art pieces - roland ilog

roland ilog-compositions

"hey, thanks for checking this place out. over
here, i have a collection of a few pieces i've
created through two classes i've taken at Rutgers
University and on my own free time."

Figure Drawing

Nude Female Figure
18"x24"
medium:conte crayon

Nude Male Figure
18"x24"
medium:pencil

Facial Drawing
8.5"x11"
medium:pencil

Night Lamps

"i created these night lamps while taking a sculpture
class. my teacher introduced me to the artist,
Isamu Noguchi, whos akari paper lamps influenced
me to created these."

"this lamp was a birthday present for a friend of mines. it
was made out of green paper and thin pieces of wood. along
the side going down are birthday wishes in chinese characters."
height:~11"
diameter:~8.5"

"i created this lamp for my cousin, charmaine. it's design is similar to the one lamp above, except it stands on three legs, the top of the lamp has that circle, "floating piece", which closes it off from the outside and the bottom of the lamp has a removable swivel base which houses the socket and lightbulb. it is made from wood and thai paper which has embedded leaves and flower petals."
height:~13"
diameter:~7"

Introduction to Sculpture

Female Head

"the objective in this piece was to create a head using plaster and any other materials we could find. i made a pedestal with an upward projecting piece of wood which inserts into the base of the head. Underneath the plaster head are a pair of x-shaped pieces which hold a spherical grid created from chicken wire. from there, i built up the face, similar to how an illustrator draws - from simple shapes and forms to the actual subject."
width:12"
length:12"
height:16.5"

Untitled

"this was an exploration in creating plaster casts. my first intention was to capture the act of victory in an arm wrestling match. i pushed it further by creating several hand gestures and fusing them together like a surrealist subject and this was the outcome."
width:34"
height:13"

Anthony

"this is entitled "anthony" after my cousin, who's face i casted it from. it was my final project in the class. we were to create a piece using plaster casts, choose a place for it anywhere in the art building and post it there. it is made up of three pieces. i was interested in having the sculpture come out towards the viewer, so i used string in order to get that extension away from the wall."