Modeling Torsos with Clay
Expressive analysis of the finish
A course by José Manuel Martínez Pérez , Sculptor and Illustrator
Joined May 2022
Joined May 2022
About the video: Expressive analysis of the finish
Overview
“ The texture, surface or skin of the work give a very specific character to our piece. In this lesson we will end the exercise by giving the final touches to the clay. ”
In this video lesson José Manuel Martínez Pérez addresses the topic: Expressive analysis of the finish, 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
“Expressive analysis of the finish In this lesson we will simply search that final expressive character of the piece, raising in some places a little scratched with the toothpick and emphasizing some volumes, but in a very soft way, without marking too much with the toothpick. In another case, we could place a series of globs that we emphasize expressive places of the piece. We will start, for example, in the neck area. everything is finished but we can influence a little more with our toothpick and get a little more expressiveness from that skin that we have located before through that fini...”
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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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