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Date:
Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:18:11 EDT
Subject:
Carving from maquettes versus direct carving.
Henry Moore created maquettes and then had his assistants execute his
works for him. (With his oversight and creative intervention) Brancusi
was (as far as I can tell) a direct carver, however he often carved
similar shapes over and over.(many times in different materials.)
Noguchi was quoted as saying that if he made a detailed maquette he
saw no purpose in making the actual sculpture and that the creative
process and the surprise were no longer there for him. My advice is to
take what you can from your instructor and then move on to where you
are comfortable. Maquettes are very usefull for presentations but for
some sculptors become restrictive.
M Frank
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