tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post5395128975076118912..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Plaster CastsJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-34941775839960669122015-05-12T12:05:49.461-04:002015-05-12T12:05:49.461-04:00If you are wondering if there is a cast collection...If you are wondering if there is a cast collection near you, or near where you may be travelling the Plaster Cast Collection group has a database. http://www.plastercastcollection.org/en/database.phpAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15920239080194357356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-18399393069257466612012-12-27T04:18:55.859-05:002012-12-27T04:18:55.859-05:00If you are looking for a good plaster casts or bea...If you are looking for a good plaster casts or beautiful copies from the originals look at my web catalog at this link: <br />http://www.felicecalchi.com <br />My workshop works with traditional methods and skilled craftsmen. The deep experience of generations is our precious heritage. <br />We work for the most important Museums, Academies and Sculptors around the world.<br />The high quality of the casts is the most important thing. We make the casts one by one to maintain the level of quality higher.<br />We have pleasure to receive your impression and comment.<br />Many Thanks.Andrea Felicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08909634633258362382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-63288655220624391822011-05-30T21:28:02.779-04:002011-05-30T21:28:02.779-04:00I have provided sculpture restorations for over 30...I have provided sculpture restorations for over 30 years. <br />Besides my own sculpture studies I also provide copies of the Houdon Life-size L'Ecorche a smaller version and Caudron's dynamic flayed figure. <br />For more information or if I can be of service feel free to contact me at the following.<br />http://www.keropiansculpture.com/sculpture_restoration.htmlKeropianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513276791773788107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-28600716867627806332011-05-30T21:23:28.130-04:002011-05-30T21:23:28.130-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Keropianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513276791773788107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-44977739495603679862011-04-20T13:00:01.203-04:002011-04-20T13:00:01.203-04:00Jan, thanks for the link. You do beautiful work, a...Jan, thanks for the link. You do beautiful work, and it's exciting to see that the good drawing casts are available again.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-47833280674456591862011-04-19T21:41:14.222-04:002011-04-19T21:41:14.222-04:00Since 1979 with the Pennsylvania Academy's col...Since 1979 with the Pennsylvania Academy's collection of plaster casts I have been restoring and working with antique plaster casts. Some years ago I sculpted some twice life-size anatomical studies. Copies of both the life-size Houdon L'Ecorche and it's smaller brother (29" version) are available from my website. I have Caudron's dynamic L'Ecorche figure as well. I sell the works in resin since it is more durable than plaster.<br />http://www.keropiansculpture.com<br />Please feel free to visit the website or contact me.Media 123https://www.blogger.com/profile/07680580710482871729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-25025946046681812842011-04-19T21:35:53.931-04:002011-04-19T21:35:53.931-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Media 123https://www.blogger.com/profile/07680580710482871729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-88070181791394896532011-04-19T21:31:31.399-04:002011-04-19T21:31:31.399-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Media 123https://www.blogger.com/profile/07680580710482871729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-91121829879837451432011-04-19T21:27:43.677-04:002011-04-19T21:27:43.677-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Media 123https://www.blogger.com/profile/07680580710482871729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-34988166887369624912009-06-29T01:15:09.723-04:002009-06-29T01:15:09.723-04:00I wish they would send ME some casts before destro...I wish they would send ME some casts before destroying their collections. I live in South Africa, where apparently, neither classical art training, nor even the equipment used in the training, such as plaster casts, are available. Some time ago I visited the art department at the University of Pretoria to inquire about where I might find such casts. All the learned lecturers in visual art there looked at me like I was from Mars. It turned out they had never in their lives even heard of the concept of cast drawing, let alone had any idea at all where one might get such casts or why anyone would want any. One can of course order them online, but because of an unfavourable exchange rate, they are monstrously expensive to someone on my salary. That an art school would not only get rid of its collection of casts, but actually destroy them, strikes me as frankly scandalous, an act of vandalism. Incidentally, while on my visit to the university's art department, I got to see their studio, where some senior art students where working on their, er, "art" projects. If you ask me, they can all do with a bit of humble cast drawing...Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196805822528168696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-32989445563422458032008-10-22T08:35:00.000-04:002008-10-22T08:35:00.000-04:00Great post!I'd like to add that my old art school,...Great post!<BR/><BR/>I'd like to add that my old art school, the <A HREF="http://www.pafa.org/School/27/" REL="nofollow">Pennsylavania Academy of the Fine Arts</A>, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, has an extensive and historic collection of beautifully lit casts. Drawing in the cast hall was a popular past-time, and indeed it was a mandatory part of the curriculum. Although I used to groan about how boring the hours of cast drawing were, they were enormously educational and helpful! <BR/><BR/>Now I only wish I had some casts for my beginning drawing students to work from because unfortunately I am not teaching at PAFA! Thanks for all the helpful information!Nancy Bea Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04833697697334243593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-7533711485794272742008-10-04T16:33:00.000-04:002008-10-04T16:33:00.000-04:00Thanks, Vorchia, for letting us know about the exh...Thanks, Vorchia, for letting us know about the exhibition in Leiden. You are so lucky. BDSP, JMG<BR/><BR/>William, I truly appreciate all the information that you offered in your comment, and thanks fo all the others for telling a story about your training.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-81990425990386357372008-10-04T13:35:00.000-04:002008-10-04T13:35:00.000-04:00The National Museum of antiquities in Leiden, the ...The National Museum of antiquities in Leiden, the Netherlands still has a collection of them too, they're currently on exhibition until November 16th 2008. <BR/>www.rmo.nl/english/exhibitions/models-of-beauty<BR/>Its not visible on the English version of the exhibition page but they actually have some drawing workshops at the exhibition. :-) <BR/><BR/>BDSP VorchiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-75391046236900003182008-09-19T01:54:00.000-04:002008-09-19T01:54:00.000-04:00Victor,I am not an alum, but years ago I worked th...Victor,<BR/><BR/>I am not an alum, but years ago I worked the graveyard shift in order to take figure drawing classes with Maynard Dixon Stewart. Just in the nick of time, too - Stewart retired from San Jose State the semester after I studied with him. A great, great teacher.<BR/><BR/>As James has noted, Bunny Carter has done great things with the Illustration program there.Steven Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696611705204591030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-76718848229648281232008-09-17T21:29:00.000-04:002008-09-17T21:29:00.000-04:00Dude! I just drew that eye! It's the most recent u...Dude! I just drew that eye! It's the most recent update on my blog. Rock on. <BR/><BR/>We have some of the other pieces of the face too.Stephen James.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04729750229032513596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-86628479482787367892008-09-17T12:06:00.000-04:002008-09-17T12:06:00.000-04:00Great stuff! Thanks for the links!Great stuff! Thanks for the links!Michael Damboldthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141514622593774503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-86459396920287241002008-09-17T04:37:00.000-04:002008-09-17T04:37:00.000-04:00Thank you James for this post. In my country (Belg...Thank you James for this post. <BR/><BR/>In my country (Belgium) I experienced a lot of difficulties finding a plaster cast. Some of the academies I contacted told me they destroyed most of their plaster casts in the seventies, and apparently the remaining casts are very little used. Then somebody told me about the “Plaster Cast Workshop”, which is part of the Belgian Royal Musea for Art and History here in Brussels. <BR/><BR/>The Plaster Cast Workshop was founded in the 19th century and has build up a collection of 4.000 mouldings to make plaster casts, using traditional techniques. They have a huge collection of several hundreds of casts (small and big) that are permanently on display. Small plaster casts can be bought immediately when available, whereas larger pieces can be ordered. Access to the workshop is free, and upon request a guided tour can be reserved. But there’s always somebody prepared to give you a tour and tell you about the workshop’s history and the techniques they use. <BR/><BR/>The Plaster Cast Workshop truly is a unique place, and impresses me each time I visit it. It plays a crucial role in preserving our culture and history. Last year, I bought a small plaster cast of a satyr’s head, it’s about 30 cm high and I regularly draw from it, under different lighting conditions. This is real fun and perfects my drawing skills. But studying the cast has also taught me to appreciate the skills of the artist who carved the original stature. <BR/><BR/>For the website and a photo that gives a nice impression of how the Plaster Cast Workshop looks like, please follow this link: http://www.kmkg-mrah.be/newnl/index.asp?id=535<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your blog James, and keep up the good work! <BR/><BR/>Best regards,<BR/>WilliamUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804577213153841212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-59342307450443272312008-09-16T22:45:00.000-04:002008-09-16T22:45:00.000-04:00steven K-Are you a San Jose State alum? I'm a stud...steven K-<BR/><BR/>Are you a San Jose State alum? I'm a student there now, and the lack of casts of any kind (even the basic heads or facial features) is kind of sad. We just drew pipes, cans and other "debris" in drawing classes.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16334033221403464054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-10123626991182850892008-09-16T22:28:00.000-04:002008-09-16T22:28:00.000-04:00The New York Academy of Art in NYC has a great col...The New York Academy of Art in NYC has a great collection of casts as well. I've just started studying there and it's wonderful to see those casts and to have them available to study from.Sakievichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346248669834582076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-44312311974879915402008-09-16T21:32:00.000-04:002008-09-16T21:32:00.000-04:00The casts could have at least been sold to benefit...The casts could have at least been sold to benefit the schools. What a bunch of Taliban.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-50096544887717035362008-09-16T19:44:00.000-04:002008-09-16T19:44:00.000-04:00For those who live in Connecticut, I want to inser...For those who live in Connecticut, I want to insert this link http://randallensley.blogspot.com/2008/02/sculpture-at-slater-museum.html<BR/>to a post I did on the Slater Museum in Norwich, CT. A great permanent collection of plaster casts.Randall Ensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537256358169191756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-87883387430645454542008-09-16T19:24:00.000-04:002008-09-16T19:24:00.000-04:00I've drawn in the cast courts at the V&A (...I've drawn in the cast courts at the V&A (they do a very nice line in folding sketching stools if you know where to ask!). The main problem I find is being able to find a spot where you can sit at a reasonable distance - they've crammed an awful lot in!Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-71995767431933610412008-09-16T18:48:00.000-04:002008-09-16T18:48:00.000-04:00Lighting is indeed a problem. The Victoria and Alb...Lighting is indeed a problem. The Victoria and Albert Museum collection is wonderful, but very poorly lit for drawing purposes.<BR/><BR/>However, the National Portrait Gallery in London, around the corner from the National, has some nice busts, several of which are very nicely lit for drawing - more by accident than by design though I think.<BR/><BR/>I've had some success picking up reconstituted marble casts from Ebay. The budget option :)Paul Foxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392556096023285853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-22098352260172219592008-09-16T18:22:00.000-04:002008-09-16T18:22:00.000-04:00We have access to the cast collection at UC BErkel...We have access to the cast collection at UC BErkeley, which is hidden away in the basement of a warehouse amongst the building's steam fittings! At least it's warm. We have been trying to snag them as a loan as they are about to become homeless.chuck pylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361190681085703628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-91980078629713985112008-09-16T15:59:00.000-04:002008-09-16T15:59:00.000-04:00This is very cool! I actually used to work at Skyl...This is very cool! I actually used to work at Skylight Studios/Giust Gallery during my summer vacations in high school under the extremely skillful Robert Shure. If you are near Woburn Ma you should check them out. My grandfather was actually a caster who worked with him that's how I was fortunate enough to get the job. But now because of your post I definitely think I will see if I can head back over there to try drawing some of their pieces.James C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14239289911207041112noreply@blogger.com