Studio Della Statua

Studio Della Statua is pleased to announce its inaugural year beginning January 2010.

The Florence studio will offer a multi-year curriculum for training sculptors in traditional methods, with a focus on naturalistic techniques that stem from intense study of the human figure. This is coupled with training in technical process as well as decorative and architectural sculptural arts. Studio Della Statua is unique, as it is currently the only atelier-style studio with the sight-size method of clay modeling as the core of its curriculum.

Studio Della Statua is the sculpture studio of Jason Arkles, who has been teaching in Florence and sculpting professionally in the United States for the last decade. The studio is an evolution of the now-defunct sculpture program at Charles H. Cecil Studio in Florence and a continuation of the practice of sight-size sculpture methods, while expanding the scope of that training into a multi-year program.

Located in the historical center of Florence inside a Renaissance-era palazzo, the studio provides an excellent atmosphere for study of the figure. Students work from life under natural light reflected off 6-meter high ceilings. A separate workshop room is devoted to technical stages of sculpture. The two-year program will address anatomy, casting and moldmaking, terracotta, enlarging and reducing, portraiture, and much more.

Studio Della Statua is currently in the process of formation. For the first year of its operation (Jan - June 2010), the student body is limited to six students, with a preference for those with training in academic or traditional draughtsmanship. Subsequent years will run for a full academic year (Oct-June).

Winter term Jan. 11^th - March 26^th 2010
Spring Term Apr. 19^th - June 25^th
Fee per term: 2,500 Euros

The course is full-time, Monday through Friday, 9AM - 4PM. Mornings will be spent modeling in clay from life. Afternoons are devoted to anatomy, technical processes, and studies in clay (clay figure sketches, drapery studies, anatomical clay sketches, architectural molding, floral and decorative studies). Advanced students (second year) will spend most of their time, mornings and afternoons, working from life and on larger-scale projects - both students' own work and assisting Jason Arkles with professional work.

application

Please download, fill in on your computer, save, then e-mail the application form and accompanying materials to info@studiodellastatua.com. If necessary, materials may also be mailed (address is on the application form), but e-mail is preferred.

Please keep e-mail attachments to less than 10 MB in total.

Use either format:

• Word (.doc) format (14 KB)
• PDF/Acrobat form (69 KB)

In addition to the application form, please include:

• A statement of interest and intent (why you wish to study at Studio della Statua, for how long, your expactations, and your goals. This need not be more than a few paragraphs.)
• At least three examples of work either as a student or autonomously; work in two or three dimensions which display draughtsmanship are encouraged, such as cast drawings or figure sketches.

more information

For more information on the work and education of Jason Arkles, as well as an overview of the sight-size method of modeling from life, visit jasonarkles.com.