The Art of Woodcut Portraits
Influences
A course by Luciano Ogura , Visual Artist
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Now you will get to know some of the engraving artists that influenced me and the characteristics that I like in their work. ”
In this video lesson Luciano Ogura addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Art of Woodcut Portraits. Learn to express yourself using wood, ink, and paper to create a series of portraits filled with contrast.
Partial transcription of the video
“influences In this class, I will talk about the main artists that influenced me in engraving. This one is Felix Vallotton. Félix Vallotton is Swiss, he was born in 1865 and died in 1925. He works both with woodcuts, but also with paintings. There are many paintings of him in several museums. and also a lot of woodcut. He was influenced by the Les Nabis movement. The strongest name of this group, Les Nabis, was Paul Gauguin. The interesting thing about this artist's engravings, the area of light and dark is very striking. You see it in several of his works, in this and in this one. In this o...”
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Course summary for: The Art of Woodcut Portraits
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Engraving, Fine Arts, Ink Illustration, Portrait Drawing, Printing, Traditional illustration
Luciano Ogura
A course by Luciano Ogura
Luciano Ogura is a São Paulo-born Brazilian visual artist. No sooner had he graduated in architecture from Mackenzie Presbyterian University, than he set off on his adventure as an artist. He specialized in woodcut, and now has over 20 years' experience.
Throughout his career, he's participated in individual and group exhibitions in different countries including Brazil, Germany, and Argentina. He works with woodcut, linocut, and art books, focusing mainly on urban themes such as decadent metropolis architecture and street dogs. He has also been teaching woodcut at various cultural centers since 2012.
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