
2D to 3D; Flats/Stacks with Richard Hutman
ClassesSpring 2015|#2700.132
Description
Join Studio Artist in Residence Richard Hutman to explore how a flat piece of cardstock can turn into a three-dimensional object. Hutman?s 'Lost City' projects use identical building blocks to create sculptures that can expand vertically or horizontally with unlimited combinations of forms and decorations. Learn how minor adjustments in connecting blocks can generate a distinctly different arrangement of space, while making your own simple starting form. Discover your own rules of arrangement, and make a sculpture from flat to stack!
Short classes make parking a breeze! $1 for 2.5 hours at Structure 6, right around the corner.
Richard Hutman studied architecture at Cornell and urban design at Washington University in St. Louis. For years he grappled with complex projects like the Getty Center, and between building projects he traveled to distant lands in search of ancient cities. Drawing, painting and travel went hand in hand: discovering remote civilizations, sacred sites, hidden villages - and the people that inhabit them. On his way he used sketching and watercolor as a way to engrave these experiences in his memory. In 2010, his interests converged, catalyzed by a unique piece of folded paper - which he soon combined to create a modular sculpture, then added his surface designs to make a three-dimensional form evocative of his travels. As a paper artist, he searches for and creates Lost Cities of the imagination. Six variations, 40 works, and five Lost Cities later, the search continues!
Hutman will be working in the Studio from April 15 - June 15, 2015 on a new Lost City project inspired by the hidden corners of Santa Monica, and leading weekly workshops around the theme of 'A Search for Lost Cities.' Regardless of prior artistic experience, just bring your energy, imagination and curiosity to enjoy these workshops. Experience firsthand the elusive possibilities awaiting discovery in simple things - like a letter-size piece of paper. richardhutman.com
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