HOW THEY HAVE INFLUENCED MY WORK:

The above three artists have greatly inspired my work and designs, from hair punching to intrinsically painting the moulds, painting on fine details extrinsically and ultimately creating a sculpture which holds an uncanny resemblance to the human form. Richard Stipl influenced the bodypaint I created on model Charley Rose where I gradually diminished her natural face with black paint. I created prosthetic gelatine lips which were adhered to her skin with Prosaide and the result had a horrific impact, the unknowing of were the natural features were and whether the prosthetic lips resembled her own, but twice. The artist plays with colour and grotesque sculpting styles to leave an emotional impact on the viewer and this influenced the bodypaint for those reasons. I often like to play with the human form and create an alternate being by means of disguise, this has always interested me and all of the above execute this technique with perfect finishes. Sam Jinks uses a magnifying glass and a needle to punch the human hair into his silicone sculptures and the statues are flawless.

I appreciate his advice on holding reference images close and constantly referring to them as a guide and have used this technique myself throughout the duration of the project. I will look to research the above artists and others in the field of hyper realism during my third year of study as the technique will become more apparent in my work and I will need a lot of practise in this particular style of moulding.