Event
Vincent Tomczyk,
Paper sculpture artist visited Carrie Hoff’s Period 2 Sculpture class at LA High.
Vincent’s unique process uses paper, inks and paint to create photorealistic three dimensional sculptures of furniture, apparel etc. as life size objects that are indistinguishable from the real thing. Beyond their hyper verisimilitude, Vincent’s objects have deliberate narratives embedded in them filled with the emotions, tragedies and triumphs that enrich the experience of his work.
“Denim Jacket” inspired by a jacket worn by an immigrant attempting to cross the border from Mexico elicited stories and impressions from students regarding their feelings on US Immigration policies and the realities of their implementation in their lives. The artist who is also of Mexican descent talked about how the border crisis informs his thinking about living in California.
“Emile Griffith” refers to the welterweight boxer whose televised match in 1962 became infamous for its brutality and the subsequent death of contender Benny Paret from injuries he received during the fight. In addition to taking the blame for Paret’s death there were insinuations about Griffith’s sexuality as a homosexual. Years later, he came out as a bisexual man.
Vincent wanted to capture the masculine and feminine aspects of Emile Griffith’s persona by fashioning a piece of boxer’s protective headgear that on the outside appears battered and well worn, but on the inside is decorated with floral designs. Students responded to the challenge of acknowledging one’s sexuality and the stigmatizing associated with LGBTQ issues that persist almost 60 years later.
Paper sculpture artist, Vincent Tomczyk visited Carrie Hoff's Period 2 Sculpture class at LA High on 11/4/2019. Vincent's unique process uses paper, inks and paint to create photorealistic three dimensional sculptures of furniture, apparel etc. as life size objects that are indistinguishable from the real thing. Beyond their hyper verisimilitude, Vincent's objects have deliberate narratives embedded in them filled with the emotions, tragedies and triumphs that enrich the experience of his work. "Denim Jacket" inspired by a jacket worn by an immigrant attempting to cross the border from Mexico elicited stories and impressions from students regarding their feelings on US Immigration policies and the realities of their implementation in their lives. The artist who is also of Mexican descent talked about how the border crisis informs his thinking about living in California."Emile Griffith" refers to the welterweight boxer whose televised match in 1962 became infamous for its brutality and the subsequent death of contender Benny Paret from injuries he received during the fight. In addition to taking the blame for Paret's death there were insinuations about Griffith's sexuality as a homosexual. Years later, he came out as a bisexual man. Vincent wanted to capture the masculine and feminine aspects of Emile Griffith's persona by fashioning a piece of boxer's protective headgear that on the outside appears battered and well worn, but on the inside is decorated with floral designs.Students responded to the challenge of acknowledging one's sexuality and the stigmatizing associated with LGBTQ issues that persist almost 60 years later.
Posted by LA Guest Artist Series on Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Nov 4, 2019
Watch part of Vincent Tomczyk’s talk about creating his art and the narratives behind them during Period 2 Sculpture Class at LA High School on 11/4/2019 taught by Carrie Hoff, NBCT
Posted by LA Guest Artist Series on Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Watch part of Vincent Tomczyk’s talk about creating his art and the narratives behind them during Period 2 Sculpture Class at LA High School on 11/4/2019 taught by Carrie Hoff, NBCT