Summary of Carving Marble with Traditional Tools
The video showcases the process of carving marble with traditional tools, emphasizing the tactile nature of the art form. The process involves using point chisels to remove bulk material, tooth chisels to model forms quickly, and rasps to refine planes and textures. The artist highlights the importance of working by hand to slow down and think about the art being created, allowing for endless possibilities within the stone.
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Notable Quotes
— 00:22 — « Working by hand, everything slows down, and you can think about what youre doing while youre doing it. »
— 00:47 — « Your next step after that, having removed the bulk of the material, is to model your form with the tooth chisel. »
— 01:11 — « Something to remember about marble carving, its very tactile, the way the stone bursts from a point chisel, or the way your tooth chisel just kind of swims through the stone. »
— 02:00 — « The rasp is just a whole row of fine little teeth, cut into a piece of metal, and you can then just rub or grind this tool into the stone, removing material and really refine a plane. »
— 02:27 — « If you kind of lose your ego, and just flow into the stone through your tools, theres no end of possibilities of what you can do inside that space. »
Category
Art and Creativity