Creativity Expressed through Sculpture
Location: Scottsdale Location
Room: TBA
Mar 8-12, 2010
Meets 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri
Tuition: $635.00
Model Fee: $35.00
Level: INT-PRO
Status: This program is completed
The value of art is elusive, so how do artists increase the perceived value of their work? This workshop will answer many questions artists face: financial expenditure, galleries, creativity and personal enjoyment, financial security, and how to combine distortion, abstraction and realism to increase the power of your work, just as
Michelangelo and Rodin did. Anatomy, composition, negative space and understanding form will be stressed, but the primary goal will be to analyze the intangible aspects of the creative process. Although students will have the opportunity to work from a live model, they will be free to explore any subject because the creative principles will remain constant, regardless of subject or direction. True creativity is reminiscent of childhood play, so plan to enjoy this week!
Instructor -- Lincoln Fox
Lincoln Fox studied independently in Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Western Europe. His work has been exhibited in shows from the Smithsonian to the Albuquerque Art Museum. Fox enjoys working on traditional gallery size sculptures as well as a monumental scale. Large public commissions include an 18-foot piece for the Fine Arts Museum of Albuquerque, a 14-foot piece in Montgomery, AL, and a 32-foot piece sanctioned by the United Nations Environmental Program which is installed in Nagoya, Japan. Website: www.lincolnfox.com
- CLAY: 12-16 lbs. of soft to medium hardness oil based clay. Examples: (Classic Clay or Chavant Professional Soft or Medium.
- ARMATURE: Figure Armature - Approx. 16" to 18" tall.
- TOOLS: A selection of modeling tools including: Needle nose pliers; Pliers; Small Paring Knife (4" blade, not serrated); Simple Sculpture Tools ordinarily used; Paper Towels; Black Electrical Tape (1 roll); 1 plywood board; approximately 8" x 8" square (optional).
- MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: Notepad and pencils; Examples of work for critique sessions (optional); Any tools or materials ordinarily used
- RECOMMENDED READING: "Dynamic Anatomy" by Burne Hogarth (Excellent book for sculptural anatomical reference)
- ***Boards will be available for purchase at the school***
- If you wish to purchase supplies from Ball Consulting, you must contact Ball directly, place the order, pay for it, and request to have it delivered to the school the Monday of the workshop. Ball Consulting will deliver Monday morning at 8 am, the first day of the workshop. Ball Consulting may be contacted at: 480-967-7727 or www.arizonasculpture.com