Never satisfied.

I'm sure everybody is well aware of the serious condition of body dysmorphia. Well my piece never satisfied is designed to address the issue. 10% of the nation suffer from body dysmorphia and a staggering 40% of body builders have what's known as muscle dysmorphic. This condition is when as a muscular man looking in the mirror you always feel scrawny. Occasionally this can lead men down the unhealthy path of steroids... Anyway that's another story.

 

I decided upon creating a sculpture to represent the issue of dysmorphia. Firstly I chose a suitable body building pose.

Arnold Schwarzenegger striking an iconic pose.

 

I began sketching out the body of my piece...

 

With the body of my piece settled up on I needed something to create the element of dysmorphia. To dramatize the feeling of not being who you want to be I chose to put a mask on to my figure.

 

 

Using the theatre masks to add truly dramatically theatrical depth to the piece I began to make. 

 

 

Never satisfied is a fine piece even if I do say so myself, I am particularly happy with the muscularity of the piece. Getting all the muscles in proportion and including the serratus was challenging, this has been a learning curve.

 

I have spent today glazing this model with the same black an white glazes you can find the recipe for in my post 'a glaze of glory' I have opted for the black and white as it offers a strong contrast on what is a serious matter.