Naomi Malone – project 3 research assignments 1 and 2 – Sculpture 2

Choose a Topic:

Paradox: Sometimes you have to end a friendship so that you don’t become who they think you are

Question: Am I who I think I am? (The concept of beauty and body dysmorphia)

Consider and Clarify Your Topic:

What question/problem did you choose?

Am I who I think I am? (The concept of beauty and body dysmorphia)

Tell why you chose this topic and why it matters to you.

I chose this topic because I feel like many people struggle with body dysmorphia and the feeling of not being enough or perfect. I also wanted to work more with the materials that I’ve used in both Sculpture I and II. I want to work with clay, I think, and the thought of clay and the question I chose reminded me of marble sculptures. Combining these two thoughts led to the question that made and gave me an idea of what I want to do for my project.

Give some details on the problem/question – explain in depth.

For my question, “Am I who I think I am?” I will be addressing body dysmorphia. I want to make a sculpture that resembles something close to a stone sculpture by Michelangelo, like The David. I want that part of the sculpture to just be a female body without a head. If I do add a head, I don’t want the face to be recognizable. I also want there to be a mirror that distorts the reflection of the sculpture. The warped reflection is supposed to represent how despite what you actually look like, your mind can distort reality and make you feel less than. I want to use stone and marble sculptures as reference for my piece because I feel like they have a way of capturing the beauty of the human body in a truly unique way.

List out 10 tangible people/places/things that are associated with your question/problem.