Aesthetics
The Universe
Behind the Scenes
I sculpted this piece as a birthday present for my wife who, besides being an incredible mother, is an amazing teacher and bonus mother to so many children. It doesn’t take much to see the universe—the endless possibilities—in a child, but so many look away or forget. She never looks away or forgets.
I used images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope as reference for the paint job. The births of stars, nebulae and galaxies, all present in this little beauty. What parent hasn’t sensed this on some subconscious level before?
The Universe
The children’s version of the Encyclopedia Brittanica suggests defining the universe in the following way to a child:
“The universe is everything that exists—all matter and all energy—throughout space and time. It includes all the tens of billions of trillions of stars in all the galaxies. It includes everything between the stars, including nebulae and planets.”
That’s pretty good.
For most parents, there’s some moment when everything they could ever imagine—their entire universe, as it were—is reflected in their child. Nothing is as awe-inspiring. The love a parent can feel for their child is limitless and ever-expanding, a great metaphor for the universe. The possibilities and responsibilities seem immense and beggar comprehension. It’s almost too much… and yet, it simply is, so you get on with it. And often, we slip into the mundane, day-to-day rhythms of life and forget how big the universe is, how big our love and can be. It’s good to take a moment to remember—not reconnect, because those connections are never lost or broken, just ignored—and feel the important things again.
The Love. The Universe. You’re there.
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Please note, all Manifest Sculpt work is completed with traditional sculpting techniques—modelling and carving—rather than through modern digital techniques and programs. Consequently, the resin and bronze castings in this edition were also produced through traditional mold making and manufacturing processes. Final Manifest Sculpt commissions are available in a variety of materials, but they are not 3D printed and are not available as printable files. Copyright Notice: all work, including ideation, concepts, stories and their development, character design and production are the property of Carlos Soca unless otherwise noted, and all rights are reserved. Should you wish to discuss collaboration or licensing of an intellectual property or its design, please contact Manifest Sculpt.