Monday, 25 March 2013

Creating the moon

My first idea was to create a wearable sculpture garment, something rather simple but effective. My idea was to make a moon, crescent in shape that would be carried by a model down a catwalk that lit up. The moon could be carried around different parts of the body in different ways. Carried like a bag, worn like a hat, like a belt and all other sorts of ways. The idea being that there would be no lights what so ever in the room and the moon would be the only light source. Lightening up a particular area of the models garment that would most likely want to be on show. For example if the collection was based upon skirts, a belt lighting moon would be perfect as it'd show off the skirt perfectly. 


Here is my first attempt at creating a crescent moon in order to use as a portable light. it was made simply by using chicken wire that I covered in tissue paper using glue in order to make it stronger. It worked reasonably well and I rather like the way the chicken wire is visible under the chicken wire. I think this texture rather relates to the moon theme I'm working to quite well. I do however think once lit the chicken wire will be very prominent which isn't what i want, thats why I'm planning on moving away from this technique and working deeper into sculpture itself. 

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