Book Arts WORKSHOP

 
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Sculptural Collage - Working with Found Materials
Instructor: Brian Dettmer
 

This workshop will be based on re-use and found objects. I will discuss how I use found media like books, cassette tapes and maps and alter them to become new works of art. Attendees will bring in items or images of interest that they want to transform and we will work with the materials and gather more. We consider the original intentions of the material, the meanings and assumptions the material and its uses possess, its current use value and possible ways to create something new, either functional, pictoral or purely sculptural, that brings new meaning to the old material.

 
 
 
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  Studio & Material Fee:
 

Material fee covers miscellaneous student supplies.

 
  Student Supplies:
  Students should bring the following supplies:

Any materials you would like to transform- Found or "post-consumer" material such as books, records, tapes, maps, magazines, letters or any other materials that had a previous "non-art" life. 

 
  Optional Supplies:
  None recommended.
   
 
 
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
 




   
 
   
 
Program Details
 
 
Date: 3/12/2010 to
3/14/2010
Time: 9:30 AM-
4:30 PM
Level: All Levels
Min/Max: 8/15
 
  Fees
 
 
Registration Fee $442.50
Studio & Material Fee $10.00
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about the instructor

 

Brian Dettmer’s work has gained International acclaim through the Internet, bloggers, and traditional media. His bibliography includes Modern Painters magazine, The Village Voice, The New York Times, Harper’s, Time Out, Chicago Tribune, Toronto Star, The San Francisco Bay Guardian and National Public Radio, among several others.

He has had solo shows in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Barcelona and has had projects exhibited in Mexico City, Berlin and London among others. Brian is currently represented by Kinz + Tillou Fine Art in New York, Packer Schopf in Chicago, MiTO Gallery in Barcelona, Toomey Tourell in San Francisco and Saltworks in Atlanta. His work has been in several museums, universities and art centers throughout the U.S. and Europe and his work can be found in several private and public collections throughout the U.S, Latin America, Europe and Asia.

Brian Dettmer is originally from Chicago. He currently lives and works in Atlanta, GA.
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