This 10-day collaborative workshop will offer a unique combination of both drawing and sculpting the figure from life, immersing students in a comprehensive investigation of the human form and equipping students with the tools to intelligently compose an accurate and convincing figure in 2 and 3 dimensions.
Students will alternate between developing a rendered charcoal and white chalk drawing in the mornings and sculpting a half-life size (approx. 33inches) figure in the afternoons. Both approaches are designed to compliment one another, balancing both a visual and constructive approach to understanding the mechanism of the body.
Regular demonstrations and individualized critiques will guide students through basic and advanced concepts of figure construction, light and form modeling, anatomical and proportional canons to support a visual understanding, analyzing depth, and understanding contour movement in space. Particular emphasis will be placed on developing a structured thought process for deconstructing visual information and creating a methodical approach for translating that information accurately in charcoal and clay.
BIO
Jordan Sokol (b.1979) is a figurative painter from Queens, NY. He moved to Florence, Italy in 2003 to study painting at the Florence Academy of Art. For five years he served as a principal instructor in the Florence Academy’s painting program, and for three years as a program director. Jordan has taught drawing and painting workshops at the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, the Canova Atelier in Rome, the Janus Collaborative in New York, and the Art Students League of New York.
Jordan’s work has been featured in American Art Collector Magazine, Artists on Art Magazine, American Painting Video Magazine, as well as ‘Lessons in Classical Drawing: Essential Techniques from Inside the Atelier’ by Juliette Aristides. In 2013 Jordan was honored as one of the ‘25 Artists of Tomorrow’ in American Artist’s 75th anniversary issue.
Jordan has exhibited at Arcadia Fine Arts in NY, Ann Long Fine Art in Charleston, SC, and his work can be found in collections throughout Europe and the U.S.
Jordan currently lives and works in Madrid, Spain
BIO
Eran Webber - b.1980, Israel
Eran grew up in an artistic environment on a Kibbutz on the Carmel Coast. His artistic training began in high school and evening courses in Tel Aviv. In 2007 Eran moved to Italy to study the fundamentals of classical figurative art and began sculpting at the Accademia di Belle Arte in Florence. Later that year he was accepted to the Florence Academy of Art (FAA) in Italy. Eran graduated from the FAA in 2010 and continued on as a principal sculpting instructor until 2013. He has taught workshops in Italy, Israel, and the U.S. His work has exhibited internationally and can be found in private collections throughout Europe and the U.S.
Eran is currently living and working in his sculpture studio in Israel, on the same Kibbutz where he was born.
Contact: Info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544
Location BACAA Studios 345 Quarry Rd, San Carlos CA. 94070
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Cost: $1050 Early Registration before December 30th
Cost: $1100 Regular Registartion after December 30th
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