“I do not start with a full a priori plan for any of these drawings. I am making it up as I go along.”
Notable works from the classes of Sigmund Abeles, Michael Burban, Dionisio Cimarelli, Frank Porcu, Christopher Raccioppi and Paul Oestreicher, and John Varriano.
Notable works from the welding class and the classes of Leonid Gervits, Gregg Kreutz, Wendy Shalen.
Notable works from students in the classes of Martha Bloom and Robert Cenedella.
Notable works from the classes of Naomi Campbell, Jerry Weiss, and Weiqing Yuan.
Notable works from the classes of James Garvey, Max Ginsburg, and Costa Vavagiakis.
Michelangelo’s draftsmanship evinces not only unsurpassed skill, but also serious searching and visual thinking. It is a language of its own, drawing taken to the level of an independent art.
Dan Gheno’s book Figure Drawing Master Class: Lessons in Life Drawing, published in 2015, is now available in a Chinese translation.
Exhibitions devoted to the work of Michelangelo, Rodin, and David Hockney are now on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
These small works are so full of complex narrative depictions, significant details, sophisticated symbols, and expressive marks that it is impossible not to wonder at their magic.