An Artistic Endeavor: Fascination With Movement
SantiagoAbellaCalle 11°C
The idea was born out of a visit to the Palm Springs Art Museum where Emma Camden and Masahiro Asaka’s glasswork prompted me to look into movement in abstract sculpture.


Where did it come from?
GlasssculpturebyEmmacamden
GlasssculpturebyMasahiroAsaka
FromthenonIwasguidedmostofthewaybythequestion: howcanIportraymovementthroughabstractwaxsculpture withoutmovingpieces? Conceptually,Inarroweddownthe answerstothequestionbydefiningthreekeyobjectives: ● capturemovement ● suggestmovement ● capturetheeffectsofmovement. Inpractice,theworkwasguidedbythewaxitselfwhich madeitabsolutelynecessarytobeopentomakingmistakes.
Height:4.3inches Width:8.5inches Depth:4 Materials:inchesBlackcardstock, beeswax,water,bucket. Processes: Moltenwaxpoured intofoldedcardstockmold, moldplacedoverbucketbeing filledwithcoldwater. 1 View 1

Height:4.3inches Width:8.5inches Depth:4 Materials:inchesBlackcardstock, beeswax,water,bucket. Processes: Moltenwaxpoured intofoldedcardstockmold, moldplacedoverbucketbeing filledwithcoldwater. 1 View 2

Height:5.7inches Width:5.7inches Depth:6.6 Materials:inchesBeeswax,plastic container,metalrod,warm Processes:water. Moltenwaxpoured intoplasticcontainerwithwarm water,stirredwithmetalrod untilhardened. 2 View 1

Height:5.7inches Width:5.7inches Depth:6.6 Materials:inchesBeeswax,plastic container,metalrod,warm Processes:water. Moltenwaxpoured intoplasticcontainerwithwarm water,stirredwithmetalrod untilhardened. 2 View 2

Height:11inches Width:18inches Depth:3 Materials:inches:Beeswax,plaster Processes:mold. Solidifiedpiecesof waxplacedinsidethemoldso theystickout,moltenwax pouredover. 3 View 1

Height:14inches Width:10inches Depth:0.5 Materials:inches:Plywood,paper towel, Processes:beeswax.Papertowels placedoversolidifiedwax bumpsinapieceofplywood, moltenwaxpouredover. 4 View 1

Depth:
Height:7.5inches
Processes: Plasticandtennis ballsfloatinginwatertank, waxpouredoverthem, removedtheballsafterwards.
Width:5.5inches 2.2 Materials:inchesWater,beeswax, plasticandtennisballs.
5 View 1

Height:7.5inches Width:5.5inches Depth:2.2 Materials:inchesWater,beeswax, plasticandtennisballs.

5 View 2
Processes: Plasticandtennis ballsfloatinginwatertank, waxpouredoverthem, removedtheballsafterwards.
Height:8.1inches Width:7.4inches Depth:3.5 Materials:inchesBlackcardstock, beeswax,water,bucket. Processes: Moltenwaxpoured intofoldedcardstockmold, moldplacedoverbucketbeing filledwithcoldwater. 6 View 1

Height:8.1inches Width:7.4inches Depth:3.5 Materials:inchesBlackcardstock, beeswax,water,bucket. Processes: Moltenwaxpoured intofoldedcardstockmold, moldplacedoverbucketbeing filledwithcoldwater. 6 View 2

pressedas
a waxcylinder. 7 View 1
Moltenwaxpoured kraftpaper, itsolidifiedwith
Height:6.6inches Width:6inches Depth:4.5inches Materials:Beeswax,kraft Processes:paper.
intowax-dipped

7 View 2
Height:6.6inches Width:6inches Depth:4.5inches Materials:Beeswax,kraft
Moltenwaxpoured intowax-dippedkraftpaper, pressedasitsolidifiedwitha cylinder.

wax
Processes:paper.
Height:1inches Width:7inches Depth:4.9inches Materials:Torncardboard, dryplaster.beeswax. Processes: Solidifiedpiecesof wax,dryplaster,and cardboardthrownintomolten waxinacircularmold. 8 View 1

Height:1inches Width:7inches Depth:4.9inches Materials:Torncardboard, dryplaster.beeswax. Processes: Solidifiedpiecesof wax,dryplaster,and cardboardthrownintomolten waxinacircularmold. 8 View 2

Height:3.9inches Width:4.5inches Depth:4.5inches Materials:Hemispherical plastermold,water,beeswax. Processes: Twomoldings, first,waxpouredintomold withwaterand,second,water pouredintomoldwithwax. 9 View 1

Height:3.9inches Width:4.5inches Depth:4.5inches Materials:Hemispherical plastermold,water,beeswax. Processes: Twomoldings, first,waxpouredintomold withwaterand,second,water pouredintomoldwithwax. 9 View 2

Height:5inches Width:8inches Depth:2 Materials:inchesBlackcardstock, beeswax,water,bucket. Processes: Moltenwaxpoured intocardstockmoldand dippedincoldwater,water wasletoverflowintowax. 10 View 1

Height:5inches Width:8inches Depth:2 Materials:inchesBlackcardstock, beeswax,water,bucket. Processes: Moltenwaxpoured intocardstockmoldand dippedincoldwater,water wasletoverflowintowax. 10 View 2

Height:3.2inches Width:8inches Depth:6 Materials:inchesWaterand Processes:beeswax. Moltenbeeswax pouredintocoldwater. 11 View 1

Height:3.2inches Width:8inches Depth:6 Materials:inchesWaterand Processes:beeswax. Moltenbeeswax pouredintocoldwater. 11 View 2

Height:2.6inches Width:3.4inches Depth:2.8 Materials:inchesPlasticball,tinted anduntintedbeeswax,water. Processes: Ballplacedin watercup,untintedbeeswax pouredover,structuredipped intotintedbeeswax. 12 View 1

Height:2.6inches Width:3.4inches Depth:2.8 Materials:inchesPlasticball,tinted anduntintedbeeswax,water. Processes: Ballplacedin watercup,untintedbeeswax pouredover,structuredipped intotintedbeeswax. 12 View 2

Height:6.5inches Width:3inches Depth:3 Materials:inchesTintedbeeswax, tennisball,scrapbookpaper. Processes: Tennisball coveredinpaperanddippedin beeswax. 13 View 1

Height:6.5inches Width:3inches Depth:3 Materials:inchesTintedbeeswax, tennisball,scrapbookpaper. Processes: Tennisball coveredinpaperanddippedin beeswax. 13 View 2

Height:6.5inches Width:7inches Depth:2.5 Materials:inchesPlaster,beeswax, styrofoam middle.hammeringmold,dippedProcesses:hemisphere.Hemisphereinplastertocreatereappropriateditbyaholeinthe 14 View 1

Height:6.5inches Width:7inches Depth:2.5 Materials:inchesPlaster,beeswax, styrofoam middle.hammeringmold,dippedProcesses:hemisphere.Hemisphereinplastertocreatereappropriateditbyaholeinthe 14 View 2

Height:2.5inches Width:8.5inches Depth:2.8 pouredtheycylindersProcesses:cylinders,Materials:inchesCardboardwater,beeswax.Cardboardplacedinwatersofloatvertically,waxintothecylinders. 15 View 1

Height:5.5inches Width:5.4inches Depth:3.5 Materials:inchesWarmwater, woodenrod,beeswax. Processes: Moltenbeeswax pouredintowarmwater, stirredthewaxwithawooden rodasitsolidified. 16 View 1

16 View 2
Height:5.5inches Width:5.4inches Depth:3.5 Materials:inchesWarmwater, woodenrod,beeswax.
Processes: Moltenbeeswax pouredintowarmwater, stirredthewaxwithawooden rodasitsolidified.

Where did it lead?
andandfaster.areanotforWorkingsuggestsystemscreatingmedium,Fascinatedbytheideaofcapturingmovement,Ifocusedononesomostofmyworkwasdonemeltingwaxandsystemsandmoldsforittosolidify.Icreatedthesetoachievethreeobjectives:capturemovement,movement,andcapturetheeffectsofmovement.closelywithwaxtaughtmehowitwantedtobehave;exampleIlearnedthatthetemperatureofthesystemsdiddictatethewaythewaxsolidifiedasmuchasthesurfacedid,increasingthesurfaceareameantwaxcooleddownFraughtbycaos,mycreativeprocessevolvedconstantlyattheendImanagedtocontrolthewaxtocreaterhythmicbalancedcompositions.
Work by: Abella Calle
Santiago