Sculpting the Truth
Location: Scottsdale Location
Room: TBA
Mar 15-19, 2010
Meets 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri
Tuition: $635.00
Model Fee: $35.00
Level: BEG-ADV
Status: This program is completed
During this workshop, students will go beyond the obvious and uncover the essence of the human form. Students will learn how to look, see and understand the human form in a new way, which will help them improve their sculptures. Kogan will teach students how forms are organized in space and how they relate to one another, which will allow students to find hidden balance that makes a beautiful sculpture. This search for movement, balance, and conflict among the forms is what brings honesty, truth and soul to a work of art. Kogan’s dynamic teaching style and passion for art makes this workshop an inspiring, invigorating experience.
Instructor -- Simon Kogan
Simon Kogan is a master craftsman with an intense soul and zest for life. He studied under the renowned Russian sculptor, Isaac Brodsky and has been exhibited and is in collections worldwide. Major works include Washington State’s World War II Memorial, Cezanne for the Granet Museum, Aix-en-Provence, France, and Holocaust Memorial for Temple Beth Shalom in Spokane. www.simonkogan.com
- Oil Based Clay –
- 2 slabs of J.F.McCaughin 2-AB210, per student
- Armature-
- 6 steel rods - 1/8”diameter or square, 3 – 4 feet long
- (round or square steel rod can be purchased at Home Depot)
- 1 package - Almaloy Armature Wire (1/16’’x32’long) or any other thin, flexible wire to wrap around the 1/8’’ rod
- 6 - Blocks - 4”x4”x4” for each student (for sculpture bases)
- 2 - Panels for each student - 1” thick/ 10” x 10” or 12” x 12”
- Tools -
- 2 strong Pliers (to bend and cut the wire)
- 1 Kitchen knife (not serrated)
- 1 Drill
- 1 Drill bit 1/8 “
- 1 Drill Phillips head screwdriver
- 20 - Dry wall screws 1,5’’ long
- Cutting wire (heavy duty) for cutting the oil clay
- 1 Package of bamboo skewers
- Sculpting tools – no need to bring the tools you normally use – we will use mostly hands
- 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