Wednesday, March 30, 2011

looking at other artist who work with bricks and

Carl Andre



early work in wood 

                                             Sol Lewitt serial sculpture works   modular form of the square in arrangements .geometric forms, and progressions. In the mid-1980s, LeWitt began to work with concrete blocks





building an army


 I've been experimenting with different mixers and aggregates to see how results vary in texture and surfaces of the blocks. I would like to one collection of blocks with a glassy polished look finish. I bought black cement today to see how it differs from the  grey when it dries   




cities




plastic molds for a silky finish







shells





Monday, March 21, 2011

plastic finish


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plastic finish

After pouring concrete for the cardboard molds, I wanted to see if I could if I could change the appearance of concrete by giving it a silky almost glass like finish , by making the molds from plastic.