Silicone Refinement

***before silicone glue was added. In preparation for the End of Year Exhibition it was important that made some important superficial refinements to the masks that are going to be displayed in the exhibition. In particular, this regards a silicone patch o the tempt of one of my masks that failed to cure properly. This left it… Continue reading Silicone Refinement

Skin Texture(s)

The finishing touches with the clay mask involve small pore details and skin textural inconsistencies being made to the casting. I really want to emphasise the hyperrealist nature LifeCasting and am trying to avoid smooth casting finishing techniques as much as possible. This involves modelling tools and a scalpel to make small marks onto the… Continue reading Skin Texture(s)

Sculpture & Texture

Layering: perhaps a clay/silicone layered depiction Found images that display some very interesting sculptural textures and shapes that could influence further castings within my practise. Although I remain interested in very hyperrealist depictions of the human face, I feel that more abstract, experimental depiction could also be an interesting comparison. Textual techniques: Full body casting that… Continue reading Sculpture & Texture

A0 Print – Sometime A Photograph is All You Need!

As a follow on from the Uncreative Practise Workshop I feel that I have to make a lot more of the the photographic side of my practise. As it is such a large part of my process and the way I translate and re-translate my work into drawings, I plan to create an A0 Matte Print of the original image. There is a level… Continue reading A0 Print – Sometime A Photograph is All You Need!

“To Be, or Not To Be, That is The Question…”

There have been many ups and downs too the exhibition proposal but as I group I feel that we have really come together to overcome the challenges that are afflicting our exhibition. Going from making a quasi-gallery gift-shop, to the complete obliteration of this idea, not the challenges that face our group is how to make… Continue reading “To Be, or Not To Be, That is The Question…”