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Sculpture in plaster

 

In 2015 Tony experimented with this project in plaster.

 

While throwing out some trash, he spotted an almost destroyed hound sculpture lying in the bottom of a dumpster.

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He took pity on the destroyed image and climbed in to retrieve it. He decided he needed to be restored; to be recreated and enjoyed by others. His fractured and shattered structure was destroyed to an almost indecipherable point.  He'd thought that he could be re-plastered and this resulted in "La Bella Luna" a riff he used from an old movie..

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Producing various sculptural projects that were of interest is the driving force behind Tonys creations.  Creating sculpture by combining many elements—especially found objects—into a complete work of art is where he excels.

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Tony said when creating  "La Bella Luna“ I did not realize how ethereal the process of sculpting in plaster was.  I wanted to add life to this sculpture and this is why he sitting while howling up at "the beautiful moon".  His body is gessoed, perhaps one day he could get a few spots placed on this body.

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The internal structure was created with chicken wire and metal to form the basic shape and to hold the structure together.  Building and shaping the body was a mind to hand experience. 

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