Well, managed to finish the summer project (left) just in time for class on Monday. After doing my maquettes I felt I had no choice but to finally overcome my fear of bonding my fingers together and was finally free to discover the magic of superglue. Managed to get superglued to the sculpture only once, that was a bit freaky, but by some miracle managed to free myself with minimal damage. Exhibitions - went to the Scottish Gallery of Modern Art and the Dean Gallery on Monday. Favourite was the Eduardo Paolozzi sculptures (Scottish sculptor and artist born in Leith in 1924). They had a setup of what his studios would have looked like which was interesting. And, very happily, I found Paolozzi's Vulcan just as incredible and inspirational as the last time I saw it. I also realised this time that the Paolozzi sculpture out in the gardens is based on William Blake's print Newton which I had only seen for the first time this week. It was fun to know the art history I'd learnt in the morning had already paid off by the afternoon. Books - I'm currently reading Giorgio Vasari's The Lives of the Artists. Vasari is so animated and bubbling over with enthusiasm about his subjects I cannot help but wish I could have met the man in person and had a conversation with him. I almost wish I could skip ahead to the chapter on Michaelangelo, but I am trying to be a good girl and and read the book in order.
2 comments:
Looks great, how big is it? Hope art classes are going well, looking forward to seeing what you produce this year.
It's about 58 cm (H) by 28cm (W/D). Classes going well, lots of work. Hope to see more of your work on your Blog soon :).
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