Stereotomy

[Hermes2020]

As someone who dabbles in sculpture and who is passionate about architecture and design, found this video fascinating.

 

[brianvds]

I'm going to take a wild guess that Le Corbusier didn't go through this kind of apprenticeship...

 

[Hermes2020]

I'm going to take a wild guess that Le Corbusier didn't go through this kind of apprenticeship...

No, not at all. This level of attention to detail is more Mies van der Rohe's style.

 

[Enyaw]

Interesting. I like the idea that the masters’ works are not to be admired as unattainable but rather a model on which one can expand the knowledge given as a building block.

 

[stlukesguild]

I'll have to wait until I finish Mozart's Requiem to watch this. Can't interrupt Mozart.

 

[stlukesguild]

Fascinating! This sort of incredible schooling/apprenticeship in many ways was mirrored in the academies of painting and sculpture resulting in similar achievements that seem almost superhuman. Rather than assuming a method of "cheating" ala David Hockney and others, we see that such achievements are attainable... but demand an incredible investment of study and practice. It is sad that so many of our art schools/art programs have rejected the worth of craftsmanship.