Moulding the Age of Man, Jaime Barr, 2020
Plas・tic
/’plastik/
From the greek plassein ‘to mold’.
World
/wərld/
From Germanic compound meaning ‘age of man’.
Ren·ais·sance
/ˈrenəˌsäns/
Re meaning back, again.
Naissance meaning birth.
For my image, I researched the origin of the words “plastic” and “world”. When replacing each word with their origins, “Plastic World” became “Moulding the Age of Man”, or woman if you will. The Renaissance was a time of transition and change within European kingdoms; it shaped and solidified all modern arts and academics. Being a huge influence on our modern lives, the Renaissance was a period I wanted to focus on in my work. I chose an event that I felt had a huge impact on how we live our lives today, an event that has-- so to speak-- moulded the age of man. This image is inspired by the marble sculptures crafted during the Renaissance. These statues primarily focused on the natural beauty of man and sought to recreate it in the greatest possible detail.