ABSTRACT
This research is focused on exploration of forms, deriving inspiration from the guitar for the production of sculpture. It attempts to translate the features of a guitar by exploring the curvilinear form of the guitar for the production of relief sculptures, using mild steel sheets, mild steel rods and found metal objects as the main materials for the execution of works. The study is divided into three groups namely; representational, stylized and distorted. This was achieved through the employment of an exploratory studio based methodology, which was conceived through observation of the acoustic guitar. A number of sculptors like Cantine Rennie, Pablo Picasso, Osamede Obazee, have produced sculptures using the guitar as an appendix to a composition. In the course of this research, it was discovered that several forms can emanate from the acoustic guitar shape when explored. A photographic representation and documentation of all materials from related literature and works executed in the course of this studio based research were all documented. A total of twenty sculptures were produced with one of the works enlarged and embellished on a building. The research also made recommendations for further study.