Armature: Journal Entry

This is my armature project. It is called "Ballon" which is a ballet term and means ability of a dancer to hold in air a pose of position. In ballet you have to be able to hold a position and show balance and strength. I tried to represent it as good as possible.

I used wire for the armature part and i used silk for the skin and to attach the skin i used thread and sewed in on. I cut 6 long pieces of the where and knotted and twisted them to make the "legs". I used another piece of wire and twisted it around the "legs" to make the box. I then cut pieces of the silk and sewed them on. I used two different colors (white and silver, though you can't really tell)

My intentions of this project was to show the elegant appearance of a ballet dancer. It is a simple armature structure with a unique meaning. I wanted to represent ballet in my armature not only because i have been performing since i was little, but also because it comes from a different history form's of art and with this assignment we built different forms of art.

I used to silk to represent the material of the costumes and the soft colors that show an elegant meaning. Silk shows elegance, beauty, and flexibility, also when it is shown in the light it shines just like the ballet dancers do on stage. The wire represent the flexible part as shown that they are twisted and the end. I went with the box in the middle because i feel that it shows the steadiness of posture you must maintain. You must be strong and a box is strong.