Ravanna 10 Headed God for Diwali Manchester

Here are the first pics of Diwali 2010

WEST OF ENGLAND ACADEMY and DIWALI

Last years Ravanna build. A bonfire for Diwali in Manchester

I worked out how the piece should be best assembled, built a plynth and entered it in the West of England Academy open art exhibition.

It was difficult to transport in my car.

Judging is taking place now .

Meanwhile I am working away in Manchester building a 10 headed god RAVANNA for Diwali.

Watch out for info of this.

FIRST ASSEMBLY

Images of the first assembly of all 6 sections.

6th and final section. Whats it going to look like when I assemble it all!

Running out of cardboard bike boxes from cycle shops in Bristol.
Ive got through about 70 boxes so far


Using spheres to develop the extrusion paths



Cardboard profiles to define the shapes of the extrusions to visualise the directions of the extrusion paths




Having to cut spheres by hand because Im not near a CNC machine in Bristol
The movie below reminds me of the BP oils spill cameras when monitoring the spill and capping process.

Working out the profile of the extrusion in Section Five

Distortion problems

Soaking the 4th section with PVA to freeze it and make it a solid lump.

I make use of load straps to undistort it until the PVA sets.

Work Work Work

Ravanna 10 headed god. Approx 10 metres
tall.I built it for Diwali last year in Manchester. It is a bonfire.

Im now over half way and im trying to complete the 'extrusion' sculpture before I work on Diwali in Manchester. Ive been asked to build a 10 headed god (Ravanna )that burns down as part of a festival of light.