Figurative Sculpture

 

Trinity

Gray Air Dry Clay, Red Air Dry Clay, Wood, Acrylic Paint

Front - 5x5x4

Back - 9x6x5

This sculpture was created with a bond between two people, as an activism piece to raise awareness to mental health of the survivors left behind when someone falls victim to suicide. The front sculpture was created with a “gun shot” wound to the head and butterflies coming from the exiting side to show the soul of the individual leaving the body. The base for this sculpture is a wooden circle that is burned to symbolize a period(.) as the end of life. The back sculpture 

     

Research:

   Artsy features “Suicide” created in 1990 by Zhang Dali. As research it was not context in words but how the image was created and the effects it can portray from the viewers point of view. 

https://www.artsy.net/artwork/zhang-dali-artists-bust-suicide

A second chance explains the significance of the semi-colon and why it is used within the survivor and suicide prevention community. 

https://www.asecondchance-kinship.com/suicide-prevention-the-significance-of-the-semicolon/

Article based on suicide prevention and the risk of someone you know falling victim to suicide as it is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention