Living Materials: A Sculptor's Handbook / Edition 1

by Oliver Andrews

Overview

Every material has an active presence and every material is susceptible to change. The task of the sculptor is to understand the natural properties of a chosen material, to know in the process of creation how best to work with, or against, its characteristics. In this generously illustrated studio manual, sculptor Oliver Andrews takes a new approach to sculpture, focusing on how the innate assertiveness of materials affects the complex act of making a sculpture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520064522
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	09/23/1988
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

The late Oliver Andrews was a sculptor and Professor of Art at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Publisher's Preface
Introduction

1 Living Materials, Living Forms
2 Clay
3 Plaster Building
4 Mold-Making and Cold-Casting
5 Cement and Concrete
6 Stone Carving
7 Wood
8 Plastics
9 Metals
10 Metal Forming
11 Welding
12 Bronze Casting by the Lost-Wax
Method
13 Sand Casting and Shell Casting
14 New Forms
15 Planning a Studio

Index

Editorial Reviews

"Beautifully researched, organized, and written, by a man who knows both how to make art, and how to teach it. The materials give the book its structure. Each chapter focuses on a single material, and is its own compact, concise textbook, complete with bibliography, sources for materials and safety precautions. . . . A marvellous book."

Craft International

"The late Oliver Andrews, well-known sculptor and teacher, writes with great clarity and thoroughness on many current technical processes of sculpture. His response to materials is unusually affectionate and understanding. . . Chapters include discussions of living materials, clay, plaster, molds, cement, stone, wood, plastics, metals, welding, bronze and shell casting, new forms, and planning a studio."

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