Jul 27, 2022
Catholic sculptor Christopher Alles joins the podcast for an
introduction to the artwork of sculpture, particularly in its formal
qualities. Alles principally does fee work for the Church, and
the theoretical factors on this dialog are illuminated by
references to a few of his latest works, together with a
work-in-progress Pieta and his monumental sculpture of St.
Joseph, Patron of a Completely happy Demise.
Matters embody:
- Collaboration with patrons in commissioned work
- The iconographic custom in sculpture vs portray
- Drawing as the basis of each sculpting and portray
- The challenges of modeling kind based mostly on anatomy with out being
enslaved to literal accuracy - The ornamental and the illustrative features of visible artwork
Hyperlinks
Watch this interview on YouTube https://youtu.be/7LnWSNQKfqc
https://www.instagram.com/christtalles
Thomas Mirus, “’A Peering’ on the Sheen Heart”
https://newcriterion.com/blogs/dispatch/a-peering-at-the-sheen-center
