Ephraim Rubenstein, Sarah on the Balcony, Montegufoni, 1994, Oil, 22 x 28 inches
In Florence, art is not only in the museums - it is out in the streets. Considered by many to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Florence was made famous by the buildings, paintings and sculptures by artists such as Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Giotto.
Come to study and work in the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. We will paint in the streets, the gardens and along the Arno, and visit the churches, museums, and collections that house some of the greatest artworks in the West. |
Bruce Dorfman, Spoondrifter, 2008. Canvas, wood, metal, paper, fabric, acrylic, 72 x 64 x 4 inches
A Contemporary Art Workshop in Florence: 2010, Five Centuries Later
Create in Florence, from and with fresh perspectives of the present time in the context of a once brilliant era past, with the artist Bruce Dorfman. Workshop students will utilize combinations of new and found artifacts and materials to gain personal expressions of and reactions to Florence and its immediate surroundings. Students willcreate both in and out of the studio. The Workshop will also take time to search out current Florentine art and artists, as well as contemporary institutions such as the Marino Marini Museum. Some time away from the studio will also be taken for a fresh look at long-venerated art in places such as the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace. |
Rhoda Sherbell, The American Family Baseball Group, 2007, bronze, 9 x 5 x 4 feet
In this 2 week workshop in the heart of Florence, we will experience the remarkable assemblage of art and architecture of the Quattrocento and Cinquecento period and the masters that gave it life…Giotto, Fra Angelico, Masaccio, Mantegna, Raphael, Michelangelo, and the modern Italian artists who incorporated their past into a modern idiom. |
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