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Masked Identity Final Project

Memento Sculpture

Medium: Balsa Wood, Straight Pins, Gauze.
In Process Video of Dremeling Balsa Wood.

For this project I decided to focus on a memory that is near and dear to my heart. Growing up in a family that is passionate about cars, racing and everything automobiles this enthusiasm begins to rub off onto you as a child. Throughout my childhood my dad took myself and my siblings to car shows, car events and races. The most memorable and iconic area to this date is the Daytona International speedway. Even to this day when attending a race at this speedway you can feel how grand and monumental the stadium is as a whole. I remember being little standing in the infield looking out to the grandstands in awe at how giant this speedway is. I wanted to depict in my memento how sleek and curved the track is and to do that I dremeled and sanded balsa wood to achieve a curvaceous and sleek design. The gauze symbolizes the fence guarding the fans in the grandstands. The straight pins work as both a design and structural element to this piece. The pins symbolize the metal on the fence but also hold the gauze into place. The thinner piece of wood represents the wall/guardrail that reads Daytona International Speedway on it. I wanted this piece to strongly represent the feeling I had when visiting this area but also depict it in an abstract way.

Map Relief Installation

Inspiration for piece

In progress picture of base developing

First time mounted to the wall

Addition of some frosted Plexiglass

Final Product of Relief Installation.

Medium: Balsa Wood, Plexiglass, Toothpicks, Scrap Wood.
Dimension: 2 1/2 ft long by 2 1/2 ft wide by 5 inch

For this piece I really wanted to focus on the idea of growth and time. This relief sculpture is made out of one of my favorite mediums balsa wood. The balsa wood represents a natural and raw feeling. It has a hard exterior like myself but underneath the exterior is a delicate and soft foundation. Not only does this sculpture signify time by the way each wooden piece darts into different directions showing a form of growth, the sculpture in itself was a period of time where I could respond accordingly to my decisions. From the in progress pictures I started from one individual base and responded from there branching out in both vertical and horizontal directions. Over all I am very happy with how this piece came out it is by far one of my favorite that I have made. 

Balsa Wood Sculptures

Medium: Balsa Wood, Wood Glue, Hot Glue, Paper, Tracing Paper.