How does an artist copy the 200-year-old techniques of master sculptor Antonio Canova?

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10 ай бұрын

Master sculptor Fred X. Brownstein takes on the challenge of copying Antonio Canova’s sculpture “Venus” using Canova’s unique 200-year-old techniques.
Brownstein trained in the Pasquini studio in Querceta, Italy, where he learned to sculpt by carefully observing Italian masters.
Brownstein is one of the last people in the United States with marble carving skills of this caliber. He is keeping the practice alive and hopes to meet Canova’s standard.
Will he make the cut?
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@notscot6788 10 ай бұрын

Fred doesn't sculpt like a great.. he is a great. He has many original pieces of extreme craftsmanship and artistic maturity. The number of skills involved in his work is gargantuan. And in addition, this is one top notch video production that does a great service to both Mr. Brownstein and the producer of this video.

@shrikantkolekar7880 8 ай бұрын

@RavenARPG 6 ай бұрын

I am Italian, and I vividly recall my grandfather donning this paper hat. He shared with me that the tradition of wearing such hats transcends generations, passed down from his father, and it piques curiosity about how far back this practice extends. To my knowledge, it could well date back to the time of Michelangelo or even earlier. Whenever engaging in any form of this stone-masonry craft, it was customary to don a newspaper hat, or any available paper. Another frequently used material was the reused brown paper bags from bakery shops, which were originally employed to package and sell their delectable loaves of bread. The two most prevalent shapes for these hats are the square variant, as well as a triangular version known as "La Barca," (The Boat) resembling an upside-down boat."

@NationalGalleryofArtUS 6 ай бұрын

Wow. This is so cool. Thank you for sharing your story.

@emanuelamodeo2861 3 ай бұрын

Che meraviglia!

@AdamGuyot 10 ай бұрын

This was amazing. Would love to see more of his work and another interview with him, or three

@buffalo4127 3 ай бұрын

Fred, good on you! I loved the sfumato dust! To those viewing, Fred is indeed the real thing. He knows stone carving, having worked with Italy’s oldest and finest stone cutters and master carvers. If only, he might be granted another lifetime to work, he could be fully appreciated in America.

@gabiperez6548 7 ай бұрын

I love this guy and his funky hat!

@shimashimmer5081 6 күн бұрын

it might sound a bit odd, but I cried throughout the whole video. It is very moving to watch a master at work and the ancient technique! wow my goodness so precise, so detailed so mesmerizing! thank you

@charmawow 8 ай бұрын

What an absolute genius of the art.

@ocoiseng7061 13 күн бұрын

Very diligent, it's amazing that you are very in depth and experienced

@aschrisdecays 4 ай бұрын

Bravo! What an incredible production.

@michaelheintzelman1903 8 ай бұрын

Gotta get me one of them paper hats! Inspirational work!!

@zelim3959 Ай бұрын

So he is a real sculptor, of the old European school! My deep bow and respect to this master! There are few of these left in the world...

@olorin4317 21 күн бұрын

Wonderful. I wish I could apprentice and watch. I hope I can afford to sculpt before I am old.

@danglybit1 Ай бұрын

Wow Fred Ive been to Cararra Pietrasanta and worked with my partner who sculpts there every year...There are one or two new American sculptors who have real skills...Wonderful to discover your work.

@ronreid1946 Ай бұрын

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing

3 ай бұрын

Excellent explanation!

@francesc73 4 ай бұрын

Que maravilla.d documental , q persona más entrañable

@haroldmclean3755 8 ай бұрын

Once you fall in love with the Stone, There's No going back 👍

@christopherazzopardi2062 9 ай бұрын

Inspirational!

@NationalGalleryofArtUS 9 ай бұрын

We agree! What inspires you most?

@mutualbeard 10 ай бұрын

Fabulous tradition.

@Onthewater850 Ай бұрын

I want so much to learn this.

@avialbersbenchamo4797 6 ай бұрын

Grace is in the air 🙏

@rebeccavalicoff1581 10 ай бұрын

Bravo!

@Anoopwatercolor 8 ай бұрын

wow i cant express my self that it's really a divine artist

@AryanKumar-ng7py Ай бұрын

I love it ❤❤😊

@LuisBlancoach 8 ай бұрын

hey, I would like to contact some marble carving master in Buenos Aires? I want starting now!

@williambo5989 10 ай бұрын

touching video should be a movie called the LAST SCULPTOR

@pongsakvittayarumpa9233 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant !

@NationalGalleryofArtUS 9 ай бұрын

🥰Thanks for watching!

@acronproject 26 күн бұрын

That is amazing

@solortus 7 ай бұрын

I love how the paper hat has some lore

@kadeprejean3855 5 ай бұрын

I have become obsessed with sculptures.having a hard time finding a good place to get marble to carve in my area of the us

@EmilyW.isawakenotwoke 8 ай бұрын

So sad to think that this beautiful man might be one of the last of his kind. We shouldnt allow the artificial to replace the god given gift of creation

@dkcorderoyximenez3382 10 ай бұрын

An interesting discipline to be sure...

@vfxforge 8 ай бұрын

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@williambo5989 10 ай бұрын

would love to learn but you have to start young

@esponru5602 8 ай бұрын

Interesting how as a 3d artist we use similar techniques to create 3d sculpts. At the same time I feel sad to think how such beautiful craft might die due to technology

@LyubomirIko 8 ай бұрын

If technology gets more powerful 10 years from now digital manual sculpting will too be something from the past. The kids are obsessed with AI and automation, there is already AI that generates 3d sculptures just like AI images.

@esponru5602 8 ай бұрын

@@LyubomirIko I totally agree, I am a 3D artist and I can see how in the future I could lost my work too

@topy706 6 ай бұрын

3d sculpting is fast food compared to the real Deal

@esponru5602 Ай бұрын

@topy706 😂 that's what people that know nothing about 3D art always say

@esponru5602 Ай бұрын

@@matthewstokes1608 the holy inquisition is looking for you

@tariksalih3487 5 ай бұрын

A Professor, teacher, philosoph. All this can only be done with a heart as white as marble!

@togglebutton3312 6 ай бұрын

"We need less art classes in public schools and more gun classes" - GOP

@Tmrfe0962 Ай бұрын

Don’t speak for me.

@togglebutton3312 Ай бұрын

@@Tmrfe0962 It's called sarcasm

@newfineart 23 күн бұрын

Why not create something new, like a Brownstein, rather than copy something old?

@deathkilltron 9 ай бұрын

i cannot take this man seriously in that silly hat

@tthomas184 9 ай бұрын

I can't take you seriously with your silly comment.

@paulklee5790 7 ай бұрын

And your dumb name too… grow up.

@cinereus3601 10 ай бұрын

Boring kitsch

@ottarsdatter 10 ай бұрын

Bad manners, cinereus. You toughed it out for over 6 minutes and this was all you could come up with? Both rude and not witty or enlightening. Watch it again and see if you can come up with something more informative.

@LyubomirIko 8 ай бұрын

To be fair there is neoclassical movement that embrace your dismissive term and call itself the Kitsch movement. You should check Odd Nerdrum, he laughs at your face.

@uzzlefddsafdsafa6445 2 ай бұрын

@@ottarsdatter @cinereus3601's comment is the only original thing anyone has said about this video so far. Everyone else is too busy praising something they don't even understand and patting themselves on the back for their effort. Also, to have someone make something "like" the original is not a copy. They should have simply made a mold of the original and made an actual copy.