After a weekend of the
robot cutting 24 hrs, I came in this morning
and was seriously stunned by the sheer presence of the sculpture that emerged during
the weekend. It immediately reminded me of one of Henry Moore’s reclining
figures, which was totally unintentional, but I looked it up and there is an
obscure resemblance with his 1951 work in plaster (which I have admired in the
2010 exhibition at Tate Britain)
Although I am seriously
behind schedule, I am equally thrilled about this sculpture; it shapes up to be
something quite special indeed.
On other news, the
plinth has arrived, earlier than expected, and the Bardiglio marble I have
chosen is an absolute beauty, the white circle on top of the base I roughed up,
it marks the small area the sculpture will balance on.
Tomorrow (Tuesday 9th
of October) I will finally be able to take the sculpture of the cutting table,
and my work will begin in earnest.