'Muddy Hands' Mod Rock Sculpture

For 'Muddy Hands' we were instructed to look bad on our previous work and build on our ideas and make small scale 3D structures inspired by shapes. We had to focus on the quality of the sculpture looking at the texture.

Looking back at previous work from the 'Maquette' project, I decided upon a similar approach. I began by making small scale paper structures to help me understand/create the basic shape on my 3D design. From that I made a wire structure. I wanted to create a sculpture that was very fluid and included a lot of linear lines and negative space. 

I then proceeded to cover the frame in mod rock. The qualities of mod rock mean that once dry, the texture is very powdery and rough. To try and eliminate the rough texture I layered up the medium to try and create a smooth structure which I thought would lend itself well to my fluid design.

Overall, I was extremely happy with the outcome of my sculpture. I achieved the free flowing, fluid design that I intended to. I like how the use of negative space helps to break up the heavy use of mod rock.