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The Reunion |
To study psychiatry or the arts were my two options once I had my undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago . A stipend from the Art Academy in Munich helped me decide and gave me a very classical training.
After my return to the United States, I had to get away from the classical education and experimented with many different media and forms of expression. For a while, cement and steel allowed me to make large free form sculptures; I found casting in clear polyester resin to be a superb challenge as soon as I deviated from trivial forms; nevertheless, working in clay as my first step has been my first choice. Later on, I honed in on direct modeling in wax. I am still working in clay, cement and other media, but direct modeling in wax is now one of my favorite primary materials. The teaching of drawing and of sculpture has been a tremendous help in seeing my way clearly. Teaching privately in my studio and also at various colleges in California and Connecticut, has not only brought me many insights into human perception and allowed me to communicate the essentials of art to people of very different backgrounds, it also has helped me to be more precise in my thinking. During all this, I did solve what once was a dilemma of choosing between psychiatry and sculpture: in a certain sense, I am able to do both. For example, using cast sheets of wax, I can construct the eventual bronzes in a way that shows both the outer and inner self. The outside/inside theme has also pervaded much of my work in other media. I primarily am a sculptor, but paintings and drawings are also a large part of my work. To express myself freely and accurately, I had to acquire the skills and tools of the trade and to learn to use them with enough ease that they would not hamper me. The mastery of a technique and of the medium has allowed me to speak freely in my work. I am convinced that the choice of the right material is of utmost significance, because the medium should never dominate what I want my work to express. Contact Eda Easton: Website: Eda Easton (www.edaeaston.com) |
