The Foot!

For my project, I will be reconstructing the left foot (up to the ankle) out of modeling clay. Before it dries, I will cut different sized squares, about half an inch deep, into various sections of the foot. Then, using cardboard, wooden skewers and thumbtacks, I will make door flaps, with hinges and handles, attached together with craft glue. These will then open to reveal the inner workings of the foot, suchFor my project, I will be reconstructing the left foot (up to the ankle) out of modeling clay. Before it dries, I will cut different sized squares, about half an inch deep, into various sections of the foot. Then, using cardboard, wooden skewers and thumbtacks, I will make door flaps, with hinges and handles, attached together with craft glue. These will then open to reveal the inner workings of the foot, such as nerves, veins, muscles, etc. With red and blue acrylic paint, I would like to paint over the actual insides, to contrast with the blank, white outside.

I want to convey the idea of science combined with art, reflective of the functional drawings of body parts in medical books. In this way, I want to bring beauty to the unexpected. I chose to do the foot because I feel it is not given enough credit for all it does. Feet have always been seen as disgusting, smelly, sweaty, so contrast this preconditioned belief, I’d like to show how something perceived to be ugly can in fact be beautiful. And by being able to “open” parts of the foot, exposing the delicate veins and nerves, I want to reveal the “inner” beauty to one of the must-hated body parts.

Materials:

Modeling Clay

Wooden Skewers

Cardboard

Acrylic Paint

Glue

Thumbtacks