To sculpt or not to sculpt?

I had problems deciding whether i wanted to paint, draw or sculpt for my Senior Project. But since i started a sculpture project some time ago, I decided to develop it even more and take it to the next level.

It all started when Areej and I made casts out of Gypsum strips ( yes they do have a medical name that i cannot remember) for the Sculpture 1 class. The goal of the project was to create sculptures that fit into a specific space and only that space.

This is what we ended up with......







I later grew even more attached to the Gypsum figures and decided to experiment more with the medium. I tried incorporating the Gypsum into my paintings, where i would prepare the canvas by plastering Gypsum strips and then painting over it. It developed even more in March of 2008, when I took part in the Artist Residency at the Dubai Creek which was more of an opportunity for artists to interact with other artists, experiment and create artwork.

The two of the paintings I worked on during the Artist Residency ( as shown below) were then exhibited at the Meem Gallery .







The paintings were basically a new approach in terms of dealing with the sculptures. By taking them out of their original context, and adding colour provided a new window to look through.


This is the most recent stage the Gypsum figures have reached:

The Cliche Box.

The Cliche Box was a project where a few artist from around Dubai were asked to design limited addition boxes for the Cliche Magazine. The boxes were exhibited at Traffic Gallery in June 2008.