Materials w/ Valentina Zlatarova - Plaster
Added 2021-12-09 17:01:02 +0000 UTCA Materials review from The Florence Academy of Art Alumni featured on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
We hope you have been enjoying all of our Sculpture themed content so far!
Today it’s all about plaster. In this video featuring FAA alumna, Valentina Zlatarova, we learn about this essential material to the sculptor’s craft, and how it became one of Valentina's preferred mediums. This video shows fellow sculptors and sculptor enthusiasts the challenges of casting her life size sculpture, Strings Attached.
Enjoy!
Picture is Strings Attached during the casting process.
More about Valentina:
Valentina Zlatarova was born in Plovdiv (Bulgaria). After expressing an interest in art from an early age, Valentina began her formal artistic education at the age of 13 at the Tzanko Lavrenov Art School in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. After graduating in 2004, her interest in figurative sculpture grew and she entered the Florence Academy of Art, where she studied drawing, painting and sculpture, and later joined the school as a teacher on the drawing program.
In 2007, Valentina established herself as a professional sculptor in London, won the Founders’ Sculpture Award and was twice winner of the Tiranti Award for portrait sculpture. From 2008 to 2012, Valentina also worked as Head Drawing and Sculpture Instructor at the London Atelier of Figurative Art. Valentina’s work is regularly exhibited in public and private collections around the world.
To view more of Valentina’s work please visit:
Website: www.valentinazlatarova.com
Instagram: @valentinazlatarova
