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Found Metal Skeleton

Jacob John - Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 2:44pm
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Found Metal Skeleton

This is the project I've been working on for the University of South Carolina's Honors College. Hope you all enjoy it.


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Frank Castiglione's picture

I Absolutely LOVE it

Frank Castiglione - Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 4:28pm

Hi Jacob, I absolutely love your skeleton. Would you mind telling us how you made the components. Sheet metal. cast ???
Frank


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Jacob John's picture

Hi Frank, I'm glad you like

Jacob John - Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 8:48am

Hi Frank,

I'm glad you like it. The Vertibrae are made from gears I found at a junk yard. The ribs are flat stock I shaped. The hips are steering knuckles off a Ford Bronco. The skull started as two differential covers. Most of the pieces were just found at the junkyard.

Jacob


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Jamie Santellano's picture

YOU ROCK!!!

Jamie Santellano - Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 7:28am

OMG!!!! This is GREAT!!!! I love it! Jacob, this is AMAZING! You've captured the features of the skeleton really well...not to mention, I personally love skeletons-I think their symbolism is greatly misunderstood...

You must be proud of it, and I gather the university will be as well! Tell us more about what you've used to create this master piece...Awesome!

Cheers!!!

Jamie Santellano


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Jacob John's picture

Thanks Jamie. I am pretty

Jacob John - Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 9:10am

Thanks Jamie. I am pretty happy with the way it turned out. The University absolutely loves it. The different departments are still fighting over where its going to be displayed.

As for the the symbolism of the skeleton, I have to agree. One of the intentions of the piece was to try and contradict the idea that skeletons have a sinister character. I don't know how successful I was in that respect.

Jacob


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Jamie Santellano's picture

I think you did an amazing

Jamie Santellano - Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 10:14pm

I think you did an amazing job! I'm totally with you on the symbolism. This contradiction is a masterpiece.

I'm soooooooo glad the departments are fighting over where it should be displayed. That's shows their appreciation for great art, and a movement towards light, which you have conveyed through this "sinister character," so to speak. I LOVE IT!!!

Like I said before-YOU ROCK!!!

Cheers!

Jamie Santellano


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Chucky Boy's picture

Great Job, Very realistic,

Chucky Boy - Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 8:59pm

Great Job,
Very realistic, Nice approach to a difficult peice.
It reminds me of the Terminator.
Chuck


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warren's picture

Ribs

warren - Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 10:33am

Hi Jacob,
Pretty cool skeleton. I like the way you used a lot of the found objects as they existed. Only thing that kind of draws it away from found metal is the ribs. Too bad you had to shape some metal for them. Always kind of difficult to find all of the objects.
warren
http://www.metalrecipes.com


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Fred Zweig's picture

Looks impressive! can we

Fred Zweig - Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 7:31am

Looks impressive! can we get closeups of the head and some of the other details? I can see why you are pleased with the result.

Fred

Fred Zweig
Metalsmith


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jason hutcherson's picture

you disgust me

jason hutcherson - Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 2:56am

with how much talent you're just throwing around!

jake, that thing is awesome. i hate you and secretly envy you. where will it be displayed? i'm not far away and i'd like to see it in person.

thanks man! j


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visitor's picture

Thanks guys for all the

visitor - Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 9:11am

Thanks guys for all the compliments. I'll try and post some closeups next week. It's in the Honors College at USC if any of you are ever in the area.


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