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Each ridge and curve of the figure representing the female body in its “realest” form; they are not perfect, they are real. The vulnerable and fragile placement of each figure on the wall in such a way which requires the viewer to pan the entire wall to capture each frame of the dancing woman. Each pose is represented as confident and open, however some are only glimpses of the body. I aimed for each sculpture to convey a feeling of softness and calmness as each figure compresses together from one angle and grows apart to its full form from another; ironically seperate but together at the same time. 

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I ended up constructing and manipulating an old rusty roll of wire into these 6 figures. Each figure begun as a contour line drawing on paper, to a 3D contour wire sculpture. 

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When exploring for ideas on new materials and concepts, I tend to head to Instagram and Pinterest as they provide as a wide source of artists and creators. One artist in particular in which I discovered was Helaina Sharpley, a wirework artist who focuses on the intricate details of architecture and objects. I particularly found her use of material manipulation intriguing and magnificent and wanted to experiment with wirework and see where I could take it. 

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Process and Evaluation

When experimenting with the wireworks, I came across a few obstacles and speed bumps along the way. Some of which the wire did not cooperate or bend to where I really wanted it to. However I soon found out once installing them to the wall I liked their placement and abstraction a lot more as it required the viewer to only see its full form from a specific angle. In saying this, if continuing the production of more wirework pieces I would aim to maintain the abstraction and originality of the wire instead of forcing it against its original warp.