DODGE CARAVAN
This was a desert canyon landscape I worked on, for Greg Jein. It was made using sheets of Green Foam that measured 4' x 8' x 6" thick and attached to a plywood platform surface, using contact adhesive.
The overall sculpt was 44' in length, 8' wide at front end, and 40' wide at the back end (this shape was determined by the field of view of the camera lens). The plywood surface was about 3' - 4' above the floor, and had a hole in the center, so the canyon could extend down below, from the perceived ground level.
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Me, at 19 years old, using a hacksaw blade to sculpt the edges of the canyon, out of green foam.
This view shows the detail of the edge of the back end, looking back toward the front end.
This view shows the detail of the edge of the back end, looking downward.
View showing the length of the sculpt, with the front end on the left side of the frame.
View from the soundstage catwalk shows the meandering surface crack that opens into the canyon.
View of the canyon in the center of the sculpt.
This is the final Dodge Caravan commercial ad, as seen on television.
