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Sculpture & Wall Relief

Alongside painting, Moosa Desai makes textured wall reliefs and sculpture by hand, carving the form, then building and smoothing the surface in plaster before colour is applied.

Round black and teal sculptural wall relief on an easel, by Moosa Desai — Round black and teal wall relief

Pink and blue textured relief panel on a balcony wall, by Moosa Desai — Pink and blue textured relief panel

Red, yellow and green textured relief on an easel, by Moosa Desai — Red, yellow and green textured relief

White textured sculpture beside a plant, by Moosa Desai — White textured sculpture

In the studio: the process

Marking cut lines on the foam panel, by Moosa Desai — Process: marking cut lines on the foam panel

Measuring the foam block before carving, by Moosa Desai — Process: measuring the foam block

Carving the sketched sculpture form by hand, by Moosa Desai — Process: carving the sketched form

Hand-carving foam for a relief sculpture, by Moosa Desai — Process: hand-carving the relief

Applying plaster to the carved sculpture, by Moosa Desai — Process: applying plaster

Smoothing the plaster surface by hand, by Moosa Desai — Process: smoothing the plaster by hand

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