Robot Sculptures

I really like this particular piece because of its focus on rounded shapes. Everything seems to be some kind of circle or sphere. It looks like something straight out of a science fiction film. I also like the fact that its creator, Mike Slobot, has given this guy a name: Scuba Steve. That name seems to add some character to the robot. I think that the placement of the singular eye was also very well done.

This piece is really cool! I like its spider-inspired design, along with all of its exposed gears. It has  an air of functionality to it. The piece looks very sturdy as well, despite being relatively small.

Glass Sculptures

This week, I decided to do a blog entry on glass sculptures since I'd seen a few before and they'd all turned out pretty interesting. So, I went on google images and started searching, coming away very satisfied with what I'd found.




I really like this piece because of its color and shape. It almost feels like it's on fire, while looking cool (temperature-wise) and smooth. It's really an interesting bit of art to look at.

This is another cool piece. It takes on the appearance of a jellyfish encased in glass. Apart from the color of the creature, my favorite thing about this piece is that, while it does look trapped inside glass, it also looks like it could be in water because of the bubbles surrounding it. This is one of the more interesting pieces that I've seen thus far.

Cosplay

I love costumes. There's just something about pretending to be someone other than yourself that's a load of fun. Looking at a well-done costume is very satisfying as well. These two pictures make perfect examples. The first one is of a random Mandalorian from the Star Wars universe. Star Wars cosplayers tend to be very detailed with their costumes, even though many of them aren't actually in any of the films; most of the costumes that I've seen have come straight from peoples' imaginations.The level of detail they are able to achieve is also very impressive. The second picture is actually someone cosplaying as a video game character from the game "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt." Getting these costumes right can be very tricky because of all the various things that go into it. Creating them takes a lot of time, effort, and patience. The person doing this particular cosplay is absolutely doing it right. This is exactly what I would expect this character to look like in real life. the attention to detail on the swords is probably one of the most impressive bits of costuming that I've ever seen.

Joseph Cornell

                    


             


These boxes largely dominated the webpage when I searched Joseph Cornell's name. While I'm not entirely sure that all of these pieces are his work exclusively, I can say that they are the ones that drew me in the most. I love the rustic look of them all. There's just something about that aged look that captivates me. None of them seem to convey any particular message so much as a feeling or an homage to something or someone, like in this last picture. This works really well for these works of art. Something else that I like about these boxes is the way that most of them have a very muted color scheme, making the brighter colors really pop while still blending with the rest of the piece. Overall, these are by far some of my favorite things that I've looked up for this class.

Mask

I have to say that I find masks incredibly interesting. There's just something about obscuring the face that I find very cool. As a result, I decided to go ahead and do a blog post about masks.
               This one really grabbed my attention because of a few different things. Firstly, the eye holes are not only shaped in an unusual way, but the fact that they too are partially covered really struck my interest. Secondly, the shape of it is really cool because of the way that it is clearly designed to conform to the shape of the head so closely, whereas other masks might add a few extra bumps, ridges, or angles, not to mention anything that might be protruding from it. Finally, it looks beaten and battered, which is something that I really love about masks like this. They're meant to look like they've been through some kind of battle or battles, resulting in the damage that you see. It's fun to look at it and imagine what might have put them there.

Paper Mache

Since we're currently working on paper mache sculptures, I figured that I would go ahead and do a blog post on a piece or two of it. I typed "paper mache art" into google images and was surprised to find this:



These masks were apparently made by a man named Jorge de Rojas. He makes all kinds of Halloween-themed artwork out of paper mache. These masks really caught my attention because of the way that they feel stylized, yet still retain a great amount of detail, all while being made of paper mache! I didn't realize that people did this sort of thing with this particular material. Generally, when I think paper mache, I tend to think of poorly made pinatas. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised.

Bird Sculptures

I really like these bird statues because they look very realistic, yet very abstract at the same time. They are less statues of birds, and more suggestions of them. I also like the sharp edges of the wings. They almost give the piece the impression of being on fire.

Plaster Sculptures 2

I really like this first piece because it has a lot of perceived movement. You can almost feel the hands reaching out and trying to tear that wall apart.  Honestly, I was thinking of doing something similar for my own  sculpture.

This second one is also very interesting. I love looking at these kinds of things, where the inside becomes the outside and vice versa. It doesn't really seem to have any kind of beginning or end to it; it just goes on forever.

Plaster Sculptures

I really like the design of this first piece. The way that the artist played with proportions looks really cool to me. Everything at the top seems very heavy and bulky while tapering inwards the further down it goes. And all the while it's doing this, it's still maintaining a kind of symmetry down the vertical center line. It almost looks like some kind of other worldly creature.




 I like the second one because of the way that the artist used multiple pairs of hands to create the shape that we see here. It seems symmetrical, however, if you take a closer look at the hands on the bottom, you'll notice that the thumb is on opposite sides, thus making this part of it asymmetrical, at least in this way. The design of it is very creative and can entertain your mind for quite a while.

Wire Sculptures

I really like the first piece because of the way that the artist used the wires to create a kind of shading. I enjoy the stylized design very much.
As for the second piece, I love the design of the Xenomorph from "Alien", and this sculpture looks almost exactly like what the creature looks like in the movie.