Modelling and Sculpting the Human Figure (eBook)

Edouard Lanteri (Autor)

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2012
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-13236-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Covers modelling from casts, live models; measurements; frameworks; scale of proportions; compositions; reliefs, drapery, medals, etc. 107 full-page photographic plates. 27 other photographs. 175 drawings and diagrams.

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Is there art after modernism? Many of today's art students and professionals are finding the answer - "e;yes"e; - lies in the long-neglected field of figurative sculpture, a demanding form of expression that requires extremely rigorous technical training. Most modern schools, however, are simply not equipped to provide the necessary technical background. The republication of this highly valuable text by Edouard Lanteri, renowned teacher, sculptor, and intimate friend of Rodin (Rodin called him "e;my dear master, my dear friend"e;), makes it possible for serious students to gain the requisite skills and bridge the gap between artistic concept and figurative realization. Representing at least three thousand years of studio lore, this readily understandable, authoritative guide is a goldmine of technical information, easily comprising a four-year sculpture curriculum unavailable elsewhere.Beginning with a detailed study of modelling a head from a cast model, Lanteri gives meticulous descriptions of the anatomical features that comprise the head. Next, there are instructions for sculpting a bust from a live model: how to place the model, use the clay, take measurements, set up the all-important framework, put on hair, etc. The author also covers modelling the figure from nature, including such factors as the scale of proportions, posing the model, the chief line, contrasts of line, building up the figure, and more.Part III covers sculpting in relief (poses, fixing the background, tools, superposition of planes, color, change of light, etc.); drapery (arrangement of folds, principles of radiation, flying drapery, etc.); and medals (proportion, working the mold, inscriptions, etc.). Also discussed are principles of composition, both in relief and in the round. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of photographs, drawings, and diagrams, this work is the kind of comprehensive resource that should be a lifelong studio companion to the figure sculptor. 107 full-page photographic plates, 27 other photographs, 175 drawings and diagrams.

Inhalt

INTRODUCTIONPART I TOOLS THE FEATURES FROM THE CAST (a) The Mouth (b) The Nose (c) The Ear (d) The Eye THE HEAD FROM THE CAST (I) The Skull (2) The MusclesPART II THE BUST FROM LIFE MEASUREMENTS DIAGRAM OF CONSTRUCTION OF FEATURES (a) Mouth (b) Nose (c) Ear (d) Eye TREATMENT OF HAIR MOUSTACHE AND BEARD DIAGRAM OF FACEPART III FIGURE FROM NATURE FRAMEWORK SCALE OF PROPORTIONS POSING THE MODEL CHIEF LINE CONTRASTS OF LINES AND OF PROJECTION OF SURFACES BUILDING UP OF FIGURE MEASUREMENTS AND OSTEOLOGICAL CONSTRUCTION OF FIGURE INFLUENCE OF OSTEOLOGY ON SUPERFICIAL FORMS RADIATION OF LINES EXAMPLE OF THE ILISSUS SPACES OF REST BETWEEN MASSES EXPRESSION IN MODELLING CONTINUATION OF LINES COMPARATIVE PROPORTIONS MUSCLES OF THE FIGURE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM CLAY MODEL AND DIAGRAMS THE SKELETON IN DIFFERENT VIEWS

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.8.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Art Instruction
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
• Schlagworte: 35th anniversary • Abbeville • anatomical • anatomy classes • armature • art college • art school • art students • Beginners • Beginner's Guide • bone structure • books on 35th anniversaries • books on anatomy classes • books on art colleges • books on art schools • books on art students • books on beginner 's guides • books on bone structures • books on clay sculptures • books on clips • books on draperies • books on figurative arts • books on figure drawings • books on figure studies • books on handbooks • books on human anatomies • books on human bodies • books on human figures • books on human heads • books on life drawings • books on ligaments • books on live models • books on lucchesi • books on maquettes • books on modelings • books on modellings • books on modern masters • books on morphologies • books on potters • books on rubino • books on sculptors • books on step pictures • books on study classes • books on taking lives • books on taschen • books on terracotta • Bruno • Bust • clay sculpture • Clip • drapery • ecorche • fatty tissue • figurative art • figure drawing • figure study • Goldfinger • Handbook • handbuilding • Human Anatomy • human body • human figure • Human head • instruction • irvine • life drawing • Ligaments • live models • loomis • Lucchesi • maquette • Michelangelo • Modeling • Modelling • Modern Masters • Morphology • muscles • Musculature • pots • potters • Proportions • realistic human • richer • Rodin • Rom • rubino • sculpt • Sculpting • sculpting class • Sculptors • sculptural • sculptures • serious artists • Skeleton • slab • step pictures • Studio • study class • studying anatomy • take life • taking life • Taschen • Terracotta • Textbook
• ISBN-10: 0-486-13236-6 / 0486132366
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-13236-5 / 9780486132365