Miniature hyperrealism mixed media sculpture, of an old caged nude man.
The Caged trapped nude man sculpture was started by finding reference of a middle aged face I thought expressive.
A simple armature mounted on a wooden base was made first. I then sculpted him using plastiline, a wax based modelling clay. After getting the expression and pose right, the clay skin surface was detailed with pores, wrinkles, fingernails and veins. The finished sculpture was then moulded in a one piece silicone rubber mould, from which a translucent platinum silicone copy with a resin core under structure was cast. This was cleaned then painted in a number of fine layers using airbrushes and paint brushes to acheive a realistic skin effect, including freckles and moles. Next step was to implant hair into his scalp one at a time, then cut and styled. This also included his body hair,his eyebrows and eyelashes.
Once finished, he was mounted to a aluminium base plate which had been coated with glued on grit. This was then mounted inside the large brass bird cage to finish the sculpture.
Brass cage measures: 63cm tall 33cm wide
