Final Wire Sculpture

Wire Sculpture Project

How does your wire sculpture use line to articulate motion?

 My wire sculpture depicts a volleyball player jump-serving, and i used line to articulate this motion by shaping the player in a strong way. The sculpture has a higher concentration of wire in the chest, shoulders, and legs to show that these areas are partaking in the most movement and have the most strength. The lines in the figure's right arm are bent in a way that represents movement. This arm is the one that is about to hit the volleyball, so it is tensed and in an upright position to show that it will soon move. I also hung the sculpture from a wire so that the figure was hanging in midair to represent the jumping of the athlete through the air. 

In what ways does your sculpture illustrate your technical development?

 My sculpture illustrates my technical development because I was able to use line to show contour and form without completely filling in every part of the sculpture with excess wire. Also, I was able to wrap as little wire as possible and instead rely on line and shape to illustrate definition and strength. I used concentrated amounts of wrapping only at joints and when combining two pieces of wire. I sort of wrapped the legs, but I did this to give the impression of extreme strength and not necessarily to increase volume or take up space. This sculpture also represents my technical development because I was able to give the object some three-dimensionality using wires. For example, I made a spiral and then elongated it to create the spherical shape of the head. I was also able to use wire to create a three-dimensional rib cage of sorts within the chest of the figure. 

Look at your preliminary sketches for your sculpture, how do the sketches resemble your final piece? how are they different?

 The basic shape of my sketches corresponds to that of my sculpture, and the size of the original sketches is similar to the size of my wire sculpture. However, there were many details that came out differently in my final piece. For example, I had originally planned to use a two-dimensional circular wire to create the head of my figure, and I was going to add hair using thin wire. However, in my final work, I was able to make a wire spiral to use as a three-dimensional head, and I decided to forgo the idea of the hair because I could not find a way to make a three-dimensional ponytail that could be seen and understood from all angles. Also, my sketches did not have as prominent of a rib cage as my wire sculpture did. In continuation, I was not planning on adding wires to emphasize the strength in the legs and shoulders of the figure, but I ended up doing so to depict the explosive power of the figure. 

Interim Wire Project

Contour and Gesture Drawings

Contour and Gesture Drawings

In this sketch, I drew a bruised apple. I tried to use light lines to put emphasis on the apple's bruises. I wanted to make it look as natural and organic as possible, and I tried to keep the apple's overall contour lines dark and dramatic. 

Ben posed in front of the class for this drawing, and it was our task to draw this pose. I thought that this pose had lots of interesting movement and an interesting shape. I lightly sketched ovals to represent the overall shape of the body, and I used somewhat frantic lines to represent the movement of the figure. 

Next, Rakesh posed in front of the class. I thought that this posed showed really interesting balance, and I tried to emphasize this with the tilt of the heel on the right foot. I also thought that the overall slant of the body was very interesting and used tilted ovals to represent these shapes. I think that the shape is very organic, and I used soft lines to try to capture this aspect through the contour.