Being or becoming a sculptor, would appear to be an unusual choice of a career for the majority of
people, but there are many, successful sculptors, around the world. Millions of
people admire and appreciate their artistic endeavors and would love to know
their secrets.
It's
important to look at the career profile of a sculptor in terms of being a
potentially, viable career or an occupation of choice for a person, regardless
of his or her age. Even a young child may manifest the type of personality that
could potentially lead him or her to become a successful sculptor. Many retired
people seeking a change in occupation become sculptors, because it is something
they think or know they have the ability to do and see it as something they
have always wanted to try.
There
are three distinct aspects of the personality of a potential sculptor.
Love
of the artistic form:
The
potential sculptor perceives, recognizes, as well as appreciates, the artistic
form evident in the world around him or her and recognizes the possibility of
expressing it in sculpture. His or her love of the artistic form is extremely
important in terms of success.
Appreciation
of beauty:
The
potential sculptor has an eye for beauty and can perceive beauty that others may not
be able to see in their environment, as well as in a piece of sculpture. In a
hands-on approach, he or she can picture the sculpture internally and translate that beauty into a sculpture others can visualize.
Master
of various media:
The
potential sculptor seeks a media of choice, in terms of his or her work. He or
she may choose to experiment with different kinds of media, from time to time.
He or she will learn how to bring a work to completion in his or her media of
choice and seek a high level of professionalism and expertise in that art form.
The setting in which he or she works depends to a great deal upon one's choice
of media.
One
of the difficulties that a potential sculptor may experience is that of finding
people who appreciate his or her work or are willing to work towards promoting
it, marketing and selling it, as not everyone has the sculptor’s love of
sculpture as an art form.
The
appreciation of sculpture is rooted in individual preferences. What one person
may love, another may have adverse or negative feelings towards, which can be
frustrating for a sculptor as an artist.
While
many sculptors tend to be artistic by nature, they do not necessarily have the
training, ability, skills or education to promote and market their work. At
times, it is necessary to find an agent to do this for them.
The academic
education of a potential sculptor should
include learning about various types of sculpture and media, as well as other
kinds of artwork that will help to enhance his or her natural ability. Courses
in art history are helpful, as the potential sculptor begins to examine and
appreciate an historical approach towards sculpture as form of artwork.
Natural
ability is the primary key to successful sculpturing. The sculptor
loves his or her work, as well as his or her media of choice and has a natural
propensity towards being able to do what many others cannot do in terms of
sculpture.
Skills
like photography, computer graphics programs and computer programming can help
a sculptor to promote his or her work. Courses in advertising and marketing may
prove to be beneficial for a potential sculptor who desires to remain
independent. He or she may also want to take business-related courses like business
management, bookkeeping and accounting.
Other
courses like drawing and anatomy can be helpful to anyone seeking to work on
creative sculptures depicting the human body. This is also possible with the
anatomical structure of animals
Many
universities and colleges offer different levels of courses in sculpture,
mentored by successful professional sculptors, who seek talented and gifted
people interested in sculpture as a lifetime occupation or career. Many
sculptors train prospective sculptors with the intention of having them teach
others their hands-on skills.
Teaching
on a college or university level is a possible, long-term option for a sculptor.
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