conundrum

Clay sculpture of an ambiguously gendered seated person with a Rubik's cube for a head

summary

sculpture type: life
style: surrealist
material: smooth grey clay
firing: bisque
time spent: 18 hours
location: city lit
model: david
tutelage: luke jones

artist's notes

my first surreal piece with the rubik's cube being a late addition. because of a lack of scoring, some of the cubes detached after going in the kiln. araldite adhesive saved the day and allowed the cube parts to be rebuilt.

bisque fired

Cream-coloured fired clay sculpture of a seated human body with a Rubik's cube for a head

pre-fired leather hard stage

Grey clay sculpture of a seated man with a Rubik's Cube for a head