STØPING / CASTING w. Saskia Ruth/Gottfried Krüger
Practical workshop lead by Saskia Ruth and Gottfried Krüger offering basic and advanced knowledge in the making of positive and negative forms for casts in plaster, silicone, paper, wax and other nontoxic and toxic materials (Epoxy, Polyurethane).
Arbeidsform:
Mon - Fri daily 9.30 - 16, 6th floor
Sted: sted Akademiet 6. etasje
1. Object
Until February 3rd: Send an image / sketch and a description of object and your intentions (materials you wish to use, purpose, functionality, surface, color, size etc) to Saskia Ruth saskiaruth2@yahoo.de and copy to kk@khib.no
Think about and prepare the object you wish to cast. The object should not be larger than a head. It will be difficult to make a mould of a tangle of cables, textile objects or fur but any form not more than half-closed could be used for the obejct, than to be cast as a mould in one or several parts.
Possible Materials:
regular plaster (can be colored)
re-inforced plastic or hard plaster (can be colored)
Polyurethane (yellowish, can be colored)
PU Hard Foam (can be colored)
PU Soft Foam, flexible
Epoxy (transparent, can be colored to remain translucent)
Latex (exclusively for plaster forms, limited coloring possible)
Wax (Paraffin, bee wax)
Silicone for the moulding , flexible, can be colored
chocolate, soap, pudding......
2. Material Fee
Until Feb. 3rd, 2010: Pay material costs of 900 NOK to KHIB and confirm payment to kk@khib.no. Unless fees are paid on due dates the studyspace will be offered to other students . You can pay in Strømgaten or at the office of Henriette Warpe at the Academy 4th floor.
3. Obligatory Friday afternoon clean-up 14 - 16 hrs
Bring discardable clothing.
Krav til forkunnskaper:
Kurset starter 07.03.2011 / Uke 10, og varer til 11.03.2011 / Uke 10
Sted: sted
Tilbyder: Akademiet
Speskunst
MA kunst
MÃ¥lgruppe: Akademiet
Ã…rstrinn: Bachelor 2
Bachelor 3
Master 1
Antall plasser: 12
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