Sculpture & Drawing Marathon: Relation and Integration
September 2 - 12, 2008
Week 1: Tuesday 4 - Saturday 8, 9.00AM - 6.00PM
Week 2: Monday 10 - Friday 14, 9.00AM - 6.00PMGarth Evans
This Marathon offers physically demanding exercises that provoke exciting dialogues between two- and three-dimensional interpretation. In the past, experiencing the full two weeks of this courrse has resulted in important breakthruoghs for painters and sculptors of all levels of development.
The course is an introduction to working in three dimensions for those students who have no experience of doing so. For the student who has some experience, the course will provide additional experience that can be integrated with important aspects of the language of sculpture. For the more advanced student, it will facilitate a reconsideration of their practice.
During the first week of the Marathon, participants will work in both two- and three dimensions, exploring the relationship between drawing and sculpture, making drawings and objects both with and without a model. Students will drawings from the objects we make, and objects from the drawings we make.
In the second week of the Marathon, the aim is to construct life-size figures from the model using the kinds of materials experimented with in the first week. The first week will have given some preparation for this undertaking. Successful completion of this construction will require energy, resourcefulness and determination.
Materials
A variety of materials will be used including, but not limited to:
Clay, plaster and some wood and wire can be supplied by the School. Clean cardboard can be found locally, along with other useful materials.
Students will need to provide their own drawing materials. They are also expected to have some basic tools, for example:
More tools, such as an electric drill, will be useful, especially in the second week. The Sculpture Department has a limited quantity of serviceable tools.