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About Maquettes:
Before starting an elaborate sculpture project, several forms of study are done. Sketches, layouts, and armature design are all important. The fastest and most beneficial form is the maquette. These are small sculptures created by assembling objects, wax, clay, whatever works to get the piece into 3D form to match the artist's vision. Often, several versions are done as the design matures.
The maquettes created by Tj for the Nike series were created from molding parts of toys, applying and altering wax, sometimes using clay or plaster. He has hand-tooled all of them, and often painted or stained them to view the details and continue the detailing process. He photographs the maquettes and places them in situ for studying base designs and sculpture installations. They are models used for reference again and again as larger versions of the works are developed.
These little tools are the first time the artist works the three dimensional form.
While constructing the maquettes,
he discovers many problems and he contemplates the process for creating the larger work.
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