Ian Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Comments and thoughts please :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Covington Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I like it. Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Russell Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Ian , COOL Keep that sorta stuff up & u'll soon be puttin' David outta business .... Dale Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rthibeau Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 uuummmm....what???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Caradoc Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Interesting. What is it made from? looks like mild steel and bronze mesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 Justin, It's forged 1" square mild steel and steel mesh. I sprayed it gold with silver highlights, the rest was finished in satin black. It stands exactly six inches high and to me is a more of a maquette for a much bigger piece (6 feet) than a stand alone work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug C Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I like it. Find a way to project someones face through it(via mirrors?) and it becomes an interactive sculpture. Anyone could become the man behind the iron mask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyancarrek Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Nicely done Ian - I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Caradoc Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Thanks Ian. This looks good and has a nice emotional response. I look forward to seeing more :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianWood Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 really love this piece Ian what did you form the face over? If this is the maquette i would love to see the full size sculpture. in fact if you need assistance i am available!! Have you seen the sculptural face at Bedes World in Jarrow? It is amazing, and i think it is made from fine firescreen mesh. Good work bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 (edited) Thanks Adrian, I really appreciate it. Haven't seen that face but I'll try and find some images (I'm curious it might be David Begbie's work). The mesh was worked free hand, no moulds or such, some hand tools to push against like wooden dowling or a butter knife (LOL high tech eh?) for instance. It was heavily influenced by Davids work and as his technical assistant and a Blacksmith I was really interested in seeing how the semi transparent mesh would work against solid heavily forged iron. This is the end result of that first experiment and I think it works, it certainly would on a much bigger scale I feel sure. Edited July 24, 2008 by Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrous Beuler Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Weird. Odd. Different. Some may find it creepy. I liked it immediately! Good show Ian! Did you weave the mesh yourself? What technique did you use to form the facial features? Dan.:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnr Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I love the whole concept!! Leaves the viewer to decide what it"means" Most of the sculpture I have domne means I felt like making those shapes, but I won't argue with someone paying cash! Finnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triw Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Ian: I am impressed very nice work. It wasn't until I enlarged the pictures did I realize you used mesh to form the faces. Very nice work. William Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Ian. I like it very much. I can picture it as half of a "Comedy - Tragedy" pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 Thanks guys. I've been putting a few sketches together to explore how far this theme could be taken (Very far, it's got tremendous scope) The mesh is woven as its made at the factory, it's usually used in heavy industry as part of filtrations systems. Because it's woven it can be stretched and bunched and worked almost like a flat piece of clay ('almost' being the operative word!) it's a lot of pushing and pulling. Getting somthing recogniseable out of it is down to you AS AN ASIDE: APOLOGIES TO ALL BUT I MAY BE OFF THE FORUM FOR A WHILE, MY LAPTOP HAS BEEN HIT WITH A VIRUS OR HACKER AND IS OFFLINE UNTIL I CAN GET IT FIXED. EVERYTHING 'AFTER' OZ is at stake so I'm taking no chances. I'm using the PC at Davids Studio today so at best I'll be checking in once a week till I can get the old faithful back up and running. Speak to you all soon I hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weldergirl Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 so so great! Do you show your art? If not you totally should! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfDuck Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Its all in yer Mind Mate the page is blank, just like the look on yer mug when you chuted into Oz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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