Been a long time since I took photos of my Perseus sculpture. I did this in polymer clay in 1997.
If I had known how brittle polymer clay was-I probably wouldnt have made it.
I have to keep it under glass because it is so delicate-and I cannot transport it easily.
It was my attempt to do a classical-style work--with influences from Michaelangelo and Cellini.
Perseus
is holding a curved sword and the blood has transformed into serpents as found in the mythological stories.He is also running across ground that is comprised of the broken shattered remains of precious Gorgon victims.
Although Medusa cannot be seen as the head is inside a bag, the idea was to be closer to traditional interpretations-which suggested a large bulky creature with tusks. I made the snakes much larger and varied-an eel is depicted among them--and they are eyeless.
Might revisit mythology again one day but for now its back to "normal" figures.
