The classic that redefined the vocabulary of metalsmithing In print for more than four decades, Form Emphasis for Metalsmiths , by master artist and teacher of metalwork Heikki Sepp???, presents a bold new approach to creative expression in metal. Believing that the time has come for the artist to free himself from the functional forms that have dominated the metal smith's craft--the cup, the box, the pitcher, etc.--Sepp??? urges the craftsman to create in terms of pure form. Following Sepp???'s approach, two things are ...
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The classic that redefined the vocabulary of metalsmithing In print for more than four decades, Form Emphasis for Metalsmiths , by master artist and teacher of metalwork Heikki Sepp???, presents a bold new approach to creative expression in metal. Believing that the time has come for the artist to free himself from the functional forms that have dominated the metal smith's craft--the cup, the box, the pitcher, etc.--Sepp??? urges the craftsman to create in terms of pure form. Following Sepp???'s approach, two things are essential. The first is a thorough understanding of the special properties of metal as an artistic medium and an intimate knowledge of techniques for working it. Only when he has mastered the physical means of working with metal can the artist free his imagination for unimpeded creation. Though not addressed to the beginner, Sepp??? discusses the fundamental techniques of planishing, soldering, and hinging--all the basic means by which metal is shaped. The second is to free the artist from thinking in terms of function, since this limits her concepts of what can be created. Even such traditional forms as the cube, the cone, the cylinder, and the dome have their limitations, and Sepp??? opens new possibilities by creating a new vocabulary, new terms by which to identify the many shapes metal can take under skilled hands. Form Emphasis for Metalsmiths features an extensive glossary of these terms, each one illustrated with a sketch by the author. The book is profusely illustrated throughout with Sepp???'s own sketches of the ideas and techniques discussed. It will be of significant value to the accomplished craftsman as well as to teachers and advanced students of this exciting art form. The artistic metal creations of Heikki Sepp??? have won international acclaim, from his award of master status in silversmithing from the Ministry of Education in his native Finland to numerous exhibits and awards in the United States and abroad. As a teacher of metalsmithing in the School of Fine Arts of Washington University, Mr. Sepp???'s work with young artists led to a fundamentally new approach to creativity in metal.
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