Sculpture 1 - ARTD150 - Bucknell University

When sculpting any form we want to work general to specific to get good results efficiently.

1. To model hair, we begin by sculpting the primary form as a simple ‘helmet’.
2. Then we identify ‘clumps’ as secondary forms.
3. Finally, we add ‘strands’. The images below illustrate the process.

Some additional great examples of how to sculpt hair can be found by doing a google image search of: ‘renaissance sculpture hair’: link

http://www.followtheblackrabbit.com/

https://stevenfinke.com/home.html

Watch the film “Proteus”, which can be accessed by following this link: https://mediaspace.bucknell.edu/media/Proteus/1_5toom0ji

After watching “Proteus” please post a 200-word response on Moodle under the “Proteus Reflection” Turnitin spot, that addresses the following questions:

• What did you learn from this film about radiolarians?
• What aspects of Haeckel’s life and work interested you most?  Why?
• Did this film make you think differently about the relationship between art and science?  Why and how?
• Proteus discusses a number of intellectual, philosophical, and historical issues related to Haeckel’s inquiries.  Please describe the issues that you found most interesting, and share your own thoughts on these issues.
• There is deep conceptual significance “baked into” the act of studying and reproducing the radiolarians recorded in Haeckel’s drawings.  Your projects are in dialogue with complex natural phenomena that are interwoven with history, intellectual paradigms, and Haeckel’s life.  From your perspective, what are the conceptual implications of creating radiolarian sculptures based on Haeckel’s drawings?
• Please describe anything else about this film that you found interesting, surprising, or thought provoking.

This assignment will count toward your Research Materials grade.

More images are available on the University of Bangor’s website: http://haeckel.bangor.ac.uk/

#1: Art is about more than making aesthetically interesting forms. Sculpture is an intellectual activity!

#2: Time, skill, energy in MAKING… leads to value, depth, appreciation in VIEWING. Craftspersonship is critical!