“The Black Madonna” – #1 and #2
-Two Sculptures
#1
Cement – plaster cast from clay
#2
Clay, Das and Paint
35cm high approx. (both)
The Story of the two Madonnas:
Like all good stories it starts with “Once
upon a time...” and being Christmas time, it is about the Madonna.
This was a time just before I went to
study art therapy at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Although I had a strong academic
understanding in psychology and art I was required to complete a small
sculpture course to fulfil the art requirements. This is where “The Black Madonn #1” was
born. She was fashioned in clay and then
covered in plaster of paris and finally cast in cement.
Before I left Australia, I took photos
of her and in the first year of being in Louisville, I started another
“Madonna” in clay, however because of the way she was built it was not possible
to fire her in a kiln because I did not have the equipment or the space to do
so.
Upon my return to Australia a few
years later, I discovered that my “Madonna #2” had not travelled very
well. The sculpture was smashed in over
70 pieces. I reconstructed her using Das
which is a self drying synthetic clay which served to stick the whole head
together. I then painted her with black
matt acrylic to cover the obvious damage.
She thus became “The Black Madonna”.
Her fragile state remains today as she is impossible to fire.
Both Madonnas are similar but have
character differences.
Artistic techniques used in these
sculptures:
I am not a
sculptor so I can’t talk about techniques in depth. Nevertheless I am artistic and I really enjoy
doing these two pieces for my own self expression.
Thus ends the
Christmas story of the two Madonnas.
I wish you
all a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2013 and thank you for your support
over the last year.
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