Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 20

Sanford Biggers, Blossom

Mariana Vieira, Searching for Equilibrium

Greg Miller, Fiumefreddo Bruzio (detail)

June 18 - 22

June 25 - 29

June 25 - 29

Variations on a Theme 
Sanford Biggers
Skill Level: III & IV
Concept: Has a book ever changed your life?
Do song lyrics haunt you? What film awakened
your senses? What material inspires you?
“Variations” asks each student to choose personally topical themes inspired by literature,
lyrics/music, photographs, film, food, etc., as
a starting point to create new work. We then
share our original sources of inspiration as well
as our new works in the form of brief presentations and discussions throughout the session.
The workshop culminates with each student
presenting a final exhibition-ready work.
Media & Techniques: This is a multidisciplinary
workshop designed to challenge students to
create both in and out of their comfort zone.
Participants may use photography, drawing,
sculpture, installation and video. This workshop will be held in the Photography studio.
Activities:  Activities include daily presentations, studio work time, individual and group
discussions and critiques.
Faculty: Sanford Biggers uses the study of ethnological objects and popular icons to explore
cultural and creative syncretism, art history and
politics. Sanford often incorporates performative elements into his sculptures and installations, resulting in multilayered works. He has
won the Creative Time Travel Grant, Creative
Capital Project Grant and a Camille Hanks-Cosby
Fellowship, among others. Sanford teaches in
Virginia Commonwealth University’s Sculpture
and Expanded Media program and was recently
a visiting scholar at Harvard University.

www.sanfordbiggers.com

Explorations in Photographic
Output 
Mariana Vieira
Skill level: II & III
Concept:  How often does our digital capture
end up in our computers? In this class, students
explore new methods of creating images from
digital files. We survey four processes that will
take images out of the computer and into the
world in new and exciting ways. Learn to print
on canvas, create a ready-to-hang photo encaustic, make a self-published book and more!
Media & Techniques:  Printing and stretching
inkjet-ready canvas, photo encaustic, image
transfer, image coloring, digital collages and
digital bookmaking.
Activities: Each day starts with a demonstration of a technique followed by work time
with hands-on assistance. The last day of the
workshop is used to finish projects and to
revisit a technique.
Faculty: Mariana Vieira received her MFA from
the University of Colorado at Boulder where
she was awarded the Graduate Instructor
Teaching Award. Her work has appeared in
national and international exhibitions. Mariana
was an Anderson Ranch Arts Center artist-inresidence, assistant and instructor, and currently is the Studio Coordinator in Photography
&
  Digital Media. She is originally from Brazil.
www.marianavieira.com

Color Photography 
Greg Miller
Skill Level: II & III
Concept:  Color – it can make a sc [