The Sculpture Atelier
Wood sculpture Atelier
Attracted by sculpture since his youth, attending the studio of his father, Matteo Crestani graduated in sculpture at the Art Institute of Aosta and has achieved his specialization in the vocational school for apprentices sculptors in Val Gardena, a cradle for wood carving in Italy. In his training he has drafted a fusion of different sculptural techniques: the pastoral art, traditional in Valle d’Aosta, and the more classical and academic tradition. A sculptor living and working in Valle d’Aosta.
The stages
The stages, based on 3 or 6 days, will start with a minimum of 2 participants. In order to enable a custom program, adapted to the technical level of each student, we will try to form homogeneous groups of up to 10 people with equal experience. During the course students will be guided in a training program that treats the various phases of the development of a sculpture, from the necessary knowledge of wood and tools, through the preparation of a plan and a possible sketch in clay, till the roughing and various types of finishing.
Course dates:
March: 2-7 and 9-14
April: 6-11 and 20-25
May: 4-9 and 11
June: 1-6 and 8-13
July: 20-25 and 27-1
September: 7-12 and 14-19 and 21/26
For more information and reservations, please contact Matteo Crestani: memocrestani@gmail.com