Dominic Wilcox

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Born. Sunderland, UK
Education. Royal College of Art (MA), Edinburgh College of Art (BA)
Based. London, UK

Dominic Wilcox is a British artist and designer who creates innovative objects, drawings and installations. In 2002 he graduated from Ron Arad’s renowned Design Products course at the Royal College of Art and has gone on to develop an international reputation for his diverse range of original and creative work.

Through his drawings and objects he aims to place a spotlight on the banal; adding a new, surprising perspective on the everyday. Recent projects include the design of a pair of shoeswith inbuilt GPS to guide the wearer home, a race against a 3D Printer at the V&A and a 10″ vinyl record called Sounds of Making in East London.

Designer Thomas Heatherwick had this to say on Wilcox’s invention drawings, “Dominic Wilcox’s drawings aren’t just witty and beautifully drawn, they are serious challenges to the real world to keep looking at itself with innocent eyes, wondering what else is possible.”

In 2009 he started a Webby award nominated blog called Variations on Normal where he shows his sketchbook inventions and observations. He has received commissions from a diverse range of individuals and organisations such as super model Helena Christensen, Nike, Jaffa Cakes, Paul Smith, Selfridges, The V&A museum and the Design Museum.

“I’ve convinced myself that within everything that surrounds us, there are hundreds of ideas and connections waiting to be found. We just need to look hard enough. Some of my ideas develop from observations on human behaviour and I express them through the objects I create. I also experiment with materials to try to find surprises that can’t be found simply by thinking with a pen or computer.” Dominic Wilcox

http://dominicwilcox.com/about/

I REMEMBER YOU WELL

From the collection 'Variations on Normal'

Time is so fleeting, many people want it all back again but the best we can do is try to capture moments. A bronze bust captures a person’s face for eternity. I decided to use another metal to create my own bust, one that is so fragile it can be destroyed in a second. This tin foil bust is me at the age of 21 (a long while ago). (Made by forming foil into the original old plaster mould)