Caro evaluation

Transcribing Caro evaluation – Maisy Parnell

 

Did you find collecting primary research on the trip to YSP / Hepworth Gallery valuable? How did you find observing the sculptures in life (rather than using secondary imagery)?

I found collecting images and taking my own pictures on the YSP/Hepworth trip extremely useful because it meant I could work off my images.  I found observing the sculptures in real life and their natural form very helpful and I really enjoyed drawing them in my fold in sketchbook. Overall the primary and secondary research I achieved on the trip made my work on this project much more successful.

How well did your primary research turn out? Why / why not? (Discuss your photographs, collection of information and drawings from the trip).

The primary research I achieved went well. However, I feel like I could have produced some higher quality images from the trip and was disappointed I couldn’t take a picture of the sculpture all the way around. I think the drawings from the trip went well too I managed to fill both sketchbooks I made to a decent quality.

How effective do you think your research is? (Include looking at other sculptors eg. Calder, Miro and others you may have studied).

I think my research was relatively effective. When looking at Caro’s pieces and other artists work it helped me get a clearer understanding on what I wanted my final piece to turn out like. I enjoyed researching into sculptures that were different to caro. Also, I researched the renaissance period and took inspiration from them images too.

How have you planned, organised and prepared design solutions for a 3 dimensional sculpture? Eg. What type of sculpture did you choose to design? (Floor / plinth mounted, wall-mounted or suspended kinetic sculpture?) Why / why not?

I chose to design a wall sculpture because I was really inspired by caros paper sculptures seen at the ysp. I planned this by making mini maquets and planning a lot into what I wanted to do. I designed a few ideas and decided on 1 I liked which helped me plan and organize what I needed to create my final sculpture.

What practical skills, understanding and methods have you used (in the workshops) in the production of your maquettes, Calder inspired suspended sculpture and final sculpture?

I used Things such as wood bending and steaming which was a new thing for me as I had never tried or heard of that before, Paper making was another process in me making my sculpture and my maquets. Also, I used Clay for the base of my Sculpture which was another process I didn’t know too much about.

Have you had any difficulties in the production of your sculpture to date, or have you had to change anything? Eg. In the ceramics, 3D or print workshop? If so, how have you problem solved and overcome these difficulties? Or how have you accommodated your changes?

One of the first difficulties I came across was in ceramics, deciding how big the frame would be and measuring it perfectly to fit my wood was a difficult process and tested my patients. Bending the wood also proved a task as it sometimes started to crack. I also struggled a lot cutting the wood pieces as I couldn’t control the drill and the bansaw fully causing me to cut more wood than I intended. I solved this problem by drawing myself a better outline on the wood and going slower so I could keep control of the amount I was cutting off.

 

How well did you manage your time throughout this project to date?

I feel like my time management went well on this project. I tried to complete all work set and stuck to the deadline. I feel like my sculpture was produced on time and to a high quality standard.