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And thanks a lot to ~dAZine for featuring our club in "dA Zine Issue No. 5" They always support sculptors.
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CONTESTS:
If you know any sculpture related projects or contests, please inform us.

London International Creative Competition --> [link]

Premio Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro. International Competition for Young Sculptors --> [link]

CLUB INFO:

Rules
You must devwatch the club (That includes recieving journals in your inbox.)
All deviations submitted must be traditionally 3D in somesort of way.
No flaming art. Critiquing is fine, but don't go too far.
We ask that members comment on others art. Not every piece, but try to make a point stop by every now and then.
If you are a member we ask that you put a link to ~sculptureclub either in your signature or in your journals

Membership
If you want to be a member all you have to do is send a note to ~sculptureclub saying you want to be a member. Do not ask on the main page or the admin's account, those will be ignored. Keep in mind that +watching does not automatically make you a member. As a member you can have a say in club favorites, participate in contests, submit deviations and other features that will come in the future.

Submissions
If you want to submit a deviation just give ~sculptureclub the link via note. If you want the description to be different than it is on the original deviation add that in the note too. If you are just submitting to ~sculptureclub and leaving it off your own account then send an e-mail with all the information needed.


Since this is a club I value your opinions, so if you have something to add just let me know. I’m open to most anything.
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Admin:

Interview with Adam Brandejs/

Chek out his gallery: [link]

What first sparked your love for sculpture, and at what age?

When I was young I was interested in toys, but my parents didn’t just buy me things because I wanted them.
When I was 9, I remember wanting a ninja turtles figure but wasn’t allowed, so I started sculpting them in plastacine. For my age I did a really good job on all the muscle and everything, not as good as the real toys, but by no means globs of clay either.
The problem was I couldn’t play with them, not without breaking them anyways as they were soft plastacine. I then started with sculpy and fimo to make my figures which led me into hinges and moving parts, and I sort of just continued through the years, I still make ‘toys’ only now they’re hung in art galleries or used on my friends movie sets.

What media are you inclinded to use, and why?

I prefer to use current media, that is, media we see in our everyday lives. Plastic, electronics, cement, steel and rubber. I think it’s important that art reflect the time it is created in, with both concept as well as execution. I’m also a gadget geek so it only seems natural to program microcontrollers and add lights and movement into my work. I like shiny things that blink, and I know I’m not the only one.

What art education do you have, if any, and to what degree do you feel that it contributed to your development as an artist?

I took 5 years at the Ontario College of art and design in Toronto Canada and graduated with a bachelor of fine art degree and I feel that it was incredibly important to my growth as an artist. I’ve always dabbled in making things but having OCAD’s facilities, instructors, and fellow students available to me allowed me to take things to the next level. I never had a metal shop with tig welders in my basement at home, nor did I have access to half a million dollar lasers or a holography studio. I’m skeptical as to how much I learned ‘academically’ by studying art history, but I learned a wealth on the practical side.


What advice would you give to individuals who would like to explore sculpture?

Try everything. Simple as that. You have nothing to lose. Learn everything you can, because part of being an artist is in learning and experiencing, don’t get yourself caught up in one media or method or you may stifle your creativity.

Lastly, what are your goals in creating sculptures? Do you sell your pieces, or work for your own benefit?

I try to work for other peoples benefit. Maybe this will change overtime. I want to convey ideas with my work, the visual language is an incredibly powerful tool for expressing and sharing ideas on mass. The internet has only made this more so, this is why I bridge gaps between print/web and 3d media.

Artist's website: [link]

CLUB INFO:

Rules
You must devwatch the club (That includes recieving journals in your inbox.)
All deviations submitted must be traditionally 3D in somesort of way.
No flaming art. Critiquing is fine, but don't go too far.
We ask that members comment on others art. Not every piece, but try to make a point stop by every now and then.
If you are a member we ask that you put a link to ~sculptureclub either in your signature or in your journals

Membership
If you want to be a member all you have to do is send a note to ~sculptureclub saying you want to be a member. Do not ask on the main page or the admin's account, those will be ignored. Keep in mind that +watching does not automatically make you a member. As a member you can have a say in club favorites, participate in contests, submit deviations and other features that will come in the future.

Submissions
If you want to submit a deviation just give ~sculptureclub the link via note. If you want the description to be different than it is on the original deviation add that in the note too. If you are just submitting to ~sculptureclub and leaving it off your own account then send an e-mail with all the information needed.


Since this is a club I value your opinions, so if you have something to add just let me know. I’m open to most anything.
____________________


Affiliates:



Admin:

Hello
If you know any sculpture related projects or contests, please inform us.

A Collaborative project
From --> [link]

Contests around dA

From

ART FOR ARTS SAKE CONTEST - TAKE 2 --> [link]
Deadline: June 1st 2007, midnight, melbourne australia time.

From

The theme is the colour YELLOW --> [link]

Deadline: July 1st, at 11:59 EST.

Other Contests

“Premio Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro”. International Competition for Young Sculptors --> [link]

CLUB INFO:

Rules
You must devwatch the club (That includes recieving journals in your inbox.)
All deviations submitted must be traditionally 3D in somesort of way.
No flaming art. Critiquing is fine, but don't go too far.
We ask that members comment on others art. Not every piece, but try to make a point stop by every now and then.
If you are a member we ask that you put a link to ~sculptureclub either in your signature or in your journals

Membership
If you want to be a member all you have to do is send a note to ~sculptureclub saying you want to be a member. Do not ask on the main page or the admin's account, those will be ignored. Keep in mind that +watching does not automatically make you a member. As a member you can have a say in club favorites, participate in contests, submit deviations and other features that will come in the future.

Submissions
If you want to submit a deviation just give ~sculptureclub the link via note. If you want the description to be different than it is on the original deviation add that in the note too. If you are just submitting to ~sculptureclub and leaving it off your own account then send an e-mail with all the information needed.


Since this is a club I value your opinions, so if you have something to add just let me know. I’m open to most anything.
____________________


Affiliates:



Admin:

RULES, MEMBER LIST and AFFILIATES in: CLUB INFO

He's the founder of this club

A selection of 's work can be seen below:



What first sparked your love for sculpture, and at what age?

Ever since I was a youngster I was creative and artistic, but mostly in a 3-D way. I can't really say what sparked my interest in sculpture over other activities, but knowing who I am today I would have to say it's the very basic human need to create. Everything I made as a kid were things that I wanted to come to life.

What media are you inclinded to use, and why?

I love ceramics. It's a medium you can use for almost anything, because it's not too heavy but it's not too light,and it can be sturdy. It can be used in a utilitarian fashion, or in a very delicate, purely sculptural way. You can color it in various ways, and not just with glaze.

What art education do you have, if any, and to what degree do you feel that it contributed to your development as an artist?

I started doing ceramics when I was nine. That first year of my ceramics education was at our local art center. After that my mother found cheaper classes at our local parks and recreation department, so I took those classes. I liked them so much that I took them for the next six years. I stopped when I was asked to help teach there. I've been teaching there for five years, and because of that I know I'll never teach children, but I love teaching adults and I want to be a college Professor in Ceramics. I started being successful at ceramics a little before I started teaching. Before that point my work was very childish because no one was pushing me. I grew a lot as an artist when I went to high school, because my ceramics teacher pushed me so much and I was able to work every day. Now I'm in college and I'm being pushed a lot harder. It's a different type of push now, though. There's a lot of pressure on me to make perfect work, and it causes me to hate everything I make. That's something I think I'll just have to wait out. Last semester I took Sculpture 1 and that inspired me to double major in both ceramics and sculpture. I think this is really what is for me, and it will hopefully help me become a more well rounded artist.



What advice would you give to individuals who would like to explore sculpture?

My advice to those starting sculpture is to draw first what you want to make before you just start right in there. If you can draw what you want from a few angles, you'll work out a lot of kinks that'll royally mess you up later. My other piece of advice is to never stop sculpting. Remember, you don't have to keep everything, but we all know practice makes perfect.

Lastly, what are your goals in creating sculptures? Do you sell your pieces, or work for your own benefit?

My goal in creating sculpture is to really capture the viewer's attention. I want them to see my piece and want to not move on to another. I have some concepts going on in my head that'll surface in my account in the next few months that I hope will do just that. I do sell my work, and quite often. I'm a part of my university's Potter's Guild, and we have 4 sales every year. It's nice because we can sell our class projects. The only disadvantage of that is it makes it hard for me to take pictures of my work since it's sold usually right after I make it. That's why my account is so barren in recent months. I keep pieces that are both great and horrible. I keep the great because you've got to do it for yourself sometimes, and it's good to keep the great ones in case you need to show them off later. I keep the horrible ones to show myself that I'm not that great. For me personally, I feel like I need to keep myself humble towards my art, which ties into my wabi sabi style I'm searching so desperately for.



also check out Contest: A Thousand Paper Cranes and
an ultimate fairy contest

RULES, MEMBER LIST and AFFILIATES in: CLUB INFO

A selection of 's work can be seen below:



What first sparked your love for sculpture, and at what age?

At age 5 I was into drawing but in first grade I really liked clay. But perhaps my first trip to Europe I really feel in love with the gothic and baroque.

What media are you inclinded to use, and why?

I use found objects of all sorts because of the intricate possibilites.

What art education do you have, if any, and to what degree do you feel that it contributed to your development as an artist?

I have a BFA and an MFA in Painting and a minor in Sculpture and a minor in Art History, but I really feel I am a self-taught artist. Art school was nice though, it taught me a lot about a career in art.



What advice would you give to individuals who would like to explore sculpture?

Don't make artwork that is too big to store-ha!

Lastly, what are your goals in creating sculptures? Do you sell your pieces, or work for your own benefit?

I sell them through galleries and my agent, some are going to rock stars, and other great collectors. But I do enjoy making them even for myself.



also check out Contest: A Thousand Paper Cranes and
an ultimate fairy contest