Introduction to Artistic Figure Drawing
Human figure in the History of Art
A course by Leonardo Gauna , Illustrator
About the video: Human figure in the History of Art
Overview
“In this lesson we will see a brief introduction to the representation of the human figure in different historical periods, but mainly from the 19th century. We will go through the avant-garde, advertising signage and textile design to some social media artists today.”
In this video lesson Leonardo Gauna addresses the topic: Human figure in the History of Art, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Artistic Figure Drawing. Learn how to observe and depict the human figure with exercises to develop your style.
Partial transcription of the video
“Human figure in the History of Art We already saw the materials that we will use in the course, now we will see the representation of the human figure in the history of art. It is a very important topic, because many of these representations they have to do above all with the types of culture, the types of uses of these figures and those elements that were made. Here we see some creation resources. Look how interesting this same posture was. It was a kind of very basic, elemental self-portrait, but at the same time very creative and very rich in description. We will see the quality and the ...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Artistic Figure Drawing
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Category
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Areas
Drawing, Figure Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching
Leonardo Gauna
A course by Leonardo Gauna
Leonardo Gauna is an illustrator with more than a decade of experience who lives in the city of La Plata, Argentina. He has illustrated for a variety of media outlets, institutions, agencies, and galleries, and has traveled across the world to present artistic and educational projects in cities like Tokyo, Toronto, Paris, Belo Horizonte, Prague, and Houston, among others.
In 2014, the publisher TASCHEN featured his work in the book Illustration Now 5! Leonardo has published 12 books and his latest is a collection of his illustrations. He currently teaches workshops and courses and does research on virtual reality, which was the topic of his thesis for his degree in fine arts from the La Plata National University.
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