by Will Cottrell | Apr 17, 2026 | Art
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by Will Cottrell | Apr 17, 2026 | Bamboo Art, Context
Shape As Structure Structure is not only created only through the strength of a material. It can also emerge from how forces are organised within a form. For example: an eggshell is extremely thin, yet surprisingly strong because its curved shape distributes...
by Will Cottrell | Apr 15, 2026 | Art
Artist Statement  Technique & Process Bamboo is my primary material, and I use a combination of cuts, splits, breakages, offcuts and connection techniques to create sculptural forms. I use bamboo carpentry as a means of engaging with ideas of connection,...
by Will Cottrell | Apr 14, 2026 | Art, Bamboo Art
What Holds It Together The work begins with a simple question: what holds this together? Not in terms of material strength, but in terms of how parts relate, resist, and organise themselves into something that stands. Structure is present throughout – embedded...
by Will Cottrell | Apr 3, 2026 | Art, Bamboo Art, Context
Bamboo U: My Bamboo Education in Bali As an artist trying to understand bamboo, I went to Bali to study the structural languages developed there. Bali is the home of contemporary bamboo and the structures they are creating are both visually mind-blowing and...
