitireia New Zealand in 2010 and is also a graphic designer.
Her current works look at social issues such as global warming, fair pay and equal employment opportunities.
She was a participant in Handshake 1, 3, and 5 and the current HS7, as well as HandShake alumni exhibitions, and an exhibitor in Schmuck 2020 in Munich and Valencia, and Schmuck 2015 in Munich and Prague.
She is in several public and private collections.
Reflections
Estella challenged us through a series of fast exercises to look differently at common objects we had brought to the room. As we pushed through a range of materials, I realised that the choice of those materials had been quite important. Samples from exercises above I...
Standing Room Only, RNZ interview
Lynn Freeman interviews Peter Deckers, Caroline Thomas, Vivien Atkinson and Becky Bliss. Radio New Zealand Standing Room Only, 1:46 pm on 8 December 2019 LISTEN: PLAY
Packaging
If you were in any doubt who specific toys were targeted to, take a look at the packaging. Let's look at statistics of engineers relatively recently in the US (since there’s a few meccano boxes specifically for engineering). Women account for 47% of the...
Plastic fantastic
The first plastic was developed in 1869. It was called celluloid and one of its first uses was to produce a white billiard ball (to replace ivory). Bakelite shortly followed. Oil was cheap, and the toy industry was gradually taken over. It was also very flammable. It...
Becky Bliss‘ images
