Students who apply to The Florence Academy of Art seek the language of Rembrandt, Velasquez, Titian, and the tools to convey their ideas with confidence through the oil or clay mediums. A common visual aesthetic draws them to the classical world (and its renaissance in Florence) to build an artistic vocabulary where beauty and humanity are intrinsic to art. To accomplish this, our methodology combines intense observation with advanced craft skills. Our curriculum comes mostly from the 19th century French academies and the teachings of master painters like Gèrôme, Bonnat and Carlos Duran. It centers on drawing (particularly drawing from the human figure), as a means to gaining skill in painting or sculpture. We also address the creative and professional position of the artist in today’s world. When you walk in the door of the Florence Academy, you are assigned a north light studio space and settle into a rhythm of working that will remain constant throughout your three years of study. You spend half the day working from the figure, and half of the day in your studio, on specific exercises. By working only from life you learn to view the subject before you with accuracy, to understand the complexities of each anatomical detail, in order to draw, paint or sculpt it skillfully. Eventually, you will explore gesture, psychology, and composition, while strengthening your individual voice. You will begin to ask the questions you will face as an emerging artist: what do I want to paint? Why? What emotion do I want to convey and how? What areas of technical competence must I strengthen so as to not be held back in the articulation of my vision? Answers often come from the Uffizi, the Met, or other great museum. By exposing you to the masterpieces of humanist culture, we intend to help you develop more than technique, but the skill to transpose what is meaningful to you into your art.
The Florence Academy of Art is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) as an undergraduate Certificate program.
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School Info
Type: On-site
Program(s): Full-time, Workshops
Medium(s) Taught: Drawing, Painting, Sculpture
Instructor(s): Daniel Graves, Simona Dolci, Robert Bodem, Angel Ramiro Sanchez, Daniela Astone, Simone Olivia Moritz, Per Elof Nilsson Ricklund, Maureen Hyde, Janne Jääskeläinen, Tanvi Pathare, Hywel Pratley, Vitaliy Shtanko, Sanne van Tongeren
Tuition: $16,875 per year
Financial Aid: Yes
Contact Info
Email: info@florenceacademyofart.com
Website: http://www.florenceacademyofart.com/
Via delle Casine 21/R
50122 Florence Italy
Phone: +39 055 245444
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