Matt Wedel, Flower Tree
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Clay Sculpture:
large-scale systems II
What Does Art Do? Hollow Core Construction:
figurative sculpture
CONCEPT CONCEPT
& TECHNIQUES Technical
demonstrations focus on hand building and
coil building techniques that pertain to large-
scale applications in clay. Medium-high fire
paper clay is used during the workshop.
Students discuss glazing and firing strategies
and practice techniques that can be used later
for large-scale work, while making work that
fits kilns at Anderson Ranch. Students focus on
ideas, rather than on finished or fired work.
ACTIVITIES
There is hands-on work time.
Ongoing discussions take place with the
intention of pushing each artist’s work to a new
level. Demonstrations and slide talks address
the conceptual, technical and engineering
challenges presented by each other’s work.
FACULTY
Matt Wedel is a ceramic sculptor
working in Athens, OH. He earned his
BFA from The School of the Art Institute of
Chicago followed by an MFA from
California State University, Long Beach.
He is represented by L.A. Louver gallery.
www.mattwedel.com
RKSHO
July 1 — 12
Matt Wedel
MEDIA
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July 1 & 2, 9AM — 12:30PM O Helen Molesworth &
Simone Leigh
Students get a hands-on working
environment to pursue their creative practice
using clay as a sculptural material. Traditional
coil techniques are discussed and utilized
during the workshop. These methods provide
fundamental knowledge of clay that can apply
to a variety of scales and methodologies.
Demonstrations and discussions occur that
explore ceramics as a medium in contemporary
art practice and the challenges both technical
and conceptual that can interrupt this way
of working.
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June 24 — July 5
Bobby Scroggins,
Portrait of Willa Brown, Aviatrix Pioneer
Helen Molesworth & Simone Leigh
For centuries, art served the
needs of ritual, the church and the state. In the
West, this tradition was broken by the rise of the
avant-garde and artists who wanted to make “art
for art’s sake”. It’s interesting to now ask “what
does art do?” This program examines objects
and discusses them in formal, art historical,
political and personal terms, unpacking what art
does to us and what we in turn learn from art.
How can we change as a result of our encounters
with art? Helen reads from a chapter of her
forthcoming book, What Does Art Do?, focusing
on works of art that deal with love and freedom.
She is joined in conversation with artist Simone
Leigh, about whom she has written.
FACULTY
Helen Molesworth was the Chief Curator
at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los
Angeles from 2014 - 2018. While at MOCA, she
organized the group show One Day at a Time:
Manny Farber and Termite Art and the critically
acclaimed Kerry James Marshall and Anna Maria
Maiolino exhibitions. Her writing has appeared
in publications such as Artforum, Art Journal,
Documents, and October.
Simone Leigh examines ideas of the female
body, race, beauty and community. Exhibitions
include: “Trigger: Gender as a Tool and as
a Weapon”, New Museum of Contemporary
Art, New York; “Psychic Friends Network”, Tate
Exchange, Tate Modern, London; “The Waiting
Room”, New Museum of Contemporary Art,
New York; “The Free People’s Medical Clinic”,
commissioned by Creative Time; inHarlem, The
Studio Museum in Harlem at Marcus Garvey
Park, New York; and the Hammer Museum, Los
Angeles.
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Bobby Scroggins
CONCEPT
This method of clay sculpting will
dramatically expedite your figurative projects.
It allows for completion and firing of flawless
pieces in less than a week, depending on scale
and complexity. This is an ideal approach for art
teachers and figurative sculpture students who
want to eliminate firing losses.
MEDIA
& TECHNIQUES Students
explore principles of design, maquette
making, armature building, figure modeling,
deconstruction and reconstruction. Learn about
various sculpture clay bodies, as well as joining
and mending slip recipes. Bring sketches of
ideas to be completed during the workshop
session, then choose the most appropriate
ideas and proceed with design, construction
and firing.
ACTIVITIES
Lectures focus on examples of
work that illustrate the hollow core construction
process. Brainstorming discussions involving
student sketches provide a collective learning
experience.
Students
create
alternative
view drawings and/or maquettes before
starting their final projects. Students receive
individual assistance throughout every stage of
the process.
FACULTY
Bobby Scroggins is a practicing
artist and professor of ceramics and sculpture
at the University of Kentucky. He has held
residencies and workshops in Europe, China
and throughout the United States. His artworks
have been featured in major books and
professional journals.
www.bobbyscroggins.com
www.simoneleigh.com
TUITION $1,195 TUITION $350 TUITION $1,195 TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $1,595 TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $450 TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $1,595
REGISTRATION FEE $45 | STUDIO FEE $175 NATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS $250 REGISTRATION FEE $45 | STUDIO FEE $175
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