Through the Eyes of a Sculptor

1.Restoration- In the case of sculpture, they don't actually restore the original work. Instead, they use the original as a reference, and sculpt a duplicate.

Mold- Emmanuel created his mold with silicon. He painted the silicon onto the clay. Once it hardened he was able to gently rip it off in pieces. He put it back together via the pin holes he made prior. Now he was able to make the plaster caste

Cast- Emmanuel poured plaster into the mold to make his plaster cast.

2.The book mentioned how synthetic materials are used to make holds. The video shows the artist using silicon to create his. The video also showed us Emmanuel sketching his vision before sculpting. Both the book and the video expressed how important it was to sculpt or carve with the grain. Emmanuel agreed with the book that sculpting a figure can bring it into existence.

3.The video took the sculpting process a step further. It showed how the artist will make a plaster model from a clay model that was modeled after a drawing, prior to starting the carving process. Also I never would have guessed that “5-7 people” work on one sculpture. Also the video explained how important it was to know your medium. In this case they were referring to marble, but the idea transcends to all mediums. The artist must understand how to determine the quality of the stone, know the direction of the grain, and how that effects how the marble will react to different techniques.

Glass and Ceramics

1. Fluxes-improve fusion when mixed with silica to make glass. Fluxes are typically limestone soda or pot ash

Leaded Stained glass-Lead is used as the intersection between each piece of stained glass

Clay- is made of aluminum silicate.

Raw materials used, and firing temperature, determine the quality of ceramic.

Ceramics are used in joint replacement surgeries.

2. The video reminds us that glass never changes chemically. 

Glass is often reheated to be molten again so it can be further worked with.

After ceramics are fired they glazed. This part of the video reminded me of Maria Martinez, and her black on black glazing techniques. Glazes are made from powdered minerals mixed with water. Once applied, the ceramic object is fired again, resulting in a glass like non-porous coating.

The video also touched on green architecture, and reminded us that skyscrapers are not being equipped with special reflective windows that keep heat and UV rays from the sun out, and keep internal heat in.

3. After glass is blown, it is shaped with iron, wood, or by hand with a wet newspaper. A torch can be used on a near finished product to make it malleable and sticky, so finishing touches can be made. Stained glass can be colored through of process in which silver chemically bonds with the glass, rendering the color part of the glasses chemical make up.

Installation.

1. Installation-artwork that surrounds you

    Curators- Individuals who oversee the installation process

2. Turrel's Live Oak Friends Meeting House is shown as an example of site specific installation. Another example of this concept in both the book and the video was Spiral Jetty. These works only had meaning where they were created. 

3. Installation can include music, made to play at a specific location. It can also incorporate video images in its space. Artists manipulate the videos themselves, and of the spaces the videos are played in, to portray their artistic idea.