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• Archive: https://archive.is/wip/czbdG Our Introductory Anatomy Course at Vitruvian StudioAnatomical study has been a staple of artistic training for centuries.
• As far back as the Renaissance, artists were encouraged to learn about the muscles and bones so that their representations of the human figure might be more descriptive and convincing.By the 19th century, the French word écorché (ay-kor-shay) – meaning “flayed” – referred to drawings or sculptures of the figure where the muscles and bones are exposed.
• These weren’t always intended to be works of art in their own right, but were often a way to study – through drawing or sculpting, artists could learn about the anatomical structures responsible for the forms we see, and gain greater confidence in depicting the human figure.Today, écorché remains the preferred means of anatomical study at many art schools and ateliers.
• Sculptural – or 3-dimensional écorché – is particularly valued because it requires students to consider anatomical structures in the round.
• Making a sculpture requires each artist to consider multiple points of view, and so offers a study experience equal to that of many, many of drawings.Anatomy of the Face is our introductory écorché course at Vitruvian Studio.