Wire Figure Sculpture

The wire figure sculpture project captures the image of a human in motion.  As an initial reference, we did gesture drawings of people in various poses.  These are two of drawings I did.

 

These were done with charcoal on paper.  Loose strokes were used to capture the position and the proportions of different body parts.  This part went well for me, as I focused on the flow in the shapes rather than trying to capture an outline.

The gesture drawings were then used to inspire the pose of the wire sculpture.

 

To make this sculpture, I used one thick wire as the basic frame (head, torso, legs) and several thinner wires for the arms and to give all parts the necessary mass.  Tissue paper was glued onto the wire figure to create volume, with some spaces being closed off and others open to air.
The pose of the sculpture was inspired by the second gesture drawing above, but more like a running pose than a lunge.
Working with wire was tricky, as it was with the earlier abstract nylon sculpture, however I found the thinner wire much easier to work with.
While my initial intention was to have the correct proportions, I unfortunately ended up making the torso too long.