Join artist Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck for a playful sculpture session inspired by her practice and the sculptures of Anthony Caro. Use your experience of the world around you to create miniature sculptures using an array of simple techniques and everyday materials including: foil, paper, cardboard, wire and air-drying clay.
Caro is known for his use of unconventional materials such as scrap metal, wood, and found objects, that challenged traditional ideas about sculpture and its materials. His work is characterised by its bold use of colour and sense of movement and balance. We will explore Caro’s approach to sculpture-making, working through addition to bring together found materials like pieces of a puzzle, to create our own abstract sculptures.
Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a complete beginner, come and experiment with new materials and techniques as we explore Caro’s influence on contemporary sculpture.
About the artist
Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck (b.1990, Strasbourg, France) is a painter, transdisciplinary artist and cultural practitioner artist based in rural Oxfordshire. Her practice, composed of painting, drawing, installation, sculpture, film, photography and writing, often conceals ecological messages, rendered in soft and delicate methods. In several of her projects, interaction with the environment and others plays a central role.
Solo and duo exhibitions include Dreaming About Tomorrow at Nidi Gallery,Tokyo and Caring & Tender at Terrace Square Photo,Tokyo. Books on her practice have been published by InOtherWords Imprint, Chose Commune and Jane & Jeremy. In 2014, Johanna founded the positive and collaborative cultural project Poetic Pastel. In 2018, the artist co-founded the publication series Journal du Thé – Contemporary Tea Culture. In 2021 she founded The Gardening Drawing Club. Johanna is leading a one-year project at Camden Art Centre involving arts, gardening and learning.
This is a drop-in workshop from 6.00 – 8.00 pm. Booking does not guarantee access to the workshop and spaces will be available on a first-come-first-served basis.
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