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Color of Light
I love doing a project that deals with the color of light in my beginning painting classes. Here’s a shot of a set up from this semester:
…and a couple from previous semesters:
now, here are a number of student works:
Dodecahedron Bronze, Part 4
A couple shots of the investment mold for my bronze! Our pour day got rained out, but it looks like we’ll hit it this week.
The glorious texture of the investment:
Dodecahedron Bronze, Part 3
Worked on the investment mold for my bronze with Chris again a few days ago. Above is the “before” picture… and below is a pictorial of the process.
This was one of about 12 iterations of the same process. Eventually the wax will be entirely coated with the investment and a fine silica sand. In a week or so we’ll aim at the actual bronze pouring. I’ll have pictures of that as well!
Iconoclast, Stage 12 or 13
Well, I’m still moving forward on the Iconoclast painting. It’s now rounding the final corner and I’m feeling the tensions and densities that I was aiming for coming out. Above is a detail showing the working, building, statement and restatement across the structures of the head and upper body. Below is a full shot of the piece. I’ll add some statement regarding the reasons for the piece and what I’m aiming at with it once it has announced its completion… probably a couple weeks.
Dodecahedron Bronze, Part 2
Paper Explorations Group Show
I’m included in a curated exhibition at Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, MA. Click the image for a PDF of the announcement flier for the show.
Media Coverage for “Concerning Composing” Show
VOX Feature on my work, Plato Play by Jessica Davis.
Audio slide show here.
Columbia Daily Tribune Article, “Articulation, orchestration” by Aarik Danielsen.
Photos by Calin Ilea
Entity!
Awesome
Dodecahedron Bronze, Part 1
Today I began preparations for making my first bronze work. I brought my wax work to Chris Morrey (a just-graduated MFA in sculpture from the University of Missouri) for approval/adjustments. We worked together to clean up the piece a bit (later on I’ll describe why I wanted this piece to have the form it does) and develop a strategy for the sprue system that will deliver the molten bronze to my form. I’ll update here as we continue – I’m excited!
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