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Paul McCarthy: "Captain Ballsack" | "Exclusive" | Art21

Submitted by cfollows on 27 November 2011 - 11:05pm

Episode #143: Filmed in his Los Angeles studio, artist Paul McCarthy and production manager Amy Baumann describe the nearly decade-long, organic process behind the sculpture "Captain Ballsack" (2

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42 - latex sphere

Submitted by plindley on 16 November 2009 - 5:29pm

Cast using the same plaster mould see slide as object41, see slide,and object etc the technique is to fill the mould entirely, allow the outer “skin; to thi

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40 - Plaster ring cube

Submitted by plindley on 16 November 2009 - 1:30pm

Plaster casting can often suggest a solid, bulky, physical kind of sculpture, where the cast is a facsimile of an original, often modelled in clay.

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18 - Plaster cake

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 3:28pm

The ability of plaster to transform from a liquid state into a permanent solid makes it a very useful casting medium, while the in-between curing period can allow for more direct working as the mix

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13 - Candle wax cube

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 2:17pm

There are many types of wax with many different uses, but candle wax is inexpensive, easily obtained and melts at a relatively low temperature.

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09 - Glass sphere

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 1:52pm

All glass may be formed in a kiln to some extent, where as glass that is fused to each other, as in the coloured strips shown in this sphere, is best achieved with some guarantee of manufacturer co

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07 - Ceramic sphere

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 1:29pm

Clay slip is poured into the plaster mould (See slide 2) until it is filled to the brim and left for several minutes.

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