Modeling Torsos with Clay
Analysis of the main profiles of sculpture
A course by José Manuel Martínez Pérez , Sculptor and Illustrator
Joined May 2022
Joined May 2022
About the video: Analysis of the main profiles of sculpture
Overview
“At this point in the modeling we must make sure that everything is correct in terms of dynamics, balance and proportion. We will contrast our lace with the previous references that we have used (photographs, drawings, live model, etc.). ”
In this video lesson José Manuel Martínez Pérez addresses the topic: Analysis of the main profiles of sculpture, which is part of the Domestika online course: Modeling Torsos with Clay. Dive into figurative sculpture and learn to model an expressive male torso, focusing on human musculature and bone structure.
Partial transcription of the video
“Analysis of the main profiles of the structure In this lesson we will a check of the axes and essential movement What does the ribcage have in relation to the pelvis? and that are the two elements that you see right now in the modeling. Once I have abruptly and quickly located the volumes, I've spent some time wrapping the shape, to equalize everything, adding clay and dragging the clay until the volume is completely closed and clean, to later locate elements that they talk to us about pure and hard anatomy. When I talk to you about wrapping, I simply mean cleaning with the sponge or with c...”
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Course summary for: Modeling Torsos with Clay
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Sculpture
José Manuel Martínez Pérez
A course by José Manuel Martínez Pérez
The human body, its ability to express emotions and its dynamics represent the center of the creative work of the sculptor and draftsman José Manuel Martínez. In his career he has been recognized with the 56th Reina Sofía Prize for Painting and Sculpture (AEPE), the "Miguel Blay y Fábregas" sculpture medal and the honorable mention twice in the "Figurativas 2019/2021" contest.
He has materialized public commissions such as the tribute bust to Don José Folgado Blanco (2021), the monument to Alonso Barba (2019), the monument to the Elderly and to the Virgin Bella (2007), among others. His work can be seen at the European Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona (MEAM) or at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Sicily in Catania (MACS). In addition, he combines his work as a sculptor with that of a professor of anatomy and natural drawing at the Escuela Superior de Dibujo Profesional (ESDIP) in Madrid.
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