Degree of Exploration (Stretch and Explore)
– How well do your drawings capture the gesture of the figure?
My drawings capture the gesture of this figure because you can see there is a movement being performed, but it isn't obvious what movement it is, giving it an abstractness. I think I captured the gesture pretty well. My original gesture was someone standing up with their arms raised up above their head, and I think that movement can be deciphered from looking at it carefully without it being too obvious or too oblivious.
– How thoroughly did you explore the process of simplifying and “abstracting” the gestures in order to best capture your intended form?
I carefully looked at the gesture and deciphered ways to involve the negative into it in an abstract way. I made sure the piece wasn't too figurative, but at the same time wasn't too abstract that no one could tell what it was supposed to be.
- In what ways have your intentions change over the course of your project so far? What opportunities or occurrences led to these changes?
My intentions have changed over the course of the project so far because I started out with my drawing being more on the abstract side, but then as I made my clay moquette, I ventured more to give the sculpture more dimension and some more figurative qualities so there was a better balance of the two. The opportunity that led to this change was the building and molding of the clay moquette. If we hadn't done that, I wouldn't have been able to see that there was more that needed to be done in my sculpture.
My container is a pint sized milk carton. It is a good size for my sculpture because my clay moquette is on the smaller side, and that is the way I like it.
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