George Segal. The
Costume Party. Sixfigures, mixed media: painted plaster, wood, glass,
photo, helmet, boots. 1965-72
Segal is best known fore his life size figures, like the one
seen in the photo. In order to create
these figures, Segal actually posed models and wrapped them in plaster bandages
in sections. Once the bandages hardened he would piece the sections together to
form a final sculpture. I found this sculpture interesting because it is
different than many of the other sculptures created by Segal. Most of Segal’s
life size figures are white. I found it interesting that this was the first of
his sculptures to be fully painted. The title, the positioning, and the colors
of these sculptures are also interesting. Unlike this sculpture, many of
Segal’s sculptures are placed in locations that match the scene he is depicting
and in a way make ‘sense,’ while this sculpture is more difficult to
understand.
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