The Art of Bones
Using objective studies of a skeleton and bones in the studio as a basis, students in Advanced Drawing and Painting develop artwork of their choice and in any medium. They look at other artists who have taken natural forms as a departure point in their artwork—for example, Henry Moore, a 20th-century British sculptor who took inspiration from the shapes and forms of bones and often linked them to the landscape by making organically shaped, abstract bronze and stone figures.
Henry Moore, Double Oval, 1966. Bronze. Length: 550 cm
Sketchbook drawings by Henry Moore. Ink, chalk and wax. c1948
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