CERAMIC SCULPTURES IN GROUP-DISPLAY TO NARRATE PASSAGE OF TIME AND EMOTION

Abstract

The thesis project, “Good Will, Ill Will,” builds multiple sets of sculptures telling the story of two sisters and their unusual birthmarks. To narrate their progressing sentiments and appearances from childhood to teenage to adulthood to old age, these sculptures are group-displayed to present their intertwined facial features in three aspects: emotive expressions, age-appropriate appearances, and personal traits. Every sculpture is recognizable as the corresponding sister and distinguishable from the other sister. My existing sculpting process is enhanced to build two face molds designed to replicate facial foundations for added guidance in the sculpting process. A skull mold with suture markups tailorable to reflect bone growth anatomy is used to guide sculpting narrations with age-progression. A realistic mold is used to minimize involuntary alterations when sculpting. This enhanced process integrating facial bone anatomy and muscle anatomy aims to protect facial recognition across group-displayed sculptures.