CELLULITE
I picked the word up
when two artigianis at Petacci discussed the finishing of a polished surface, and
they described the effect grinding machines have on a curved surface, (one
always gets a ripple effect). The Italian carvers call this effect (rather cruelly) “cellulite”,
and they said that it is a term generally used, particularly in figurative
carvings , when the surface of the marble is not quite smooth, but shows ripple
effects of the tools used.
As my sculpture solely
exists of curved surfaces, the only way to get rid of “ cellulite” is to use a
hand grinding stone, machines simply do not get to a finite level of finish,
and that a very basic tool like a carborundum stone rubbed over by hand still
leaves the best surface on a marble, just like 2000 years ago…
Here details of surface
and tools, as well as my assistant Johannes grinding over the surface of the
sculpture.
I picked the word up
when two artigianis at Petacci discussed the finishing of a polished surface, and
they described the effect grinding machines have on a curved surface, (one
always gets a ripple effect). The Italian carvers call this effect (rather cruelly) “cellulite”,
and they said that it is a term generally used, particularly in figurative
carvings , when the surface of the marble is not quite smooth, but shows ripple
effects of the tools used. 
As my sculpture solely
exists of curved surfaces, the only way to get rid of “ cellulite” is to use a
hand grinding stone, machines simply do not get to a finite level of finish,
and that a very basic tool like a carborundum stone rubbed over by hand still
leaves the best surface on a marble, just like 2000 years ago…
Here details of surface
and tools, as well as my assistant Johannes grinding over the surface of the
sculpture.