Sculpture Residency January-April 2025
A Practice-Based Approach to Learning
Proposals are invited from traditional and contemporary sculptors
What should participants not expect?
What can participants expect?
What are the charges?
Is there an examination for entry?
Is there a certificate awarded at the end?
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Journals and Magazines
The sculpture residency is an experiment to understand
- knowledge as emerging from haptic immersion
- knowledge as emerging from conversations with contexts
- knowledge as emerging from creation-reflection
for a sculpture residency at the IDC School of Design, from Januray to April 2025.
Applicants need to email a proposal.
The residency is oriented towards experienced (at least 3 years) practitioners
who seek a reflective space for exploring new directions.
The proposal should have a statement of purpose (about 250 to 500 words)
and about five photographs of selected works (specifying size, material).
Email: rajam@iitb.ac.in
Any conventional instructions about what to practice, though
there shall be a few invited talks and seminars in the conventional mode.
Accommodation on campus is difficult (guest house facilties could be arranged
as per the tariffs applicable).
Access to studio infrastructure
A quiet workspace and campus environment for reflecting on their practice
Feedback from mentors (master-potters / senior-ceramic artists / academicians)
A space to display their works at the end of the residency
Charges for the infrastructure and studio space would be as per the norms of the CEP office at IIT Bombay (approximately Rs. 1.5 Lakhs)
Charges for materials (as per actuals)
Traditional sculptors will be compensated for the time they spend in the studio
No
Yes, a certificate from the CEP Office, IIT Bombay certifying participation in the course "Playing with Clay" but no formal diploma or degree.
Books
R. Sivakumar, Ramkinker Baij
Mehta R.J., Masterpieces of Indian Sculpture, Taraporevala & Sons, 1977
Panting John, Sculpture in Fiberglass: the use of polyster resin and fibergalss in sculpture, Watson-Guptill, New York, 1972
Rodin's Sculptures, Phaidon, 1979
Iyer Bharata, Animals in Indian Sculpture, Taraporevala, 1977
Bandhopadhyay Bimal, Metal Sculptures of Eastern India, Sundeep Prakashan, 1981
Merillat Herbert Christian, Sculpture: West and East: Two Traditions, Dodd Mead, 1973
Josef James (Ed), Contemporary Indian Sculpture, OUP, 1993
Guggenheim International Exhibition 1967: Sculpture from twenty nations, Van Nostrand, 1967
Desai Vishakha and Mason Darielle, Gods, Guardians and Lovers: Temple Sculptures from North India, Asia Society Galleries, 1993
Huyler Stephen P, Gifts of Earth: Terracottas and Clay Sculpture of India, MAPIN, 1996
Mills, John E, Sculptures in Concrete, Maclaren, 1968
Robinette Margaret, Outdoor Sculpture: Object and Environment, Whitney, 1976
Reed Carl, Towne Burt, Sculpture from Found Objects, Davis, 1974
Garcia Edith, Ceramics and the Human Figure, A&C Black, 2012
Kramrisch Stella, Indian Sculpture; Ancient, Classical and Mediaeval, Motilal Banarasidass, 2013
Erotic Sculpture of India, George Allen and Unwin, 1959
Waller Irene, Textile Sculptures, Studio Vista, 1977
Hosaluk Michael, Scratching the Surface, Art and Content in Contemporary Wood, Guild, 2002
Dey Mukul, Birbhum Terracottas, Lalit Kala Akademi, 1959
Fabri Charles, Discovering Indian Sculptures, East-West, 1970
Ziegler Kathleen, Paper Sculpture, Rockport, 1994
Bhavnani Enakshi, Decorative Designs on Stone and wood in India, taraporevala, 1978
Indian Sculpture Today, JAG, 1983
Indian Art Journal
Oxford Art Journal