A Study in Contrasts - Hyper Realism

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I'm Back with Hyper Realistic Reconstructed Sculpture #5

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Hi, I'm finally back after a long layoff  mainly due to illness. I'm much better now and anxious to get back to full speed.
Today, I thought a good subject for a post would be the return of bust #5.

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Like the other clay models in this series, very few are clear sailing in terms of being satisfied  with the initial results. I always find setting aside a model for a time gives me a chance to view the sculpture with new eyes.
I found this approach works best for me and avoids later disappointment.
My main concerns with this sculpture was not with the face but with neck and shoulders. At the time when this model was near completion, I just didn't feel it was right so when I looked at it again later on I realized that the neck and shoulders needed adjustments. Certainly not radical change but enough to make a difference. I'm also going to make changes to the skin texture as well so there will be further updates on that too.
In the meantime,the studio is getting very busy again so there will be a number of new posts coming soon.
Thank you for your patience. Cheers!

A Very Short Post

Hello everyone,  Unfortunately I haven't  been able to post recently because of a bout of the flu.

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The good news is that I'm on the mend and I'm working on some new images. I'll be back shortly.

Studio Shots

Working on a wax cast for the artist Taline Iskedjian                     Copyright  Art  Di Lella 2012

Detail  of  Homo Erectus LTB         Copyright   Art  Di Lella  2012

Small silicone moulds for compression casting         Copyright   Art  Di Lella 2012

Random stuff          Copyright    Art  Di Lella 2012

Wax Cast of  Armenian Dancer by Talene Iskedjian             Copyright  Art Di Lella 2012

LTB under revision               Copyright   Art Di Lella 2012      Photo credits   Barbara Di Lella

Barbara came into the studio this morning and did a series of random shots of some of the different projects that I'm engaged. It gives a small glimpse of how I work. It's a process of going back and forth working on several things at once, adjusting LTB then switching to Taline's sculptures, afterwards working on a retail display then back to making several little silicone moulds and so on. It's extremely rare that I'm able to work on one piece at a time because many of my clients don't come at predictable intervals and also their projects vary so much that many of the tasks involved aren't replicated from job to job.  It certainly isn't boring.

Anyway, I should be back at the end of this week. Have a great work week. Cheers.

Hyper Realistic Reconstructed Figure Sculpture #1 Lake Turkana Boy * Special Topic Feet

This week I've been working on a number of different fronts.
I've been building a retail display for my partner Barbara, moulding and casting a Geisha model for a local model making company, moulding several sculptures for the Toronto sculptor Taline Iskedjian and prepping to make more robot moulds for Matthew Del Degan.
While doing all of this I'd managed to find a few minutes here and there to do sculpting and applying texture to the feet of my Homo Erectus sculpture LTB.

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Feet have amazing complexity both in form and skin texture. The texture varies considerably from the toes having largely just creases to the mid section of the foot with it's complex cross hatching  to finally the heel which has a combination of random deep creases with very fine parallel lines below which connect to the bottom of the feet.
Even though the feet are mostly complete,the rest of the figure including the head are still going through some further revisions. All part of the back and forth process I go through when I sculpt.

Also, I'm hoping to find some time over the next few weeks to return to Hyper Realistic Reconstructed Sculpture #2 YW. Remember her.

Copyright    Art  Di Lella 2012                       Silicone cast unpainted.

Anyway, I will be back soon. Take care.

Introduction of Hyper Realistic Reconstructed Sculpture #8

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 It's a new month and it's time to introduce the final subject in this series:  Hyper Realistic Reconstructed Sculpture #8.

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 The individual shown is an adult female probably young and really small.  Her skull is not much larger than the child in this series, Hyper realistic Reconstructed Sculpture #6.
I'm looking forward to building this new clay reconstruction. Another young female in this group of busts,it should be an interesting comparison with #2.
In the meantime, I still have to build the armature for this skull but that will have to come at a later date.
Finally, I"ll be returning next week with a couple of new posts as I'm working on a number diverse projects and it will need two or perhaps more postings to catch up with all the news.
Take care and have a great weekend.

Studio Shots

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Hello, It's been a rather hectic week for me so far as I haven't had time to do an earlier post.  The week has been spent finishing a couple of larger projects, working on Homo Erectus feet plus prepping the studio for a film shoot.

Unfortunately, I can't get into detail about the film shoot at the moment but I'll post about it soon.

In the meantime, I've gone back to working on Hyper Realistic Reconstructed Sculpture #5 and Hyper Realistic Reconstructed Figure#1 otherwise known as LTB. I've been focusing my attention on the feet of LTB as this was barely sketched out before so I thought it was necessary at this time to get this part of his anatomy "caught up"  I've been trying to push these two sculptures further along as they're both close to the finishing stages.

Finally, I'll be back next week with studio updates and the introduction of the final character in my sculpture series of reconstructed busts.
Have a great weekend. Cheers!

Hyper Realistic Reconstructed Sculpture # 5 is Back!

Over the past few months, I've been thinking about making changes to #5 Hyper Realistic Reconstructed Sculpture. This clay sculpture model was pretty much completed over a year ago but at the time, I had a few reservations about this piece. I felt that some changes were needed but I wasn't sure how to proceed.

Recently, I had a chance to reevaluate this sculpture and decided that some minor changes were needed to the clay specifically, minor adjustments to the shoulders, back and skin texture.

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The above image is the original skull for #5 mounted on an armature. This image was published on July 4th 2011.

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I'll be publishing new updates for this piece as they become available so in the meantime I'm working on some new moulds and spending some time on  Lake Turkana Boy. Remember him? There will be some new stuff to report on later next week
Finally, it's the end of the week so I want to wish all my visitors, a great weekend. Cheers!

Hyper Realistic Reconstructed Sculpture #7 Final Clay Model and Review

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I thought it was a good time to have a combo review and the unveiling of the finished clay model of Hyper Realistic Reconstructed Sculpture #7 otherwise known as RM.

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Below are the images of the finalized clay model.

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I began this project mid August 2012 and finished yesterday October 12, 2012. The construction of this model was pretty quick compared to some of the others in this series. I guess that's the way things go.
Anyway, this model will be set aside for a time before it's moulded.
Finally, I'll be doing some updates on other studio projects early next week. So stay tuned.
Take care,have a great day!

Skin Texture Hyper Realistic Reconstructed Sculpture #7 Part4 in Black and White

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I hope everyone had a great weekend. In Canada we are celebrating Thanksgiving.so I would like to pass on my best wishes to all celebrating in this country.

Now down to business. Over the past week, I've been putting extra time applying the skin texture to my current sculpture project RM. In this post, I've done some detail shots by increasing the contrast in the photos themselves in order for the visitor to see the skin texture more clearly.

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Although, it may appear that the texture stage is complete,it isn't because I still have to finish detailing the neck as well as finalize the texture on the shoulders. I'm hoping to show the finished model perhaps in a week. We'll see.
In the meantime, other studio stuff includes continuing the work on the Robot moulds as well as doing several urethane casts for a local Toronto sculptor.
I'll be back later this week with studio updates. Take care and have a great week.

Robot Moulds Part 2

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Photo Credit  Art  Di Lella           Sculpture copyright  Matthew Del Degan

Photo credit   Art  Di Lella                   Sculpture copyright  Matthew Del Degan

Hello again, I wanted to show a few more images of the Robot Mould  project. I'm constructing this moulds for the artist and designer Matthew Del Degan.
In the pictures, I placed plaster replicas produced from these new moulds. The mould making aspect of this project is still some weeks from completion but in the meantime it was an opportunity to show part of the process. If you want to know more about Matthew's projects check out his really cool website.

Finally, I will be back shortly with more news about my sculpture Hyper Realistic Reconstructed Sculpture #7 RM.
Take Care. Have a great weekend.