In the beginning I thought this may have the potential to be a nice piece. However, I was more than disappointed in the end product where I could not make out what this hot mess was supposed to be. How can you find satisfaction in making something that no one can appreciate? My brother does the same thing in Montreal, seems to bell accomplished but I find all his pieces to be fodder for the landfill at best.

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Personally, this is Michelangelos best work in my amateur opinion. To convey so much movement through marble is memorizing. In an era where so many legends thrived, this work just stamds out to me. And allegedly for this work to come from 15 year old is extraordinary. Masterpiece nonetheless

Thank you to share

I just stumbled upon your channel. Wow. ( I came in on the wire and paper figure on a door). I hope you start back uploading more content. Styro, cardboard, various plastics and Paper. I Got it all and I'm always hunting in the deep years of YT for great stuff just like this. Thanks 🙂

Fantástico

I love this video. I'm watching you discover your own work, but also not really discover it at all.

Hhhhhhh.what is it

Искусство представлено в Третьяковской галерее и Эрмитаже, если кто-то подзабыл, как оно должно выглядеть. А это - напрасная трата ресурсов Земли😔

Capt Beefheart in the background

Excellent 🎉

Thanks so much for sharing your ideas and method. Up until now, my work has been to commission so cast in bronze (since I did not bear the final cost!) and very realistic as that tends to be what my clients like. I work exactly the same way, with an armature of wire board and foam but with clay on top as the final work will be used to cast. I am really keen to do more experimental work large scale ......and of course bronze is totally out! I was looking for how to work with plaster and happened upon your videos. Utterly brilliant and inspiring! Love what you do and I am really excited to make some things with freedom. It is very generous of you to share how you work.

nice process. could you list what types of plaster you are using? thx

I thought it said you were doing the statue of David.

You just inspired meeeee! I’m an artist and I create pieces from scrapes and this here is genius, brilliant, marvelous! Omg! I love it already!

Bravo Ser Jonh Edwards!

Far too pretentious for my tastes

Adorable baby 💫🧸💫

Amazing job, as right now it’s looking like a creature coming out of the wall…. Can’t wait to see it’s once is done completely 👍👍👍

Thank you for this. I create only from my unconscious in my paintings and drawings, I came across your videos because I am learning to use plaster for my sculpture class but want to continue creating from my hands/unconscious and with found materials rather than using moulds. You really inspired me and I resonate a lot with your process.

Hi John new to your channel I currently on a 3d sculpture painting course only the tutor advises you buy her ready made plaster for the work which is costing a fortune in postage costs from Russia to the UK. I do know a few other artists who have given away her secret which is a plaster named Clavel riviera decorative stone plaster with added fibres. This imitates the Mediterranean Old stone walls. Now having watched this I seen cellulose fibres are added to your plaster and a green stuff used for insulation. I've been experimenting with making my own texture paste which has to stand upto the tutors expectations for the lessons upto 5cms high some petals need to be oh these are flower sculptures and have found a decorative plaster in the UK called fox decorator a Polish company makes it and it has cellulose fibres inside. I do know this Clavel is fibreglass not cellulose. I'm wondering is that insulation stuff you use any good for adding too this decorative plaster do you think as at the min I'm just adding marble powder to thicken it up because it's already got the fibres added.

Great,, thanks Sir,, 🥰

Thank you for these great tips. 👍

Amazing

are any of your plaster works outside? if so how do you protect from weather? or perhaps you live in a state that there is no freeze or snow?

Finally somebody who knows what they're talking about and who understands Michelangelo's intentions. I've had this private thought for years that Moses should be raised up and perceived as close as practically possible to the perspective Michelangelo intended. People fail to realise that Michelangelo composed his figures with a particular veiwing perspective in mind hence that some of his figures can appear somewhat 'top heavy" when viewed straight on, Moses probably being the perfect example.

Saludos desde Colombia felicitaciones wauuuuu

Ciao,cosa e la povere bianca ,che usi per bagnare la carta,? Grazie mille!

Wow, I build my under structures exactly the same way! I spend most of my time in hardware stores searching for materials that can take the place of specialized and costly prop building supplies. Spray foam, pourable super gloss, plumbing and masonry materials, foam insulation board...you name it! I often catch the “what the hell is this guy building?” Look from customers purchasing these items for their intended purposes..hahaha...whereas I almost never do

The Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs was a real war.

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What's that hideous interfering noise in the background of this speculative nonsense!?

Hi John! Love your videos !! so helpful. thank you for sharing. Working on my first large scale sculpture and want to use plaster - can you advise what brand/type you use exactly? plaster of paris? does it matter?

Thanks to you for sharing. You're a genuine artist and I think a beautiful man. Thanks again.

Enlightening..!! Reassuring, and scary in the same time... Are we so well conditioned, programmed,... Then, is the practice of art liberation?.

Magnificent... I love this work, the expression is love... the description and explanation are like water, more precious than gold... Thank you.

You are a BRILLIANT and TALENTED man! Thank you so much for sharing your incredible abilities with us.

Just wanted to say that I really like your sculptures.

When I visited the Accademia in 2000, I took a picture of one of the slaves/prisoners/giants that really struck me. Something reminded me of it, so I've been doing some searching online for more information about it. Every site I've looked at shows the four in your video but not the one in my picture. I think I caught a glimpse of it at 3:19 in the background to the right of the frame. The figure is one of the more complete ones and he seems to be holding a book or tablet in his left hand. Do you have any information about that one? If not, do you know what people call it or where I could read more about it? Thanks.

Splendid !!!

Thanks for showing your process! I appreciate the more immediate materials, thanks!

Bravo

On and of (I would have to check small notes ive written) at least ten years ive been struggling/studying this piece the more you look the more you see! I'm only going by pictures ive seen,would love to see the real thing. There are faces in every limb of every character you see, even on some at least what I see, in or on their heads ..I don't know why this means so much to me: but after watching this video I understand a lot more I thank you for posting this.:I don't write or post anything really not much: really felt the need to say something after watching.ive been whittling a piece off wood for over the said ten years onand off(when im 😌 relaxed and 😊) and saying to loved and close one's that it means so much. I know when Finnish it. I could do some nice pieces . 'My battle' of the centaurs dimension are 34cm by 32cm and its depth is,at its deepest less than 4cm:I thank you again 🙏 the coment below mine says much that would like to share, please excuse my grammar

COR.THAT WAS UTTERLY BIZARRE AND QUITE DISTURBING!

so cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

She is just beautiful, strong, Majestic

I am an artist and I am loving this! I have experimented on much smaller scales but would love to learn from you and watch how you create. It is so inspiring

Maravilhoso!

I’m trying to learn all I can do couple questions how do you smooth it out and put in fine detail?

I do know art, but I know what I don't like ... is that how that goes? Sorry Charlie.