Walter Gropius Master Artist Series Presents: Amy Cutler
Workshop:
9 a.m.
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4 p.m.
Mar 23 - Mar 25, 2012
Public Presentation: Thursday, Mar 22, 2012
- 7 p.m.
Exhibit: Mar 17 - May 13, 2012
Peeling the Onion
Amy Cutler is internationally known for exquisitely detailed narrative works of art created through a pastiche of memories, observations, and insights. Populated mostly by female figures who appear resolutely determined and introspective as they perform enigmatic tasks and engage in impossible situations, Cutler’s works expose the emotional complexities of real life within a richly imagined universe.
During this three-day workshop you will explore different approaches to developing a narrative. Through a variety of exercises and experiments we will consider the many layers involved in creating an image that invites the viewer in and allows their imaginations to wander. Narrative painting should not merely be about illustrating a story but rather an invitation for many interpretations. This workshop is an invitation to create a dialog with your subconscious and to begin to understand your own personal visual vocabulary.
Prior to the workshop, participants will be asked to collect five or more unrelated images from newspapers and magazines that they feel have a narrative connectivity. Write down five or more overhead conversations and/or misunderstood conversations/misreadings.
Put yourself in situations where you become an observer; any peopled place will do. A cafe, the public bus, a grocery store etc. Collect five or more overhead conversation or misunderstandings. Write them down. They could be sounds bites of a conversation that perked your interest because of its obscurity or absurdity. Maybe you were in a conversation and misunderstood a few words or the intention. These can all be used as raw material in developing a narrative.
Walter Gropius Master Artist Series Presents: Tanja Softic
Workshop:
9 a.m.
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4 p.m.
Mar 30 - Apr 01, 2012
Public Presentation: Thursday, Mar 29, 2012
- 7 p.m.
Exhibit: Mar 03 - Apr 29, 2012
Scratch, Burnish, Rock: Experiments in Mezzotint and Drypoint
In this workshop, participants will use mezzotint, engraving and drypoint techniques to create a series of prints from a single copper plate. Mezzotint need not be considered a highly formal and regimented way of working in intaglio – we will approach it as an extension of drypoint technique. While instruction in traditional mezzotint technique will be given, the workshop emphasis will be placed on experimenting and combining drypoint and mezzotint, and exploring how they can be applied to individual working methods and ideas.
Walter Gropius Master Artist Series Presents: Warren MacKenzie and Randy Johnston
Workshop:
Apr 20 - Apr 22, 2012
Exhibit: Mar 10 - May 06, 2012
Elements of Function
This Walter Gropius Master Artist Workshop is a rare opportunity to spend uninterrupted time with internationally recognized ceramic artist Randy Johnston. In this demonstration-only workshop, Randy will be making pottery within traditional concepts, with a focus on the exchange of ideas involved in making pots related to function. Demonstrations will cover the use of the wheel and the construction of forms by altering pieces and by using slabs and paper patterns. This will be an exciting workshop with lots of discussions about the work and relationship to contemporary ceramics. We will view images of historical and contemporary work in ceramics and also a personal slide lecture of time in Japan and Randy and Jan’s own studio and kilns. There will be a walk-through of the exhibitions in the Huntington Museum of Art galleries.
Please join us for a public presentation by Warren MacKenzie at 2 p.m. April 22, 2012. Randy Johnston recognizes Warren MacKenzie as his mentor. Following the public presentation, refreshments will be served. Admission is free.
