Modeling Torsos with Clay
First muscle masses of the posterior part 1
A course by José Manuel Martínez Pérez , Sculptor and Illustrator
Joined May 2022
Joined May 2022
About the video: First muscle masses of the posterior part 1
Overview
“In this lesson we will locate the basic myology of the back, always taking into account the movement that the exercise offers us. We will emphasize muscle tensions, contractions and dilations.”
In this video lesson José Manuel Martínez Pérez addresses the topic: First muscle masses of the posterior part 1, 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
“First muscle masses of the posterior part In this lesson we will begin by locating the large muscular masses of the back, starting with the upper area. In the upper part of the back there is a fairly voluminous muscle what is the trapezoid How are we going to place the trapezoid? Taking into account that it is born in the occipital area of the skull and passes through almost the middle of the back and reaches the clavicle. It's a pretty big muscle and it has a shape basically like a rhombus, it's rhomboid. It is important that when we work on the back Let's take into account how the trapezo...”
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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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