Pantheon project by PIP for Spotify’s 2019 RapCaviar event at the Brooklyn Museum. This was a big team effort completing these four larger-than-life sized sculptures, from 3D body scan, fabrication, crating, through to installation at the museum.
Jaden Smith | PIP
Cardi B. | PIP
Juice Wrld | PIP
Gunna | PIP
Close up of snake scales | PIP
Here I am sculpting scales | PIP
Trophies for NBA’s G League, made at PIP.
In progress
Casting
Molding a creature cowl using the syntactic process | Fractured FX
Gunna Wunna action figure for PIP. My part included molding, casting, painting / intercoat / clear coating the bodies, assembly, and packaging a run of 24
Here I am assembling the teeny tiny hands | PIP
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Boomboxes by PIP. My part included: casting components, priming, detailing, assembly, paint prep
Assembly | PIP
Here I’m detailing one of the boomboxes | PIP
Fortnite World Cup 2019 trophies at PIP. My part in the llama trophies included: molding, casting, detailing, priming, masking, painting (gun + brush details), clear coating
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Masking for details | PIP
Paint | PIP
1st Annual PornHub Awards in 2019. Deigned by Kanye West, fabricated by PIP. My part included: detailing, priming, painting. Below are screen shots of the award show, which streamed live via 360 degree webcams stationed around the venue. Viewers from home could switch between web cams and pan around | PIP
Bull shark statue. The final is polished stainless steel. My role included: mastering the piece for molding, making the matrix mold | PIP
Matrix mold | PIP
Detailing and mastering the piece for molding | PIP
Matrix mold and roto cast | PIP
A small portion of a large scale brush-up mold (2.5’ x 4.5’ x 1’) | PIP
Bullheaded, a collaboration between PIP and artist Brian Viveros. My role included: casting, detailing, assembly, priming, mounting to plaques | PIP
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Myself prepping a plaque | PIP
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Life cast for a larger sculpture. My role included: performing the life cast on the model (a 360 torso and right arm), casting, assembly, and painting. | PIP
360 torso + arm life cast, clean up + seaming in progress | PIP
model from the life cast | PIP
I cast a crystal clear popsicle (and another got a glitter finish) from a complex mold. The role I played included: casting, wet sanding, buffing | PIP
Painting | PIP
More large scale painting | PIP