The Wing Assignment
The Wing Assignment is an Arts Project open to Artists of all disciplines. The assignment is to create an artwork inspired by or using a birds wing.



This site is a scrapbook of inspirational images and a showcase of wing Artists work. Visit participate if you'd like to get involved
Artwork 2: Feather Frequency 6,15,18 13,9,3,11,5,25 (Number Grid)Dimensions:29.5cm x 42cm Medium: Ink on water colour paper Wing: Open Pheasant Wing Created for The Wing Assignment: July 2012 “From the smallest elements, to the greater depths of space, there are unseen patterns and systems that create what we see. The most mundane thing can be the result of the most extraordinary circumstance, we may learn the ways of the universe or forever be held by its mystery.” “On receiving my pheasant wings from The Wing Assignment, I was fascinated by the data like quality of the patterns witnessed on very close inspection. The feather markings looked almost man made, ridged and basic in form; the exact opposite to the organic form of the wing when viewed as a whole. I reacted by creating my own patternation sequence; converting numbers I had generated by rolling a dice into the positions of strands in my sculpture” The assignment resulted in the creation of two works - the sculpture itself and a print of the numbers used to inform the creation of the sculpture”

Artwork 2: Feather Frequency 6,15,18 13,9,3,11,5,25 (Number Grid)

Dimensions:29.5cm x 42cm

Medium: Ink on water colour paper

Wing: Open Pheasant Wing

Created for The Wing Assignment: July 2012

“From the smallest elements, to the greater depths of space, there are unseen patterns and systems that create what we see. The most mundane thing can be the result of the most extraordinary circumstance, we may learn the ways of the universe or forever be held by its mystery.”

“On receiving my pheasant wings from The Wing Assignment, I was fascinated by the data like quality of the patterns witnessed on very close inspection. The feather markings looked almost man made, ridged and basic in form; the exact opposite to the organic form of the wing when viewed as a whole. I reacted by creating my own patternation sequence; converting numbers I had generated by rolling a dice into the positions of strands in my sculpture” The assignment resulted in the creation of two works - the sculpture itself and a print of the numbers used to inform the creation of the sculpture”

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