Different Plaster Techniques
Plaster is the most commonly used casting material because its ease of use. If you put it in water it will start an exothermic reaction in the Plaster causing it to harden. Once applied it'll feel hard within 4 minutes, but it takes 2-3 days for it to dry completely. Plaster-of-Paris, the Plaster we're using in 3D art class, comes in various form: slab (only a part of circumference of a limb is incorporated), cast (the whole circumference of a limb), spica and brace. Plaster casts can be divided into 3 types: badly padded Plaster, unpadded Plaster and padded Plaster.
Unpadded Plaster
People Who Used Plaster In Their Artwork
"In 2012, Rachel Dein showed the owners of a flower-shop a plaster-cast tile she had made from a bouquet. They were impressed, and soon the UK artist began receiving commissions to make more of these modern “fossils.'" She presses flowers into clay. When their removed they leave perfect impressions. Then she pours a mixture of plaster and cement into the clay mold.
Another person is Robert Taplin, who uses plaster in his artwork. It looks amazing.
Pluto rising (2000)
Five Outer Planets (1999)
I really enjoyed seeing the works created by the artists you chose. Im interested in the last photo that uses not only the plaster to show the beauty, but the light that shines around them also. Having used plaster in class, I cant wrap my head around those flower pieces. Gorgeous!
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