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Natasha Dikareva with large and tiny hand sculptures
Don't Touch Your Face
Natasha Dikareva
This workshop will cover hand-building techniques of the most expressive features on the human body - faces and hands. Students will learn about the anatomical structure of the face to help accurately portray facial features and expressive qualities. Different methods of sculpting emotions will be demonstrated during the workshop.
What is Going On?
Natasha Dikareva |
Is Anybody There? (Detail)
Natasha Dikareva
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Take a Deep Breath and Say "Om"
Natasha Dikareva
Knight
Natasha Dikareva |
Lolita
Natasha Dikareva
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While also learning about the structure of the hands, we will explore the gestural aspect and symbolism of the position of the fingers in different cultures. Step-by-step instructions will explain everything from creating basic rough outlines to refining the surface for finely detailed elements. Works will be fired and available for pick up at a later date. All levels are welcome!
Face and Hands
Natasha Dikareva
About the Artist
Natasha Dikareva was born and raised in Kiev, Ukraine and studied art in St. Petersburg, Russia during the hey-day of Soviet power. The genre of Soviet realism permeated Dikareva's young creative life. The narrow standard of approved art inadvertently pushed Dikareva to develop her own symbolic language. Dikareva immigrated to Minneapolis, USA in 1995 and received her MFA from the University of Minnesota. She now lives and works in San Francisco, California. She won the Grand Prize at the American Museum of Ceramic Art in 2012. She exhibited at the Shanghai Art Expo, as well as at numerous galleries across Europe and the USA. Her work is featured in various publications, including 500 Prints on Clay and New Ceramics European magazine, and is held in public and private collections. She exhibits locally and internationally.
Here was a Bee
Natasha Dikareva
Dikareva's clay sculptures bring to life surreal, exquisitely formed human figures which often morph into other biological forms such as birds, fish and trees. Humans and other living creatures are united in the experience of life. Dikareva's latest work develops during an intensively introspective process, confronting the uncertainty of physical security. The recent body of work reflects a concern with current events and an imagined biological response to a world that has been decimated by industrialization, war and pandemic. New life springs from shells which have survived the collapse, offering a sense of optimism and and possibility, providing a sanctuary from the adverse effects of an over-industrialized world.
Teach Me
Natasha Dikareva
Queen Bee
Natasha Dikareva
"In the realm of ceramics, anything is possible. The medium of clay, a divine material out of which the first human was said to be shaped, allows any sort of form or figure to come to life. My work pushes the boundary between reality and imagination, bringing to life previously unknown creatures. I offer a moment of contemplation, a glimpse of an unseen world, and a playful recombination of the familiar and the foreign." - Natasha Dikareva
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