The Art of Relief Composition
With George Nista
October 13 - 18, 2024
JOIN US FOR THIS 10-SESSION STUDIO COURSE IN RELIEF COMPOSITION WITH GEORGE NISTA AS WE EXPLORE THE FOUR TYPES OF RELIEF DISCOVERED IN THE FLORENTINE RENAISSANCE. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN THE VARIOUS METHODS OF WORKING FROM OLD MASTER COMPOSITIONS AS WE WORK FROM THE PAINTED MASTERPIECES AND TRANSPOSE THEM INTO THE VARIOUS TYPES OF RELIEF, INCLUDING HIGH, MEDIUM, AND LOW RELIEF. SESSIONS WILL INCLUDE HOW RELIEF SCULPTURE REMAINS A LONG-STANDING IN CATHOLIC ART FORM FOR ITS POWERFUL ABILITY TO ILLUSTRATE THE SACRED IN BOTH LITURGICAL AND DEVOTIONAL ART FORMS. RANGING FROM BRONZE DOORS TO TABERNACLE DOORS, FROM RELIQUARIES TO STATIONS OF THE CROSS, LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS WILL INCLUDE METHODS, THEMES, AND HOW THEY CAN BE USED TODAY.
Material Provided:
Masonite or wooden panel
Oil Based Clay
Modeling tools
This week-long workshop begins with check-in at 4:30 PM on Sunday night. Dinner is served at 5:30 PM for students and instructors. Dinner is followed by a workshop introduction and conference which ends at 9:00 PM. Students are welcome to attend daily Mass at 9 AM. Hands-on instruction begins Monday morning after Mass. The entire workshop ends Friday at 1 PM.
Private Room & Workshop – $1485
Shared Room & Workshop – $1335.00
These rates include daily breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Commuter & Workshop – $1010
This includes daily lunch and dinner.
A $100 materials fee is included in the cost of this workshop.
All materials used in this workshop will be pre-ordered and made available to students in the classroom by the instructor.
All other equipment and art supplies are the property of the Enders Island Sacred Art Institute.
Please call the office for more information: (860) 536-0565
About the Leader
George Nista
George Nista is a sculptor, designer, and teacher who maintained a studio in Philadelphia for about twenty-five years. He moved his studio to Wallingford CT in 2022. His company is called Nista Design. He taught in the Industrial Design Technology department of the Art Institute of Philadelphia for over twenty years, though over the years […]
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