Casting and Mold making
• Vocab from www.Artlex.com– Molds
• mold [American spelling] or mould [British spelling] - A hollow form for shaping (casting ) a fluid or plastic medium, such as clay, plaster, plastic or molten metal. In papermaking, the lower screen that holds the pulp (the upper frame is a deckle).
– Also see core, gelatin, hollow casting, investment, latex, lost-wax casting, mother mold, polyurethane, release agent, and silicone rubber.
– Casting• cast - To form (molten metal, or liquid plaster or plastic, for
example) into a three-dimensional shape by pouring into a mold; or something formed by this means. Also, an impression formed in a mold or matrix.
– Also see hollow casting, lost-wax casting, posthumous, and statue.
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– Kozo/recycled paper• papermaking - The basic papermaking proces takes advantage of
the ability of plant cell fibers (cellulose) to adhere to each other when a watery pulp made from the fibers is spread on a screen called a deckle, and dried. Today, paper is made principally from wood pulp combined with pulps from waste paper or, for fine grades of paper, with fibers from cotton rags. For newsprint, tissues, and other inexpensive papers, the pulp is prepared mechanically, by grinding the wood, sometimes boiling it with various chemicals. The pulp is poured onto a deckle, where the water drains away and the fibers begin to mat. The paper layer then passes through a series of rollers that dry, press, and smooth it, and add various finishes.
– Vat a large vessel (as a cistern, tub, or barrel) especially for
holding liquids in an immature state or preparations for dyeing
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– Plaster gauze • plaster or plaster of Paris - The term plaster usually refers
to plaster of Paris (also called gesso) — a mixture of powdered and heat-treated gypsum, which can be mixed with water (about 2 parts plaster to each part of water), hardening to a smooth solid which does not shrink or lose volume because it hardens before all the water can evaporate. Though heated in its manufacture, it needs no heat to mature the way ceramic clays do. A common building material as well as a versatile medium in sculpture, can be either the material cast in a mold or the material of a mold, a material to be modeled, or carved, or attached to something else.
Casting and Mold making• Artist:Duane Hanson,
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/duane_hanson.htm/
Casting and Mold making• Artists: The truly radical nature of Duane Hanson’s procedures – by
which casts were made directly from the body and head of a particular but anonymous person with exception of Jogger a doctor friend of Duane Hanson who volunteered for the mold-making sessions, and whose body type fit perfectly with his idea. Reassembled into a complete figure, ilusionistically painted for the most convincing skin-tones and finally dressed in actual clothes. Duane Hanson judged the success of his work insofar as it obscured all traces of his subtle interventions so the figure appeared to be nothing more than a three dimensional replica of an actual person.
Daune Hanson
• Born:January 17th 1925- Alexandria, Minnesota)Died: January 6,1996)(aged 70Boca Raton, Florida)
• Nationality American
• Field Sculpture• Training BA, 1946, Macalester College,
• Saint Paul, MinnesotaMFA, 1951, Cranbrook Academy of Art,
• Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
• Movement Photorealism
Casting and Mold making
• Artist:George Segal http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/segal_george.html
• George Segal: Born November 26, 1924New York DiedJune 9, 2000) (aged 75)New Brunswick, New Jersey
• NationalityAmerican • FieldSculpture, Pop art
George Segalhttp://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/segal_george.html
• Although Segal started his art career as a painter, his best known works are cast lifesize figures and the tableaux the figures inhabited. In place of traditional casting techniques, Segal pioneered the use of plaster bandages (plaster-impregnated gauze strips
designed for making orthopedic casts) as a sculptural medium.
Sandy Skoglund
[American Photographer and Installation Artist, born in 1946]• http://www.sandyskoglund.com/pages/imagelist_fl/1992_95fl/index.h
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• http://www.sandyskoglund.com/
Female ArtistSandy Skoglund
Female ArtistElizabeth Catlett
• http://www.thelmaharrisartgallery.com/artists/sculpture/catlett/works/index.php
• Elizabeth Catlett Mora was an American-born Mexican sculptor and printmaker. Catlett is best known for the black, expressionistic sculptures and prints she produced during the 1960s and 1970s, which are seen as politically charged.
• Born: April 15, 1915, Washington, D.C.Died: April 2, 2012
• Spouse: Charles Wilbert White
• Period: Harlem Renaissance
Casting and Mold making
• Inspiration
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/11/mind-blowing-hyperrealistic-sculptures/
Casting and Mold making
• Options and processes– Plastic wrap and tape– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=ttvMAvKW8IQ– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZHbAU9
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Casting and Mold making
• Process – Plaster gauze – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvBpfS7R4
q4– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMeKSRZ
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Casting and Mold making
• Process – Plaster mold casting with clay– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMeKSRZ
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Criteria Need to Do Over
Emerging
Standard Exceptional
Outstanding
Creativity*Experimenting and risk taking*Unique solutions to the problem*Experimenting with imagery*Divergent or inventive thinking*Originality of an idea(MC,AR, PR)
1 2 3 4 5
Craftsmanship/ Technique*Attention to detail*Visual neatness/(AR, PR)
1 2 3 4 5
Objective or goal: See notes in your sketchbook for details(MC, CU, PR)
1 2 3 4 5
Care and use of materials/ Use of class time/ Effort: used your artistic talent to the best of your ability (PR, C)
1 2 3 4 5
Preplanning/ Notes in your sketch book with a sketchAnd inspiration(MC,C,PR)
1 2 3 4 5
MC= Meaning and Creative; Thinking Using knowledge of structures and functionsChoosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideasCU= Contextual Understanding (Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures)PR= Production and Response; Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processesAR= Assessment and Reflection; assessing characteristics and merits of their work and others)C= Connections (Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines)
1. Describe what inspired your project.2. Explain what you have learned and\or improved on by doing this project (be specific). Three or four brief sentences will do.