Task 5: Sculpture

We were tasked to make a sculpture out of polymer clay, tinfoil and wire.

For this, I chose to do the mech I designed for the silhouette task, but for someone who is unskilled at sculpting, this would be difficult.

Whilst attempting this, I started to make a humanoid sculpture. I made a basic skeleton out of braided wire and then layered tin foil around it to create a base for the digital design. However, the foil was layering itself in such a way as to design itself for me.

 

This design would take advantage of the unique properties of the clay, where the clay will overlap over itself and make a bulky shape. The face parts were made with a piece of braided wire. When enough clay was applied, it started to look like my design. 

I thought that it lacked anything unique, so I added a top hat and bowtie.