Because I can't see this on my home computer

Due to internet problems

http://qag.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/past/recently_archived/apt6/artists/yoshitomo_nara__graf_yng

Photograph?

This is an awesome photograph. I have to find out how it was made - is it a  digital manipulation? Is it special camera equipment? Is it a specific program stiching it together? This deserves more investigation, as the website I got it off was a blog, and the bibliography link was out of date.

EDIT:
Alright, I found some tutorials. Most of the other types seem to do it the other way - the move the ground into a ball at the center & have the sky around the edge, so that it looks like a small planet.

Anyway, the tutorials:
http://valerie.desnoux.free.fr/pano/pano_en.html
http://forums.finalgear.com/photography-tutorials/tiny-planets-from-panoramic-photos-36628/
http://www.youtube.com

Sculptures I like/Inspiration

These are some sculptures that I have used for inspiration/ideas as to how I was going to complete my sculpture.

Robert Bowers, 'Eternal', 2005, artists recipe (medium)

This sculpture reminds me of what I did for the first assignment, with the white, sleek curves and the abstract design. It is rather similar to the original design I had for that project.

  Christopher Truax, unknown, unknown

This one also seems to be made of bits and pieces of metal, much like what I'm trying to do - something made of junk.

Roy Peratrovich, Jr, 'Raven Dance', Bronze Sculpture on Black Walnut Base

I don't think I could imitate this style/materials, but I just like the subject matter on this one ^_^  (At first I mistook this statue as one of an anthro (re: having animal-like features on a human body) Raven. I mistook the tail as another arm, and the rock and base as the torso and beginning of the legs)

Robert Bradford, unknown, plastic

Another example of ways to incorporate junk into sculpture - these dogs are made entirely fom material such as toys and buttons. The variety of colours in the sculptures is what I find most appealing.

Trimpin, Klompen, 1987, wood, metal, electronics

Hmm, an interesting  way of incorporating something everyday and mundane (Clogs, for those of them that have Clogs as everyday and mundane.  They look kind of like Crocs though). Creating some kind of sound sculpture would definately be an extension of my skills (since I know nothing about sound at the moment). Something to think about anyway.
(I also like the way the shadows fall on the ground)

Herb Williams, unknown, Crayons

This is made entirely from crayons. It's interesting how he's made art from something that's normally overlooked as art materials.

Kevin Francis Gray, unknown, Bronze

I really like how the folds of the fabric work.To me, it looks as if it's been draped in a sheet of plastic. 
This isn't something I would be able to replicate in my sculpture, but I just think it's an awesome piece of work.

Unsure, unknown, unknown

This is a kind of cute collection

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Bibliography

 http://www.artparks.co.uk
http://hungryeyeball.com/tag/sculpture-artist-christopher-truax/
http://www.myspace.com/someonegallery
http://www.christophertruax.com/
 http://www.chrisdixonstudios.com
http://www.ravenworksart.com
http://www.luxurylaunches.com
http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/events/archives/005001.shtml
http://thedesigninspiration.com/
http://www.booooooom.com/
http://www.usvisualartguide.com
http://www.prairiemod.com
http://insomnio.org
http://www.severynko.com/

Dreamweaver

The final artwork reminds me of a Dreamweaver in it's design.

Inspiration

Trying to find inspiration for the final look of my assignment. Here is some inspiration:

In my head, I've been associating this work with Steampunk.

Links

Link to the Photos taken for this assignment: Here

Number Meaning

One:
One is often associated with being the best (I am number one)
"The Pythagoreans referred to number one as the "monad". It symbolized the creator. It was a male number. Number one represented strength." (www.mysticalnumbers.com)

Two

"Two is the number of balance, but also the number of conflict and opposition.

Male and Female	Light and Dark	Day and Night
Good and Bad	Life and Death	Sun and Moon

(www.mysticalnumbers.com)

"The symbolic meaning of number Two is kindness, balance, tact, equalization, and duality" (http://www.whats-your-sign.com)

Three
"The spiritual meaning of number Three deals with magic, intuition, fecundity, and advantage. The number Three invokes expression, versatility, and pure joy of creativity. Three is also a time identifier as it represents Past, Present and Future." (http://www.whats-your-sign.com)
"Three was considered the number of harmony, wisdom and understanding" (www.mysticalnumbers.com)


Four
Four is an unlucky number in Chinese, due to it's similar sound to the chinese word for 'death', although this pronounciation can difer with the different dialects.
"Number four is the number of stability, order and completion of justice. Number four is the number of the earth and mankind." (www.mysticalnumbers.com)

Of these, I'm going to go with the number 4, since that is the only number I can find that has 'unlucky' connotations.  Also, since I am making a skull, the 'death' association seems appropriate.

Bibliography

Wikipedia, viewed 20th September <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_in_Chinese_culture#Unlucky_numbers>
Mystical Numbers, viewed 20th Sept <http://www.mysticalnumbers.com/Number_2.html>
What's your sign, viewed 20th September <http://www.whats-your-sign.com/spiritual-meaning-of-numbers.html>