SPECIAL STUDIES 3-D ART
4TH YEAR 3-D INDEPENDENT STUDY
balloon, concrete & plaster
Last year senior Shreya Shah saw a couple ideas on Pinterest that she wanted to try out
that would fit into her 3-D area of study.
She saw someone modeling/sculpting with concrete & plaster over a balloon.
She found the concrete incredibly difficult to control,
and way more grainy/lumpy bumpy then she thought it would be...
but she ended up with a pretty cool garden sculpture;
painting the inside with acrylic cooper paint.
And even though she had done some Plaster Figure Sculpture in 2nd year 3-D,
that was a reductive way of working versus this additive technique
that was messy then crumbly when dry.
She was trying for a smooth lip all the way around but I sure like the broken edge effect.
And then I really like what she did with the broken off lip pieces.
She glued them down into a heart shape.
You have always been a gutsy lady Shreya.
I admire your determination and drive to try out new ideas!
You are fearless :)
You are fearless :)
There's nothing like trying something new to give you an appreciation for the time and practice required to do it well ... kudos to Shreya (yet again) for her willingness to "get her hands dirty" (quite literally, it seems) in order to explore new media. It gives credence to the 10,000 hour "rule" touted by Malcolm Gladwell (and debunked by others). I tend to be on the side of the touters: practice, practice, practice.
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