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** 3D-Sherine ** Plaster  April 2012

** Description: ** This piece was my first 3D piece working with plaster and "gypsona". This piece shows the same idea that i've been showing in my previous pieces which is different identities. My idea behind it was to show 4 different identities in one person. I used objects to portray these identities-devil ears,tiara and also the different facial expressions show how the identities are different.

**What were the artistic and/or cultural influences for this project?** **Who/what influenced either the composition and/or the style.** For this project i did not have a specific influence, i came up with the ideas all by myself based on the previous work that i finished already. i don't have a specific influence but as i was looking through random pictures of art i found one that shows a persone covered with white and then splashed with a specific color. I got my idea from that picture but it did not belong to a specific artist.

**What materials/media/processes did you use and or experiment with, and how?**
The materials i used for this project was plaster. To make the head i used one of my friends because she was willing to go through the messy process and was available. Before starting i covered all parts of her face that were going to be exposed to the plaster so that the plaster doesn't stick to her face when it dries. i did the first half (front of the face) and then removed it when it dried. I then did the back of the head by covering the hair with a plastic sheet and then covering it with plaster and removing it when it dries. After that i stuck the two parts using more plaster, I had to edit a few parts to make the head more proportional. As the head was drying, i used air dry clay to make the devil ears of the red part of the head. I then used sandpaper to smooth the head and then i painted it with acrylic because it dries faster. I also colored the devil ears with acrylic and stuck it with super glue.

**How do you think you have responded to advice and criticism during this project (and during the term), both from fellow students and the teacher. Did you actively seek advice? If so, was it useful?**  Because this was my first time using plaster i had to ask my teachers for advice when needed. For example, after sticking both parts of the head together, the back side wasn't proportional to the front side so i asked my teacher how i could fix it and i did and she helped me fix it. The advice i seeked was useful because they were all to make my piece a better one. My teacher also helped me with the brainstorming so that i could come up with as many ideas as i can to portray my theme. **C****learly explain the weaknesses/areas for improvement**  The weaknesses and difficulties i had with this piece was when i had to fix parts of the head to make it proportional, I couldnt fix the problem completely because the back side of the head is still unproportional and too big. To avoid having problems with having enough time, i think i should have sculpted my friend as soon as i came up with the idea instead of wasting time, because it's a long messy process. Another weakness was how the bottome of the head is not straight so i have difficulties keeping it up, so i had to put a scarf under it to keep it from falling. **Clearly explain the strengths of the piece**  The strengths i had for this piece was how i organized my ideas and knew exactly what i was going to do and i didn't panic towards the end. The colors i chose were very bold which i also consider one my strenghts and they have contrast. The facial expressions shown on the faces also help express the identities which is a very important aspect of my theme.

**What could you take through to the next project and develop further? This could be anything, from a technique to an idea, not neccessarily just the theme.** For my next project i plan on using the same idea of different identities again, i think we'll be choosing what we want to, so i think i'll be making a series of paintings, showing the different identities or photographs using the same idea i got from the person who influenced me for this project.