Fire sculpture

To have Nina’s sculpture taken over by other artists in building to even people of the community volunteering to help watch the sculpture bake at night truly adds to the meaning of her concept behind this piece of work. However, with the sculpture being cooled down now, it has become another artistic piece that requires the artist statement in order to appreciate the piece fully. I believe this because there are other buildings surrounding this sculptural building. This sculpture essentially mimics those buildings and to the ordinary viewer would pass it with one glance at it as if it were any other building, unlike the PAO heads. Having gone through a few ceramics classes myself, I can understand the process of making a ceramic sculpture outside to be a very critical and slow procedure. This is because of ensuring the piece does not crack by the fluctuating temperatures and weather climates that surround it. At the end of the firing as well, is just as critical moment. Taking off the material encompassing the sculpture for one has edges scorching, so the volunteers don’t burn the grass as well. I also learned about the sawdust and salt technique to cool off the sculpture which is something I would never have thought of.