Wire sculpture of a womans head

martin1980 - Monday, May 18, 2009 - 11:40am

This is the piece that i showed you as a work in progress last time i posted. Shes made from 2mm stainless steel wire, mig welded together and electropolished. the eyes are parts of a stainless sphere. She took about 6 weeks to finish. Her face is modelled from photos and anatomy books, the pose suggested itself from the expression on her face and the hair i made up. The plinth is a block of elm.
closeup of the faceside viewfull view

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lin - Monday, May 18, 2009 - 11:48am

What a spectacular piece! Just awesome. Lin

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Extremely impressive images

Fred Zweig - Monday, May 18, 2009 - 12:39pm

Extremely impressive images and superb work!

Fred Zweig
Metalsmith

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Amazing...

SteelyJan - Monday, May 18, 2009 - 4:53pm

Hi martin, thanks for sharing with us....your woman's head is exquisite ....so graceful...amazing welding.....SteelyJan

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Nice flow

warren - Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 9:39am

Very nice and love the flow of the wire from the face to the hair. Looks extremely delicate. I have made a few things from wire and trying to get the movement and yet sturdy was always a challenge.

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warren

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Wire sculpture of a womans head

visitor - Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 1:49am

WoW!!!!!!!!!!! What a great piece..... Very impressive.

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beautiful work

mainlymetal - Monday, May 25, 2009 - 9:53am

well done, have you photographed it on lighter backgrounds with light source to create dramatic shadows? just curious how it may change, the look...denice

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thankyou everyone for all

martin1980 - Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 4:56pm

thankyou everyone for all your comments.
She actually has a shadow that looks just like her face, and it could have made a great shot, but i ran out of time with the photographer, and ive sent her on her way now. Theres another neat thing, the way the face sort of 'flips' into reverse perspective when you look at it from the inside and move it about. I guess video might be able to catch that.

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