Instructor: Maudie Brady
Date: 3 April - 7 April 2024 (8 sessions)
Cost: 900 Euro
Location: Hendrik van Wijnstraat 10, 1065 AS Amsterdam
An Anatomical Approach to Expressive Portraiture
This 4 day portrait workshop will help you understand the specific structures and musculature of the face that affect expression in order to be able to introduce more psychology into your portraiture. Working with a live model we will be aiming to achieve on one side of the clay portrait an accurate likeness employing traditional academic portrait techniques. The other side of the portrait will be an exploration of the anatomical features of the model, known as an écorché (ie without the skin surface added). On this écorché side the skull will remain visible and the muscles creating specific expressions will be analysed and their forms explored. The result is a deeper study of the art of portraiture and will be a useful reference tool for future portrait sculptures.
Instructor
Maudie Brady - Artist Biography: After graduating in 1995 from the University of Melbourne (Bachelor of Art) and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Fine Art - Sculpture) in 1998 Maudie pursued a career in the Film and Television Industry. Realising after 12 years in the industry there was much more to learn specifically about figurative sculpture she sought out academic training at the Florence Academy of Art, Italy. In 2016 she completed the Figurative Sculpture Diploma at FAA with scholarship, and continues to teach for the FAA Sculpture Department as well as being the Director of Anatomy and Ecorché Sculpture.
Awards include The Society’s Prize for FACE2019, Joint Winner for the Tom Bass Prize 2016 and 2022, Best Nude for her Life Size sculpture ‘Laura’ at the 12th ARC International Salon Competition, and Honorable Mentions for ‘Wounded Faun’, ‘Muninn’s Fate’, and ‘Forsaken Son’ in the 13th and 14th International ARC Salon.
‘Laura’ was purchased by Museo Europeo de Arte Moderno (‘MEAM’, Barcelona) in 2017 for their Permanent Collection and Maudie has pieces in private collections all over the world.
Time Table
Wednesday 14:00 - 17:00h
Thursday till Saturday 10:00 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 17:00h
Sunday 10:00 - 13:00h
Practical information
This workshop is open to beginning, intermediate and advanced students. If you want a cast of your work, you have the possibility to join our Mold making workshop. See the workshop calendar for dates and prices. What you need to bring to the studio: lunch, apron, notebook.
3D Anatomy for the Artist
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This course includes:
✓ observation from a life model
✓ working in small groups
✓ instruction by a classically trained sculptor
✓ individual guidance in English at your own level
✓ demonstrations illustrating the instructions
✓ armature and clay