3D modely ART

Johanaan at Tate Britain, London

The sculpture was carved directly from a large rectangular block of elm, the only undisturbed remnant of which is the base. The avant-garde vogue for direct carving had emerged at the beginning of the twentieth century as a reaction against a dominant school of academic sculpture based on modelling and casting, which was perceived by some to be mannered and slick. Direct carving was associated with Pre-Renaissance and non-European sculpture. As a practice it was invested with notions of the 'natural' and 'authentic'.
Johanaan's surface has been carved and polished to achieve a smooth, subtly modulated finish. In some areas the wood's natural qualities have been exploited to enhance the modelling of the figure. For example, the woodgrain has been used to form the iris and pupil of the left eye; the crack down the centre of the block has been enlarged to supplement the rendering of the navel and the solar plexus. Elsewhere the block's irregularities have been suppressed, for example, several cracks have been filled and stained by the artist.

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