Sculpture Assignment 2

 

Planned diagram

Final Composition

Final sculpture

Side view of final sculpture

Needed the wire to be closer, attached corner bracket
and hot glued so the it would stay in place.

Attaching the wire to hang

Foam board layout

Plaster covering

Initial Paint 

Laying flat on floor - photo studio

For this project the assignment was to use insulation foam board to create the base of a sculpture. I cut the foam board into various squares and rectangular shapes and layered the pieces to create a design. In order to get the pieces to stay together I used cut up skewers and glue to attach. Once the base was completed then joint compound was applied. I brushed on two layers of the plaster. The plaster used was from last year and the consistency was a bit more watered down the new compound that was delivered after I was complete. Since I used a brush to apply the compound, it left brush strokes which I used in my final design element. It took 24 hours for each of the coats of plaster to dry. I sprayed the entire piece with chalk paint in linen. The linen color was the same as the plater but it gave the surface a nice flat texture to work with. Using a pallet knife I applied grey and black acrylic paint to scrape on a design. Since the final composition had to stand on its own and have at least one side longer than 24 inches. I fashion the piece to hang on a wall, so I had to attach wire and use hot glue to get the wire to lay properly in order to hang flush on the wall.

There are several picture versions of the final sculpture. I hung it in the photo studio to take pictures and then I also hung it outside on the cement portion of the Molly Wiley building.

Since I was going to miss a class session, I worked an additional 7 hours in the wood shop and studio to put in the hours to complete the project by the deadline.

This piece was inspired by Stephanie Cohen Home store - wooden sculpture. 

 

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I was drawn to the use of squares. Squares represent uniformity. Shapes with straight line edges, where you don’t stray away from conformity. These squares are often known as an imaginary place to store things, locked, where you can through away the key. A place to hide away your feelings, things you don’t want to feel or explore. 

The colors are derived from black and white. Two opposite ends of the spectrum. Blending to shades of grey, when adding more white or black. Finding comfort in the minimalistic color pallet adds to the theme of how deep each box is buried. Shallow, medium, or deep. Will they surface or stay buried forever?