08 February 2012

Refresher

Alright I'm almost done with the first mask (denial) and it's coming along great. I plastered my face and my chest and am making a bust out of wax - i'll upload a photo when it's closer to easily being understood of what it is. While doing this process I've thought about what I could do as an artist to make my artwork sustainable. If my artwork is inside it doesn't exactly matter, but if it's outside, wax will melt, plaster will crack, and rubber will crack. I'm still working on what I want the final products to be made out of but if my artwork is inside I think it'd be interesting to make them out of candy. They'll be a little too weird to put in a children's hospital but it's still something interesting. My first self portrait is a bust of me with a pleasant look on my face, hairless looking down; I was thinking chocolate for this one because it needs to be done. The next would be with me screaming or looking in pain and I was thinking multiple kinds of hard candy or melted sugar. I'm not sure how to make this buuuut it could be a nice colorful addition. The third (bargaining) I'm still working on. The fourth (depression) would be my face crying aluminum tears with long black hair. I'm not sure how to translate this into candy and keep it's impression, but i'm working on it. The last one I'm slightly really excited about. I want it to look like glass and make a lightbulb. I'd like it to be my own head, but a lightbulb. I'm not sure other than glass that will work right now but, :) I'm working on it. Keep you posted.

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