A big obstacle I overcame with this project was getting the proportions of the breasts and the pregnant stomach right. I also struggled with the base of the vessel because it was exceedingly lopsided. I fixed the problem by adding more clay to one side and then slightly reshaping it. If I could change something about this piece it would be the size of it; I would make it much much larger next time. Despite that, I would consider this vessel successful because it made many people uncomfortable and I think that's what I was going for. The colors are vibrant like a true mother with child, and the body of the woman isn't perfect or symmetrical and that is exactly how I wanted it. My vessel could be classified as a functional because I did not use acrylic paint so it is something you could drink or eat out of. However, it will more than likely just be an art piece and be used as a non-functional piece.
The mold process was very interesting and I learned that just because one uses a mold for a piece doesn't make it much easier, because making the final product look seamless is VERY difficult depending on the mold one chooses. I chose the baby hand because I thought it would be Tim Burton-ish to put onto another piece, however I ran out of time and didn't get to do more with it. I believe if I would have kept going with it that it would have been successful, although using molds isn't really a medium I prefer.
Earring Dish The process of making this mini vessel was actually very simple and speedy. Since it wasn't a main piece I decided to sculpt something that I could use everyday, and recently I've realized I need an earring dish! Although my mini vessel isn't very pretty and, honestly, not all that well done I still find it will be useful.
Rolling the edge up was the hardest part because I didn't want it to look sloppy, but I eventually gave up on that and let it take on whatever shape it wanted to. I am not truly satisfied with it but I don't care to make mini vessels very much. I enjoy working with clay and I hope to make more and more larger vessels, however I was not a huge fan of the mini ones. It was a good learning experience!
The piece on the left Small Pleasures (1913), and the piece on the right Composition VI (1913).
Kandinsky's work is inspiring to me because he focused so intently on colors and how they portray emotion. He also had synesthesia, and was a musician so his art was completely abstract and impactful in many ways due to his ability to see sound and hear color.
"He wanted to evoke sound through sight and create the painterly equivalent of a symphony that would stimulate not just the eyes, but the ears as well."-Ossian Ward Since I am a musician as well I find his art brilliant, and I strive to incorporate all forms of art into my work. One more interesting and very impressive thing about Kandinsky's art is that the forms and shapes he created were almost mathematical and that is something that I feel many artists do not have the mind for. This piece was interesting to make and surprisingly difficult due to the structure I tried my best to make. I had a slightly different vision, but I am not opposed to the way my work turned out. I wish that the areas that are cut into spirals were smoother lines and less shaky, as well as the cut out letters on the side of the cup. However, for never having done styromagi, I believe I did an okay job.
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