Wooden Automata: Bring Sculptures to Life with Movement
Woods and Other Materials
A course by user7559688 surname7559688 , Artist
Joined June 2021
Learn simple tools and techniques to build unique moving sculptures
About the video: Woods and Other Materials
Overview
“In this class, I'll show you how I choose the wood I collect and how the raw material can be a starting point for our project. I will also introduce other materials that you will use in this course.”
In this video lesson user7559688 surname7559688 addresses the topic: Woods and Other Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Wooden Automata: Bring Sculptures to Life with Movement. Learn simple tools and techniques to build unique moving sculptures.
Partial transcription of the video
“Wood and Other Materials In this lesson, I’ll discuss the types of wood I like to use in my work and how to repurpose them to build new works of art. The only types of wood I don't like working with are MDF and chipboard. That type of wood is extremely processed, and it's not a good fit for the work I create. I usually use pinewood, hardwood, or old pieces of furniture. You can get great material from those. I’ll show you some pieces I collected. This is pinewood. This is easily found in objects such as crates. It's very light and easy to work with. This is another type of pinewood: a squar...”
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Course summary for: Wooden Automata: Bring Sculptures to Life with Movement
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Category
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Areas
Art Toys, Character Design, Sculpture, Toy Design, Woodworking
A course by user7559688 surname7559688
Artist Eduardo Salzane holds a degree in communication from UNESP and worked as an authorial photographer, puppeteer, and in a number of circus disciplines before specializing in automata: sculptures that move using a crank.
He has also given workshops at various centers across Brazil, and his work has been displayed in several São Paulo galleries as well as at the Ecomuseu de Itaipu, a hydroelectrics museum in Foz do Iguaçu. He currently works with repurposed wood to build moving universes full of poetry.
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