by [email protected] | Mar 23, 2017 | Blog, Sculptors
NOTE TO SCULPTORS: FOR A SUPERB ANATOMY REFERENCE BOOK, SCULPTOR JEFF BUCCACIO RECCOMMENDS “ANATOMY OF THE ARTIST,” BY ELIOT GOLDFINGER Did you know that in the 18th Century, Anna Morandi Manzolini became a world expert in reproducing the human body in wax? That, dear...
by [email protected] | Mar 19, 2017 | Blog, Sculpture Techniques
BUCCACIO SCULPTURE SERVICES LLC MAKES MAQUETTES, ENLARGEMENTS & REDUCTIONS. HOW MAQUETTES HELP VISUALIZE Scale models help visualize a piece of art before its completion. A maquette is a fine art term and refers to a small mock-up of a fully realized...
by [email protected] | Mar 12, 2017 | Blog, Sculptors
by Jeff Buccacio PUBLIC SCULPTURE: When I begin a project the first step is to patiently contemplate it all. What will the work look like, what will it say, and how the work will be perceived not only when finished but in the distant future? As I move forward in the...
by [email protected] | Mar 9, 2017 | Blog, Bronze Consulting
THE HUFFINGTON POST, Daniel Grant, Arts Writer The relationship between sculptor and foundry would seem a relatively uncomplicated affair. “The tradition has been, artists wheel something in and say, ‘we want that in bronze,’” said Paige Tooker, president of a...
by [email protected] | Feb 12, 2017 | Blog, Sculptors
“Sculpture to be Lost in the Forest,” Jean Arp. 1932, cast c.1953–8 JEAN ARP | In the 1920s and 1930s, Jean Arp developed a type of biomorphic sculpture that suggested a parallel between artistic creativity and creation in nature. The shapes in his work evoke worn...
