Life drawing at its core is about the study of the human figure, its structure and its ability’s, the ability to move in such a variety of ways and to make the most interesting of shapes, the tension of the muscles and the power they contain, and one could spend a very fulfilled lifetime studying this alone because the human physical structure is an amazing design! (Whoever’s responsible for it?) Its dynamics and it’s grace of movement and of course its beauty, real beauty that goes far beyond the superficial beauty that can be just a reflection of the glamour of the modern world. But the study of the human figure is ever timeless and can always be modern in the hands of the artist with a vision and a sense of their time and their place because without a sense of this time and place “timeless” cannot be achieved and surely in the long term this has to be the aim of the figurative artist, to portray humanity and I know its an over used expression but I cannot think of a better term than “to portray the human condition” Few if any have done this better than the Swiss born sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

Alberto Giacometti (born 1901 died 1966)

Painter, sculptor, print maker

In 1934 Giacometti took it into his head to try and do some figure compositions.

“I needed to make quickly I thought one or two studies from life just to understand the construction of a head and of the whole figure, and in 1935 I took a model for a study that should take a couple of weeks and then I would carry out my compositions. I went on working from the model all day everyday from 1935 to 1940, nothing was as I had imagined, a head became for me an object that was completely unknown and without dimensions”

He mainly worked from two models his brother Diego and a female professional model. For the last thirty years of his life he confined his sculpture to three themes, a head, a male figure walking and a female figure standing, they are self contained and withdrawn and each of them portray some of the finest examples of human existence on this planet.

The next registration for the Monday night life drawing sessions in Wexford Arts Centre will be Monday the 9th August 

Fee: €70 the amount of nights that this fee entitles you to depends entirely on the amount of registration fees taken, it has always worked out to be very good value in the past

The weekly life drawing sessions are entirely non profit making

for more info contact me here or at art@darigan.ie or phone 086 4039569

MUSE

Drawings & Paintings from Life

Opening reception this Sunday the 23rd of May at the Old Coastguard Station, Tramore at 7.30pm.

The exhibition includes work from 21 artists who meet at the Coastguard Station for Life Drawing Sessions and continues until June 27th.

Life Drawing Group starting from Tues 25th May @ 6.30 – 9 in Freestyle Studio, Tycor Business Centre, Waterford. The group is for anyone interested in observational drawing from the nude human form. These are sessions without tuition. For more info call 087 – 7572810 or email : louisejflynn@yahoo.ie

Tonight is the night to register for the new weekly life drawing sessions in Wexford Arts Centre the fee is €70.
Wexford Life Drawing is a non profit making group it is for people who are interested in studying and drawing the human from life.
beginners and more harden life drawers are all welcome, you need to bring all your own art materials
Starting: 8.00pm Finishing 10.30pm
any other questions call Paddy: 086 4039569

Life Drawing in Wexford Arts Centre Sunday 16th May

Six hour life drawing session from 12 noon to 6pm

Fee: €35. Tea, coffee, sandwiches included

Female Bulgarian model with lots of experience past three years modelling for N.C.A.D. and United Artists, and prior to that six years of modelling in the Bulgarian Academy of fine arts

Poses: starting with a number of short poses then two half hour poses and finishing with a 4 hour pose.

You need to bring all your own art materials

for more info or to confirm your place contact: wexford@lifedrawing.ie
or phone Paddy 086 4039569

Life Drawing in Wexford Arts Centre Sunday 18th April

Six hour life drawing session from 12 noon to 6pm

Fee: €35. Tea, coffee, sandwiches included

Female model,

Poses: starting with a number of short poses then two half hour poses and finishing with a 4 hour pose.

For further information or to confirm your place contact Paddy Darigan

086 4039569
art@darigan.ie
www.darigan.ie

Reflection with Two Children (Self-Portrait), 1965

Paris here I come – Freud at the Pompidou

The exhibition runs from March 10 2010 – July 19 2010