Erika Takacs Sculpture
Paper maché and clay figurative sculptures and assemblages
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- Encounter: mixed media sculpture December 2, 2009Posted in Art, Assemblage, Sculpture Tagged: Art, mixed media sculpture, sculpture, sculptureserikatakacs
- Pebble Wall Art November 20, 2009I had one last sheet of handmade paper, so I made this. There is something irresistible about instant gratification that comes out of such a quick and enjoyable process. Making sculptures is so involved and slow and exhausting, it’s great to be able to indulge myself into light projects from time to time. Title : “Squished”, guess it […]erikatakacs
- Wall art November 16, 2009Materials used: my own handmade paper, pebbles, twigs, acrylic paint Black Bloom: White Dawn: Posted in Art, mixed media Tagged: Art, mixed media, wall arterikatakacs
- High Heels: The Lady November 11, 2009Just for fun project to go with the other one. I’m really enjoying giving character and gesture to these pieces. They’re alive and well without the rest of their body. Posted in Art, Sculpture Tagged: Art, fun, high heels, lady, mixed media sculpture, sculptureerikatakacs
- The Box – Mixed media sculpture November 6, 2009 erikatakacs
- High Heels October 28, 2009This assemblage is the result of a song that’s played on the radio all the time. One of those catchy melody- silly lyrics- songs that just get stuck in your head for days. I had this sketch laying around for a few months, and now it turned into something that reminds one of the lyrics of [...]erikatakacs
- Samuel de Champlain Monument in Orillia October 20, 2009This beautiful bronze monument by British sculptor Vernon March is in Orillia, on the shores of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada. It was erected in 1925 for the 300th anniversary of French explorer Samuel de Champlain’s visit to the area. Champlain was looking for a shorter passage to the West Indies. He explored and mapped the [...]erikatakacs
She’s very pretty, erika. A real prisoner, poor thing. Have you ever tried to cast a figure in plaster?–I guess not. This would be a good one to start with because she’s a clean two-piece job. How hard does she get? Is that material easily breakable? If she gets as hard as baked clay then there’s of course no need to cast her in another material.
I like the way you did the hair on this one. The tilt of the overall form is nice, too.
Thank you both! The piece feels heavy and hard, almost like stone. The bottom part is solid clay for stability.