In my studio this summer we poured a 200 pound block of plaster and then gradually chiseled away at it to carve something showing motion. I chose to do a long jumper for my piece since I was a long jumper in high school and absolutely loved it.
This project was an insane amount of work. Despite being done for a full day, my hand is still extremely sore, swollen, and I am unable to bend or straighten it all the way. I was so frustrated while working on this piece, I almost wanted to just quit. I even had an arm break off while working (which I am actually very happy that it did). However, despite how much I hated it while working, t was by far the best critique (at least most positive) I have ever had, and I think it may be my favorite piece that I have ever made (other than photographs).
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Beautiful. Absolutely love it.
A very nice piece, I love the action and form.
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Not everybody’s taste I guess.
But I’d say this is quite interesting 🙂
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Great piece! It creative and I love creative!!!
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Wow thank you so much everyone!
i love this sculpture more that these photographs…..
Well the photographs are simply to capture the sculpture, they aren’t intended to be artistic or strong photographs necessarily. Plus it was difficult since it was surrounded by other pieces and a messy room.
Very Nice sculpture. And the photos were good too. The background of the studio added to the feeling of the jumper statue.
Very nice. 🙂
Wow! That’s insanely awesome….It looks perfect in the photos.
great job.
wow i love it =)
beautiful photographs
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The sculpture is indeed lovely but I wish you had put the pics right from the block of plaster till this piece. That would have been even more interesting.
Yeah I have a few from the very beginning, but as I was working on it forgot to keep taking them. I may try to get the ones I have posted within the next few days now that you mention it though, so be sure to check back!
I checked.
So far, now new pics.
🙂
Nice work, I do like sculpture, this is ok.
This is BEAUTIFUL.
The piece is beautiful, congratulations; it’s a wonderful blend of abstract and representational. The placement of the support, though, is a little disturbing …
Beautiful piece. I love the abstracted forms, and really like that you used jump pit sand for a base.
I really like that sculpture. Keep it up.
The interesting thing about this sculpture is that it also looks quite like a high jumper. The sand helps!
Lovely sense of movement. Hope your hand is healing well. 🙂
I like to and the dirt’s a nice touch. Now I’m itching to wander in a museum or gallery. Thanks.
nice work. congrats. i used to work in plaster and i know how much work it is.
Very cool. It’s strength reminds me of Rodin, my favorite. (Henry Moore is second). Very nice photos as well.
Wow- TALENT! Also, the pictures are amazing.
It’s a fantastic sculpture (with humorous pole placement-sorry, I’m a 10 year old boy at heart)
great pictures!! congrat.!
Dear Miss Thompson,
If your goal was to sculpt motion, you’ve obviously succeeded in spades. This piece is flawless, within reason, if a fellow can call a thing flawless and remain reasonable.
The truly fascinating thing from my perspective is, that while you’ve explained that the subject is a long jumper (which is plain to see, anyhow, particularly with the sand) I can’t help but see it in myriad other ways, as well:
Upon first looking at it, I saw it leap forward, extremities wild and akimbo in slow motion. Then, however, my mind played a trick on me, and I saw the figure suspended over a great abyss, like a yawning well, and slowly begin to fall, then faster as the unlucky figure began to uselessly thrash. I can see it being hurled straight up at a hundred miles an hour, or yanked backward suddenly by an invisible string and whirled around.
Ah. Well, I’ve gotten carried away.
A fine piece, indeed. I like the angles, bytheway.
Yours Truly,
-Both
…gudwork…’the jumper’ is an interesting form and communicates an unease in the posture effectively….i almost twisted my back to feel it:D…
very nice sculpture. congrats
Wow that looks like a lot of work. Definitely worth it though as it came out great, thanks for sharing!
Absolutely BRILLIANT
There is power in the sculpture that keeps it in the air – suspended in the jump. Such strength that I am not surprised your hand is needing time to recover from the carving experience. Form and balance captured from all angles. A great piece! Congratulations! Terrill
If you hadn’t decided to name this “The Jumper,” I would have 😉
I really like the intellectual freedom with which you must have carved this. This is absolutely expressive of the soul. I feel like myself as the statue having lept through the air off of a cliff into the ocean after being kissed by the beautiful love of my life for the first time. — Pure adrenaline!
Such interesting photos.
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Very nice, it seems like it’s moving! Congrats
great work , it caught my eye and i was hooked , thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Awesome and inspiring…I threw javelin in college and absolutely loved it. There is something fascinating about track and field. What an excellent piece, a true success.
This is a beautiful piece. I’d love to see more of your work.
Thank you! Unfortunately I don’t have any other sculptures. I have some ceramics pieces that I keep meaning to document and put up here, but other than that I am mainly a photographer.
mmmmmmmmmmmm beutiful
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What a beautiful sculpture!
I love that. At first though I thought it looked more like the Matrix: Neo dodging bullets. Nice work!
lovely!
Wow! This is amazing! Thanks for sharing your work with us.
Thank you all SO much!!!! I really appreciate all of your kind words, and it is so good to hear that you have enjoyed the piece! Thanks for stopping by!
Nice ..
very2 love it…
Full of life and vigor. Beautiful.
Purist material form and colour. Great energy
Congratulations!
Where was the plaster sourced? The piece may work well for a paralympics summer game. The stop action is good. Thanks
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Brautiful! I love how it is in “mid motion”….
It’s well rounded, but I personally think it needs to be further fleshed out, because as of now, it looks a bit awkward in my opinion.
this is quite artistic.. it’s like venus de milo the modern
Great article, thank you very much!
I was just looking at the piece again. Sculpture does take patience, and focus. I’m glad you stayed with this and finished the piece. It is beautiful.
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