Wooden Marionettes: Making Puppets from Scratch
Influences
A course by Luděk Burian , Wood Carver and Marionette Maker
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will happily share my favorite puppeteers and the main sources of inspiration in my career. What are the influences that shaped my style? Watch this video to find out!”
In this video lesson Luděk Burian addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Wooden Marionettes: Making Puppets from Scratch. Learn sculpting and woodcarving techniques to design, build, and paint characterful marionettes.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Influences In this lesson, I'll share with you some of my influences. My biggest inspiration on the way to puppet-making was definitely the Czech artist, Jiří Trnka. His paintings and puppet fairy tales accompanied the childhood of almost everyone in Bohemia. I love to flip through the books with his drawings and paintings. They still bring me joy because of their warmness and child-like beauty. The same can be said about the puppets he designed and made. If I had to describe his work in one word, it would probably be poetry. Another big inspiration for me were definitely Czech fairy tale...”
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Course summary for: Wooden Marionettes: Making Puppets from Scratch
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Arts & Crafts, Woodworking
Luděk Burian
A course by Luděk Burian
Luděk Burian is a wood carver from The Czech Republic specializing in marionettes. He first taught himself how to carve as a hobby in 2010. After studying at construction school and working for several years in the industry, he realized it wasn’t the vocation for him and decided to turn his passion for puppetry into a career.
Since then, he has showcased his work in a solo exhibition at a puppet gallery in Prague alongside crafting custom pieces for private clients. Luděk also shares his woodenworks of art and creative process with over 30K followers on Instagram.
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