sculpture by idalia buddington

When Professor T. Haxo suggested I make some more of these big torso things, I began this. Using the same model as the previous sculpture, I focused on texture as well as what I referred to in my independent project proposal as 'the objectivity of the torso'. By that I mean its relationship to the textural elements of my work as the focal point of emphasis. 

It was with this piece that I started to find a sort of niche in terms of what I enjoyed making. Although I was still having trouble figuring out how to 'make my figures stand', I was enjoying the physical sensation of creating the texture that I was now working with.

"Shoulder Blades Can Look Like Wings

And Your Lips Can Be A Spiderweb"

-- After my previous sculptures (which were of a smaller scale) I decided I wanted to try to make big faces. So beginning with the head I began this sculpture, using the model who was in a seated position. Over time, following my impulses and inspired by the quote above (for which the sculpture is named) it became an ethereal angel like figure. 

-- During critique professor T. Haxo commented that the class could stand to learn a lot from me because I was able to begin, trust my instinct, work with changes, and know when a piece was done. I was so complemented by this, and think this ability is the result of my background in dance.

Throughout the semester I was often inspired by my classmates, much in the way that in dance composition and improvisation you are encouraged to extrapolate upon the behavior of others.