I made a batch of the paper clay, and it turned out better than I had expected! It has finally dried, and while it was difficult to shape into a form that held its own weight while the clay was wet, now that it is dry the material is a lot lighter than I had expected it to be. Since the material is workable, I drew up some thumbnail sketches. The sketches are very rough, but I left it that way because I want to let the material do a good amount of the work while sculpting- during my trial run, I noticed that some clumps of the clay can't be spread out, and it just work best if you leave it like that. I want to use that to add more depth and negative space to the piece in areas where the clay clumps up. When finished, I want this piece to conjure up the feeling you would get standing in historical ruins- something that is both surreal and almost unfinished. The arches, caves, and holes in the piece will be familiar architecturally, which makes the piece feel like a model of a house, while the material and ruggedness make it seem more like a piece of art. The spiral movement was inspired by the Duomo pictured in my last post, because from my vantage point it seemed that all the smaller houses stacked upon each other until it peaked into a tower like form at the top. thumbnailsmore inspirationexperimental shape
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