5 Faovrite: animal heads zippers scissors hands French Circus
5 Favorite Materials: paper plaster strips lace wax cardboard
Essay: Through the manipulation of paperr and use of plaster strips, I created a variety of wearable animal heads in order to capture the playful spirit of "dressing up". I have an insatuable fascination with masks, and crafting a durable head covering that completely conceals someone's identity consumed me. During the process, I experimented with several different paper folding techniques so as to create a skeletal frame. To add substance to the "bones" I employed plaster strips- this also helped me to mold and soften the edges of the animals' features. By screen printing specific skin and fur textures onto sheets of newsprint and spreading these over the skeletal and musculature layers, my animals came alive. I incorporated lace collars and costuming to enhance the finished heads, heightening both the whimsical and playful qualities of the masks.
5 FAVOURITE MATERIALS: Plaster casting/strips, clay of various types, acrylic casting(?), paper, wood.
ESSAY: For my concentration, I reached back into my childhood and the pleasant things that were involved. As a kid, a main part of my life was literature. I’m trying to incorporate as many things relating to this whilst still capturing the other aspects of a full, thrilling adolescence. Through the use of various casting and modeling methods, I plan to capture the wide-eyed wonder and innocence of a child. To them, characters in a book can come alive and mean everything– a person in a costume can be the most interesting in the world; a box and a set of markers can make a spaceship. I will attempt to make most pieces as realistic as possible, even utilizing a real person encased in sculpted pieces to capture the surrealism of a youth’s misconceptions. Childhood is grown from unbridled imagination, and I hope my pieces will capture that.
20 Ideas:
ReplyDeleteanimal heads
zippers
French circus
boats
decadence
trees
hands
noses (facial structure)
lace
clocks
vintage cameras
typewriters
bathtubs
stitching
claws
conch (shells)
beetles
antlers
pop iconography
velvet (texture)
scissors
5 Faovrite:
animal heads
zippers
scissors
hands
French Circus
5 Favorite Materials:
paper
plaster strips
lace
wax
cardboard
Essay:
Through the manipulation of paperr and use of plaster strips, I created a variety of wearable animal heads in order to capture the playful spirit of "dressing up". I have an insatuable fascination with masks, and crafting a durable head covering that completely conceals someone's identity consumed me. During the process, I experimented with several different paper folding techniques so as to create a skeletal frame. To add substance to the "bones" I employed plaster strips- this also helped me to mold and soften the edges of the animals' features. By screen printing specific skin and fur textures onto sheets of newsprint and spreading these over the skeletal and musculature layers, my animals came alive. I incorporated lace collars and costuming to enhance the finished heads, heightening both the whimsical and playful qualities of the masks.
20 IDEAS:
ReplyDeleteDisease, old-style circuses, marine animals and objects, nautical things, nature, trees/tree houses, childhood, group isolation (alone in a crowd), sickness (mental, not physical), children's literature, boxes, anatomical studies, disfigurement, music, fingernails, apocalypse, spirituality (incense, meditation), movie inspirations, costumed people, water, toes, etc.
5 FAVOURITE IDEAS:
Childhood, children's literature, sickness/disease, group isolation, old-style circuses.
5 FAVOURITE MATERIALS:
Plaster casting/strips, clay of various types, acrylic casting(?), paper, wood.
ESSAY:
For my concentration, I reached back into my childhood and the pleasant things that were involved. As a kid, a main part of my life was literature. I’m trying to incorporate as many things relating to this whilst still capturing the other aspects of a full, thrilling adolescence. Through the use of various casting and modeling methods, I plan to capture the wide-eyed wonder and innocence of a child. To them, characters in a book can come alive and mean everything– a person in a costume can be the most interesting in the world; a box and a set of markers can make a spaceship. I will attempt to make most pieces as realistic as possible, even utilizing a real person encased in sculpted pieces to capture the surrealism of a youth’s misconceptions. Childhood is grown from unbridled imagination, and I hope my pieces will capture that.