Starting with the works in Arnaldo Pomodoro's Studio, we investigate the “negative” workmanship used by the artist to create his sculptures and experience this technique firsthand. We manipulate the clay until it becomes a plane on which to imprint with tools and various instruments the abstract signs typical of his work. We mix water and plaster and pour the mixture into our clay mold. While we wait for the plaster to dry, we explore the characteristics of the materials used by the sculptor. Finally we unmold our bas-relief and notice that the marks impressed in negative in clay have become reliefs in positive in plaster! How much magic in the transformation of sign and material!
Sculpture workshop
La colata di gesso
Let's make a plaster cast of geometric signs through the creation of a clay matrix
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Info and
access methods
Materials
clay, plaster, various tools
Medium
Clay handling, plaster casting
Purpose
Investigate and understand the concept of positive/negative
Method
Each student has his own workstation and makes his own plaster cast
Duration
90 minutes
Cost
120 €
Where
Studio Arnaldo Pomodoro, via vigevano 3 (buzzer 61) / inside courtyard, Milan
