Artist Statement:
Following the long and tedious carving of these two piglets it was very liberating being able to completely destroy one. The aspect that I enjoyed most about the soap changes was that I was able to put more of myself into this work. During the initial carving phase the only thoughts in my head were already made-up, like I knew what the piglet needed to be and because of that I felt more boxed in to what the sculpture had to be. With the soap changes, this all shifted because the project became much more personal and alive. I had to interact and discover new meaning in this sculpture. This new form made based off a piglet soap sculpture ended up becoming something much more abstract and somewhat goofy. After critique I became more and more aware that my soap destruction sculpture resembled a Pinterest cake recipe gone wrong. In an attempt to embrace this new found form, I decided to mount the sculpture on painted wood resembling a cake stand. To make the 'cake' seem more attached to it's surrounding plate I singed the side wax in an effort to melt it a little onto the stand as if it is a cake that is continuing to melt.
Original Sculpture:
Change 1: Hit with golf club (subtractive)
Change 2: Burn candy corn onto (additive)
Change 3: Behead and chop in half (subtractive)
Change 4: Cook in oven at 275 degrees for 15 minutes (subtractive)
Change 5: Dig crevice with seashells (subtractive)
Change 6: Pour hot wax over (additive)
Change 7: Stick DVD pieces into (additive)
Change 8: Stick noodles in with tin foil balls attached (additive)
Final Solution: Front and Side Angles.
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