In today's post, I wanted to show another bronze sculpture of a baby but this time the subject is a baby that is stillborn. A difficult subject to talk about when unfortunately it occurs more often than people think even in Canada. I didn't do this sculpture because I was depressed or wanting to express some sort of morbid thinking.
It's more to do with process and systems, when things work and when they don't.
The sculpture was first modeled in clay then further refined in wax back in 2004. The piece was later cast in bronze in 2005.
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| Image copyright Art Di Lella |
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| Image copyright Art Di Lella |
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| Image copyright Art Di Lella |
This piece like it's partner was exhibited in 2007 at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition.
Next week, I should have some updates on #5 and #3 BB.
Have a great Labour Day weekend.
your pictures are quite amazing; it must be the light that is picking up all the detail you've done
ReplyDeleteI have been reading through your blog and it is very interesting to see the progress of the various pieces! I've thought about sculpting directly onto skulls before, its really neat to see how you are doing it. What inspired the hyper realism? (I did a school report on Ron Mueck the other year, so of course I am reminded of his work, though I am sure there are others who work in this way.)
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Thank you Melanie for stopping by the blog. What inspired the hyper realism approach is a great question. It started out originally as a experiment to find out if a distinctive face can be produced over an individual skull. Also I thought the hyper realistic approach would be more compelling than the more conventional modeled surface treatment that is found on more traditional sculpture. I didn't want these to turn into conventional busts because that would be inconsistent with installation concept that has been planned for this series.
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