Process-based construction of a Sculpture Project
Credits: 3
Elective course for Third and Fourth year
Zohar Gottesman
Zohar Gottesman (born in Israel, 1979) is a sculptor and a graduate of the Department of Fine Arts at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem. He holds a bachelor's degree in archaeology and art history from Ben-Gurion University. Gottesman specialized in traditional sculpting techniques in Carrara, Italy.
His works have been exhibited in numerous exhibitions in museums, galleries, and public spaces in Israel and around the world, including the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, MoBY, Museum of Contemporary Art in Bolzano, Italy, Petach Tikva Museum of Art, House of Arts in Brno, Czech Republic, K.A.D.E in Amersfoort, Netherlands, and more. Gottesman has received various awards and grants, including the Young Artist Award from the Ministry of Culture and Sport, the America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship, the Outset Grant for Contemporary Artists (2017/2022), the Pais Award for Visual Arts (2022/2018/2017), and the Independent Creators Grant from the Ministry of Culture and Sport. He is also a lecturer at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, the School of Multidisciplinary Art in Shenkar, and the Midrasha School of Art in Beit Berl.
During this course, we will follow a gradual process of collecting archival objects, in order to initiate a conceptual and material process, towards the creation of a completed sculptural work.
In the first stages, we will assemble a collection of materials, images, texts and more. Following that, we will begin to create sketches through drawing, collages and other techniques. Next, we will learn how to make study models and scaled-down maquettes of the sculptures, followed by real-size models (1:1 scale). We will stress the relation between the sculpture and the exhibition space, and its potential within a theatrical event or any other intended context. After the conceptual development, we will move to the actual realization of the sculpture, and its placement in the intended space. During the course, we will work technically according to the needs and wishes that arise from particular sculptures.
