Anderson Ranch Arts Center 2015 Summer Workshop Catalog 1 | Page 73

sculpture

Don Miller, Comb (detail)

Brenda Mallory, Interrupted Forms

Llewelynn Fletcher, Shark Model

August 17 - 28

August 17 - 21

August 24 - 28

every force evolves a form

responding to materials & ideas

Strategies in Wood & Steel:

Starting in Pieces:

Skin & Bones:

surface & structure

Don Miller & guest artist Donald Cope

Brenda Mallory

SKILL LEVEL: II - lV

SKILL LEVEL: Open to all

SKILL LEVEL: Open to all

CONCEPT: In this workshop we look at synergy as
inspiration for contemporary making. Wood and iron
bonded eons ago and were the bases of a pre-industrial
building culture that was mutually supportive: a synergy.
Each material remains as metaphorical anchors of
culture. The essential characters of wood and metal are
investigated in the studio. A range of processes from
simple hand-work to digital design are explored. An ability
in one area supports and opens possibilities in the creative
use of new materials. Students can expect a range of
specific form-making strategies, lively discussions and
innovative approaches that tread the margin of art/craft.

CONCEPT: Interruptions, stoppages and resumptions
are themes we explore as we create assemblage pieces
in both two and three dimensions. We make collages
and constructions from the elements we create, find or
repurpose. The techniques we use to dis-connect (ripping,
slicing, shredding, burning) and re-connect (sewing, nailing,
knotting) are as important as the elements themselves, as
we question how our choices create a visual language
and turn disparate materials into a whole. The point is
to explore materials and processes, and to respond to
those explorations. We study the work of artists such as
Leonardo Drew, Chakia Booker, Tara Donovan, El Anatsui
and Derrick Velasquez.

CONCEPT: In this workshop, the rigid structure of metal
and wood is paired with a range of complementary
flexible surfaces, for a focused sculptural experimentation
around the elements of line and plane. Fabricate threedimensional line drawings by shaping and welding steel
rod, or cut and join wood pieces. Then explore attaching
a range of flexible materials - from muslin to felt, paper to
plastic - to make dynamic new sculptures.

MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Students use solid wood,
plywood, veneer, mild steel sheets, bars, tubes, drawing
materials and computer assisted lay-out, a variety of
compound building strategies for both steel and wood,
traditional joinery, steel fab