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Sculpture Forum 60 : Clay Figure Critique, Studio School of New York

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  Sculpture Forum 60 on Youtube  Chicago’s  School of the Art Institute  has not had a live-model figure sculpture class  for more than a decade. The Sculpture Department  now teaches “Ideas in space” that are “beyond objecthood” So it was thrilling to find a program that offers tubs of clay, a life-size armature, and a live model for two full weeks of figure sculpting.  The instructor is Brandt Junceau (b.1959). He's not a formalist - a classicist - or a conceptualist. As he puts it - he's concerned with the character of the person being brought into existence by the hands of the sculptor. And he’s rather upbeat about the potential sculptor inside everyone - so beginners as well as skilled practitioners are welcome to participate. Brandt Junceau Here’s my favorite of his work among  what I found online.  Feels like a human figure - as well as a  deft, balanced  calligraphic brushstroke made through space. ...