My
work uses plaster molds in order to create impressions of the original natural
shapes of forms. The process of
creating a plaster mold for an object begins with wrapping the object in a
protective layer of plastic wrap then building up clay around the form to create
a wall, which, the wet plaster can settle on. After the plaster dries the object is removed from the mold,
the new mold can be used to create the silhouette of the model. The mold allows me to keep the
silhouette while also being able to add some miner details such as texture or
connecting them together. Some
pieces I make with the molds are pieces of larger works or are used as canvases
for me to apply other objects to.
This process provides me with the opportunity to replicate the organic
forms presented to me with a fairly high degree of accuracy. However, complete accuracy is not
what I value in my work. I seek to
use the forms to bring attention to structure of the figure, to show the bones
within the bones.
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