Mechanomorphic Figure (Sculpture)

<p>Title of sculpture, Mechanomorphic Figure Invitation-only international sculpture exhibition Large-scale outdoor sculpture in bronze Seoul: South Korea September to December 2016 – present day Acquired by Daemyung Leisure Industry Co. South Korea permanent art collection<br></p><p><br></p><p>Mechanomorphic Figure is a large-scale bronze sculpture commissioned for an international sculpture exhibition in Sono-</p> <p>Felice, South Korea. This invitation only exhibition selected by Prof. Kim Hyuk-Soo, Dankook University Industry-Academic</p> <p>Cooperation Center (International Ceramic Culture Exchange Center), and Jury representatives from, International Ceramic</p> <p>Culture Exchange Center: Ceramics Monthly: Korean Ceramics Society: Asian Sculpture Research Group, was part of a</p> <p>permanent group exhibition at Daemyung Leisure Industry Co. South Korea.</p> <p>The exhibition consisted of 6 international sculptors and 7 international ceramic artists took place between August 16, 2016</p> <p>to December 15, 2016, and then transferred to the permanent collection of Daemyung Leisure Industry .</p> <p>The aim of this permanent exhibition in Sono Felice, was to deploy landmark artworks to create a novel tourist destination</p> <p>within an existing high-profile leisure resort, thereby adding to the financial and cultural assets of this recreation industry.</p> <p>My research involved exploring the industrial & agricultural heritage of the Sono Felice region and examine ways that</p> <p>imagery and machine artefacts from this region could be used within the formal configuration of my 3-ton sculpture. My</p> <p>concept revolved around bringing the past to life within the design of a contemporary landmark artwork.</p> <p>I achieved this through developing a small-scale model, CAD, and drawings, which incorporated machine parts associated</p> <p>with vintage agricultural machinery, simultaneously resonant of a combined human and machine form.</p> <p>Next, I worked with 3D pattern-makers in Seoul to develop the up-scaled styrene shapes based on my scale-model, which</p> <p>were used as moulds for the bronze-casting phase of the project. Each section of the styrene mould-making had to be</p> <p>carefully carved and assembled into a 16 feet tall facsimile of the proposed sculpture. It was then disassembled and</p> <p>processed into bronze castings. These separate bronze casting were then assembled, welded, and eventually patinated to</p> <p>a desired colour to compliment the designated site and surroundings in Sono Felice.</p>