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My spinal surgery is the main influence for my final major project which inspired my use of  bones as the feature for my final major as well as studying the works of Leonardo Da Vinci. I had originally planned to incorporate more links to the x-ray aspect of my spine surgery but I became more inspired by the bones themselves and decided to explore them rather than the x-ray. I focused mainly on the spine and ribcage within this project as these were the bones that held the most relevance to my personal links and I also personally feel that these bones are the most interesting in terms of form and structure in which I quite enjoyed studying. Besides the links to my surgery, I feel that my personal preference towards monochrome scale art pieces such as the works of Leonardo Da Vinci's anatomy studies can also be applied to my final major project as I will incorporate this within my final major piece.

I had planned to incorporate the metal rods and pins that were surgically implanted into my spine within my spine sculpture. However, I decided against this as I feel that there would have been too many elements within my final major piece such as the illustration which may redirect the viewer's attention away from the focal point of the piece and look overcrowded against a background of negative space which I have planned to present the piece with. Due to the lockdown, I was unable to acquire surgical bandages which I would have liked to incorporate into my spine sculpture as this would have solidified links to my spine surgery as well as links to the works of George Segal as this was his preferred material of choice for sculptures. Although as I was unable to use surgical bandages, I feel that mod-roc is quite close in terms of form and properties of the material so I feel that the links can still be applied to mod-roc. Compared to surgical bandages, mod-roc may be a more suitable choice to use for my spine sculpture as I may have needed to make a cast to use the bandages along with the plaster which I had not planned or prepared for. 


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