tailieunhanh - Intermediate Sand Sculpture

Two major influences underpin Michael Shaw’s work, the first is Minimalist sculpture and the theories of Donald Judd; the second is Piero della Francesca and his: book on the Five Regular Solids (Libellus de Quinque Corporibus Regularibus) which describes innovative interpretations of solid geometry. The influence of minimalist sculpture focuses on Judd’s concept of ‘specific objects’ where, as Judd writes ‘the shape, image, colour and surface are single’. Through his practice as a sculptor Michael has subjected this concept of singularity of form to extensive examination and extension, so that perhaps his work is less ambiguous and therefore more faithful. | Intermediate Sand Sculpture 1. Introduction 2. A Bigger Bucket 3. Formwork 4. Sculpting Tips Introduction I will assume that you have experimented with compaction and basic sculpting skills at this point. If not see The Basics . This chapter will introduce you to a few new tools and sculpting techniques. You will also learn more about compaction techniques that yield larger more densely compacted blocks of sand. Many serious competitors and professional sand sculptors use this same compaction procedure in international competition. It produces blocks of compacted sand of virtually any size or shape. 1 of 5 2. A Bigger Bucket The Big Casting Bucket - For my money these forms are the most bang for the buck . They are cheap and easy to make and allow you to pack up good size block of sand really quick. It is generally a two person operation to pack these forms. For this method you will need a plastic trash-can. Rubbermaid Roughneck or Commercial 33 gallon or larger is recommend. Trust me on this thin cheap trashcans or trashcans with horizontal ridges are a nightmare. A cheap trash-can will likely tear mushroom out in the middle or the rim won t be strong enough for removal a general waste of money. All that is required to turn a garden variety trash-can into into a slick instant form is to take a keyhole saw or a saber saw and cut the bottom out of it similar to the method detailed in the Casting Bucket instructions. The only difference is the cut is about l1 2 in from the edge. Leaving this l1 2 rim around the bottom is important. The form will hold its shape better and more importantly it makes it a lot easier to remove the form from the compacted sand. That s it. These forms can last for years. Materials 2 Shovels - 2 are needed to remove the form. Buckets - A few 5 gallon plastic buckets for water. A Trash-can Form To pack a trash-can first flip it upside-down on the beach and check to make sure that the form is somewhat level. Have a few full