Modeling Torsos with Clay
Location of essential bone structures: subcutaneous references
A course by José Manuel Martínez Pérez , Sculptor and Illustrator
Joined May 2022
Joined May 2022
About the video: Location of essential bone structures: subcutaneous references
Overview
“In this lesson we will analyze the essential subcutaneous references that will help us understand the dynamics of the skeleton and will facilitate the situation of large muscle masses. We start with anatomy.”
In this video lesson José Manuel Martínez Pérez addresses the topic: Location of essential bone structures: subcutaneous references, 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
“Location of essential bone structures: subcutaneous references In this new lesson we will analyze the essential subcutaneous references that will help us understand skeletal dynamics. We will begin by analyzing the rib cage and the arch produced by the ribcage in the anterior part. How are we going to do it? Using the situation of the sternum, which is important. The sternum will give us the guideline for the middle of the ribcage. Therefore, we will locate it with some toothpick, with some element, and then we will start modeling a bit what is the box end of the thoracic arch, adding a lit...”
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Course summary for: Modeling Torsos with Clay
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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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