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Abyss

About the Front Section of the Lustgarten

(September 2024 - February 2025) 

27.9.2024 ~ an abyss was digitally created to get the idea...

The front of the Lustgarten is a rather complex story.

The base plate must still be able to be lifted, but I do not want to see a transition seam.

I used cling film to avoid getting glue on the base plate, but this allows the mountain mannassive to form itself to it.

27.9.2024 | fixing the frontal baseplate

28.9.2024 

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Time for paper mache...

21.11.2024

21.11.2024

24.11.2024

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Priming the rocky abyss

(28.12.2024)

28.12.2024 

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Dry white, lasur and some more...

3.1.2025

Just an idea, but... no repetition! 

Let's see how we can fix a nice transition...

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4.1.2025

5.1.2025

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19.1.2025

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18.1.2025 | All is set! 

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19.1.2025

27.1.2025 | The disturbing white layer of polystyrene down under made me decide to apply a third layer at the bottom.

30.1.2025 | pretty keen, if I may say so: support from below. How else?  

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31.1.2025 | Meanwhile, vegetation was added to the side. 

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And then an idea popped up : why not make a smal miniature in the front to break the uniformity of the abyss? Even if I didn't know at the time what would come out of it!

Intermission...

Can't say too much how I love this view!  

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... but let's get on with it!

31.1.2025 | Fixing with pins while the glue dries

31.1.2025 | Pretty curious how (massive) it is going to look like...

31.1.2025 

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The month of February has arrived... 

1.2.2025 | paper mache is being applied today

1.2.2025 

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February 4, 2025 

4.1.2025 | drying...

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... and when the priming is dry two days later, we can start to dry-whiting the rock formation with (dry brush) slate

6.2.2025

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Febraury 14 and 15: adding vegetation 

Massive...

14.2.2025

15.2.2025

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Frits Osterthun © 29.12.2024

Last update: 15.2.2025