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The Making of - Moxie Metaphysics |
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| After completing my "Dali Skull" for the International Life Cast Museum, |
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surrealistic "fine art" sculpture for |
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thought-provoking. This time, I decided to |
| turn to the "impossible world" of
M.C. Escher for
inspiration. I remember |
| my grandmother showing me how to peel an
apple in one long rind and how |
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wood-engraving. I knew this was the way |
| to go to create the "impossible
lifecasting" sculpture I was looking for. |
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| Moxie being cast. |
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Moxie's raw cast. |
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The blue-print for the plan. |
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cast iron sculpture, the weight of the ribbon would still crash down upon itself. My
challenge therefore, was how to create the illusion of 3-dimensions. Instead I made a 3/4
relief with Moxie's cast, mixing in fiberglass strands for the added support and the whole
thing was attached to a sheet of plywood. Each section was cut along with the
plywood, to allow me access to trim each "ribbon" to a smooth 1 inch thickness
with a dremel. The jigsaw puzzle was then glued back together on a 2nd sheet of
plywood and readied to paint. |
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Figure "ribbon" painted, from front. |
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3/4 view to see 3-D "ribbon" better. |
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The challenge
became, how to create the illusion of 3-dimensions on a flat surface continuing on with an
actual 3-dimensional statue, while keeping the appearance of a 2-dimensional painting. |
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