We have been looking at different ways to form our wave. A tutor suggested we look at armatures. Armatures are frameworks around which a sculpture is formed. It provides the strength and structure to a sculpture. We could build a wooden or metal armature to give our wave something to build our bottles up around. We have also considered using bamboo. When soaked a bit with water they can be shaped or bent into a curved shape. There is also welding rods we could use. See images below.
I found this blog post about an Elephant sculpture made up of parts of old trains, House for an Art Lover (HAL) in 2014 worked in collaboration with the Scottish artist Kenny Hunter. HAL commissioned the creation of a ‘life-size’ elephant. Pictures of their armature can be seen below.
(Images retrieved from “August | 2014 | Elephant for Glasgow.” Elephant for Glasgow | Kenny Hunter Creates Life Size Elephant in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow. Accessed , 2016. https://elephantforglasgow.wordpress.com/2014/08/.)
This is a really interesting project and definitely worth a look at their blog.
References:
“August | 2014 | Elephant for Glasgow.” Elephant for Glasgow | Kenny Hunter Creates Life Size Elephant in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow. Accessed , 2016. https://elephantforglasgow.wordpress.com/2014/08/.
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