The Artist
Curriculum Vitae
Teacher of Art and Design.
Author: ‘Sculpture Inside Out’ a guide to the practice and philosophy of making sculpture within a global society
Established art studios, Tallinn Estonia.
Founder Saint Etheldreda Art Studio, Norwich.(Registered charity. 801562)
Trustee -Saint Etheldreda Art Studio, Norwich.
Chairman -Saint Etheldreda Art Studio, Norwich
Teacher of Art and Design:
Norwich School of Art and Design B.A. Fine Art (Honours) Sculpture.
University of Brighton P.G.C.E. Art and Design. DFEE registered teacher.
Teacher of Art and Design.
Author: ‘Sculpture Inside Out’ a guide to the practice and philosophy of making sculpture within a global society
Established art studios, Tallinn Estonia.
Founder Saint Etheldreda Art Studio, Norwich.(Registered charity. 801562)
Trustee -Saint Etheldreda Art Studio, Norwich.
Chairman -Saint Etheldreda Art Studio, Norwich
Teacher of Art and Design:
Norwich School of Art and Design B.A. Fine Art (Honours) Sculpture.
University of Brighton P.G.C.E. Art and Design. DFEE registered teacher.
Exhibitions
Mick Sanderson has exhibited and worked internationally.
Mick’s' early work was self expressive, searching for a creative tangible (practical) and philosophical artistic 'truth'.
Artwork at that time was relatively abstract (one series of work was completely organic) but as he moved into using stone (MS Archive) it developed a figurative bias.
Stone sculpture was all direct carved - no model or drawings were used. The carvings weighed between 20 - 3000kgs. The limitations of creating sculpture in stone eventually led Mick to work in clay and wax (now his medium of choice)
Mick has always been concerned to create sculpture 'in the round' - accessible from any side.
He has always been aware that good sculpture has a particular identity and always attempts to develop concepts in his work to explore this fact. Simply to reproduce (model) elements from life are not an option.
Creating successful work like this meant understanding how to use balanced form - to create sculpture in which forms move fluidly from one area to another without interference or unsympathetic breaks.
Mick has found the use of sporting figures in sculpture has allowed him to develop and improve on his previous experiences of using balanced forms in his artwork.
Working from the living figure (human and animal) bounded with moving muscle and sculpted on a scaffold like skeleton, is the ultimate challenge in delivering a holistic and exciting three dimensional artwork.
While Mick’s work now is firmly based on ideas generated from sport, sporting icons and the portrayal of dynamic movement in sculpture he is happy to create work based on individual preferences or themes.
Artwork at that time was relatively abstract (one series of work was completely organic) but as he moved into using stone (MS Archive) it developed a figurative bias.
Stone sculpture was all direct carved - no model or drawings were used. The carvings weighed between 20 - 3000kgs. The limitations of creating sculpture in stone eventually led Mick to work in clay and wax (now his medium of choice)
Mick has always been concerned to create sculpture 'in the round' - accessible from any side.
He has always been aware that good sculpture has a particular identity and always attempts to develop concepts in his work to explore this fact. Simply to reproduce (model) elements from life are not an option.
Creating successful work like this meant understanding how to use balanced form - to create sculpture in which forms move fluidly from one area to another without interference or unsympathetic breaks.
Mick has found the use of sporting figures in sculpture has allowed him to develop and improve on his previous experiences of using balanced forms in his artwork.
Working from the living figure (human and animal) bounded with moving muscle and sculpted on a scaffold like skeleton, is the ultimate challenge in delivering a holistic and exciting three dimensional artwork.
While Mick’s work now is firmly based on ideas generated from sport, sporting icons and the portrayal of dynamic movement in sculpture he is happy to create work based on individual preferences or themes.
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