CAST DRAWINGS
Cast Drawing
Study with plaster bust of Venus de Milo
石膏デッサン(木炭):ミロのヴィーナス胸像
Bust of Venus de Milo I
Vine Charcoal on Paper
18" x 24" (45.7 x 61 cm)
2015
Bust of Venus de Milo II
Vine Charcoal on Paper
18" x 24" (45.7 x 61 cm)
2015
Bust of Venus de Milo III
Vine Charcoal on Paper
18" x 24" (45.7 x 61 cm)
2015
Cast Drawing
石膏デッサン(木炭):ミロのヴィーナス胸像
“Casts” are plaster reproductions of historic sculptures and studying them was the standard for art education and tradition of 18th/19th century French Academic Atelier Training. I couldn’t find a place to get plaster busts for teaching materials in the area where my studio is located, so I ordered from a Japanese company 堀石膏制作 who makes them for major art schools in Japan. I'm so happy to have the cast and it’s a good chance to return to the basics.
Recommend to read: - The Sight-size Method and its Disadvantages An essay by Hans-Peter Szameit, the instructor of the Swedish Academy of Realist Art. He discusses the disadvantages of sight-size, describing it as essentially the making of a mechanically produced image limited to one size, the "sight size"