There is a fork in the road and it has more than two roads. I need to choose one but how do I choose between my heart and my soul?
Ponder that and get back to me.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
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For the past few mornings I have woken around 4 am with visions of Art swimming in my head. Visions I want to create and have zero idea how to transform from my mind to a physical form. The images are so clear to me though that I know that as soon as my foot hits the doorstep of the studio, they will simply explode from my very being.
I need a new medium. I believe that I will continue to use plaster first though, make models of my pieces. I cannot draw so I believe that a crude formation is plaster will allow both my professor to see what my ideas are and for me to see some of the issues that arise with sculpting.
My problem is what to choose?
*wood- it is too warm of a medium, I think, for my pieces. Or is that a venue I should pursue? I don't want to use a chain saw though.
*Stone- there are so many to choose from but, I have just spent the last hour looking on th internet trying to learn as much as I can about stone. I think I will start with Alabaster. As far as I can tell it is the second softest carving stone (soap stone is softest) and it seems to be just hard enough for me to really go at it with out breaking and soft enough to achieve the look I am going after.
So here is the basis of my thesis for my professor, tell me what you think:
It has been three years since I laid my hands on an art piece. In coming back to the studio and school I want to finally finish and realize my potential as a sculptor.
In the past my pieces were over-simplistic and childish; although I wish to continue with the general idea of my work being simplistic; I want to challenge myself to be more aggressive in my work. I wish to learn more about the form of the human body and how it relates to itself and others. I shall continue to leave the faces blank but perhaps with more definition to the nose and eyes.
My biggest change to the way I want to wok is that I am going to change mediums. Plaster was a good starting point for me but now I plan to move on to Alabaster as it is an actual stone that is used for carving. Alabaster can also be sanded and smoothed to a soft finish that I can continue to partner with found objects.
I need a new medium. I believe that I will continue to use plaster first though, make models of my pieces. I cannot draw so I believe that a crude formation is plaster will allow both my professor to see what my ideas are and for me to see some of the issues that arise with sculpting.
My problem is what to choose?
*wood- it is too warm of a medium, I think, for my pieces. Or is that a venue I should pursue? I don't want to use a chain saw though.
*Stone- there are so many to choose from but, I have just spent the last hour looking on th internet trying to learn as much as I can about stone. I think I will start with Alabaster. As far as I can tell it is the second softest carving stone (soap stone is softest) and it seems to be just hard enough for me to really go at it with out breaking and soft enough to achieve the look I am going after.
So here is the basis of my thesis for my professor, tell me what you think:
It has been three years since I laid my hands on an art piece. In coming back to the studio and school I want to finally finish and realize my potential as a sculptor.
In the past my pieces were over-simplistic and childish; although I wish to continue with the general idea of my work being simplistic; I want to challenge myself to be more aggressive in my work. I wish to learn more about the form of the human body and how it relates to itself and others. I shall continue to leave the faces blank but perhaps with more definition to the nose and eyes.
My biggest change to the way I want to wok is that I am going to change mediums. Plaster was a good starting point for me but now I plan to move on to Alabaster as it is an actual stone that is used for carving. Alabaster can also be sanded and smoothed to a soft finish that I can continue to partner with found objects.
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