Andrew McConville » Sculpture http://andrewmcconville.com Web Developer - Interface Designer - Information Architect Tue, 28 May 2013 21:22:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Descending Curves http://andrewmcconville.com/descending-curves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=descending-curves http://andrewmcconville.com/descending-curves/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 22:57:14 +0000 Andrew McConville http://andrewmcconville.com/?p=535 Constructed from various pieces of scrap wood which were first glued together, then cut into the curved shape, the wood bodies act as an infrastructure for more than 110 plaster cast pawns.

Descending Curves wood and plaster sculpture by Andrew McConville.
Descending Curves wood and plaster sculpture.

 

Descending Curves detail of plaster pawns by Andrew McConville.
Descending Curves detail of plaster pawns.
]]> http://andrewmcconville.com/descending-curves/feed/ 0 Abstract Human Sculpture http://andrewmcconville.com/abstract-human-sculpture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abstract-human-sculpture http://andrewmcconville.com/abstract-human-sculpture/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:56:33 +0000 Andrew McConville http://andrewmcconville.com/?p=49 This abstract sculpture, cast in plaster, loosely mimics the human form in shape and recreates muscular tissue as texture.

A plaster block was poured and initial carving took place by hand with larger chunks being removed by saw. Later refinements to the shape were made with a Dremel tool. Texture was added to the legs by scraping with a screw tip.

Frontal view of abstract form by Andrew McConville.
Frontal view of abstract form.
Rear view of abstract form by Andrew McConville.
Rear view of abstract form.
Side view of abstract form by Andrew McConville.
Side view of abstract form.
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