Banfield began sculpting “Going Back to the Meadows” back in 2020 as a part of the Governor’s Island Residency initiative.

He took to Instagram to further explain what went into creating the new body of art.

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“Using traditional techniques of modeling clay and a multitude of reference photographs, I created my artistic interpretation of LL, a collaboration of facial stages emerging from an anatomical foundation,” he explained in the post. ”Using my years of lessons in [the] study of ancient Kemetic statues, Greco Roman and Italian Renaissance masters, I strived to model the essence, strength, fortitude, sensitivity, and determination of LL into this portrait bust,” Banfield wrote. “Each application and modification of clay is a thought that accumulates to the finished portrait, like the selected notes of a musician that conclude to a song.. the final product is relatable and recognizable.. not a duplication of nature’s gift, but an interpretation.”

To check it out, head to the Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens whenever you’re in the New York area.

Going Back To The Meadows

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