project 5(?): create sculpture. select environment. paste.

i decided to create a sculpture that would begin as one solid piece and then completely come apart in 15 hours, roughly. i came across the artist andy goldsworthy’s environmental sculptures and fell in love immediately.

materials

OMG!! they're all gonna die!

in the beginning... i had to build this in layers. i placed the objects where i was interested in seeing them. i would let that layer of colored water and materials freeze, and then build another, etc.

completely frozen and ready to be placed...now to get it out of the glass.

i poured boiling water over the glass to crack it-no worries though. i taped the glass up before i even started the freezing process. no shattering occurred.

ready, set, melt!

i love the colors!

in about two hours, it melted away from the rocks placed in the base and toppled over

getting smaller

and it's gone

i really enjoyed watching the ice disappear, and i was interested to see where the objects would fall or roll to. I really like how the objects found their final resting places.

proposed location: Town Lake Hike and Bike Trail in Austin, TX

Art in open spaces

project 4(?): create a character to mold and cast in plaster

thumbnail sketches for ideas

detailed sketch 1

detailed sketch 2

this one demonstrates the desired size and height of the sculpture

this is the beginning cylander for the coffee cup

the cylander from above

beginning details front

beginning details side

i could not get this one to save in vertical view- sorry

view from above- i used a plastic lid to make an impression and then carved out the shapes that were imprinted

another view from above

building the robe

also could not correct the viewing of this one

arms! or one any way. also could not turn this one the right way

UGH! i can't get any of these to save vertically!

face

the goop

mother mold side 1

i have the worst camera- it's rare that an image doesn't blur

of course this one would not turn either- painted cup #1

cups 1 and 2

this one isn't finished yet

i made a coffee cup stencil, and it's great. it just takes a little longer to paint cleanly- coming soon: the tyler durden coffee cup

foam replica sculpture

view from the front

view from the back

side 1

side 2

Hour glass completed

Soft Sculpture Project: Hourglass

Day one pictures

Elements and Principles of 3-D Design (HW)

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