May Issue 2001
International Sculptor Moves to Asheville, NC, to Setup Studio
Martine Vaugel, international
sculptor and educator, has moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains where
she and her husband, Jim Vaccarella, are currently in the process
of finding the site for the new Vaugel Sculpture Studio in Asheville,
NC.
Known as a monumental figure sculptor and winner
of two awards (1990 and 1992) in the International Rodin Grand
Prize Monumental Figure Competition, Vaugel also expresses her
love of the human spirit in the approximately 90 small to medium
size bronzes she displays in her studio gallery.
Vaugel's sculptures can be found in Japan's Hakone Open Air Museum,
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, The Bank of America World
Trade Center, The Los Angeles Museum Of Contemporary art, and
The Rockefeller Collections. Her work is also in the collections
of Presidents' Bush, Reagan, Carter, Aquino, and Mikhail Gorbachev,
as well as, Mayor Tom Bradley, Sir Richard Attenborough, Mother
Teresa, The City of Los Angeles and many notable celebrities around
the world. Vaugel's portrait of Mahatma Gandhi has been placed
on his ashes and used as an International Peace Prize as well.
Her last commission in Europe was for the Charle Andre, Marquis
de Brissac, and his son, an heir to the Hapsburg dynasty.
Over the past twenty-six years, Vaugel founded and directed five studio schools in America, as well as being appointed Sculpture Director of the New York Academy of Art in New York City and teaching for the Sculpture Center of New York from 1986-1992. She also founded the Vaugel Sculpture Summer Program where she teaches for one month every year in the Loire Valley, France. She has been invited to be a visiting professor at Georgia Tech and will be commuting to Atlanta for seminars throughout the year.
Vaugel is famous for her teaching method known as the "Vaugel Sculpture Method" which has been documented in videos and books. It consists of seeing the geometric relationships between fundamental points of the body and head to create "grid-like models," incorporating proportions (as horizontals), gravity (as verticals), and power or energy lines (as diagonals). These 3-dimensional structures create dependable models by which aspiring artists can judge their accuracy, without obscuring the excitement of the creative process.
"I am thrilled to be moving to Asheville. After many years of traveling, my husband and I are looking forward to the peaceful splendor of the area, as well as the fellowship of the many wonderful artists we have already met."
For further information about the studio or
classes check the artist's website at (http://www.vaugelsculpture.com)
or e-mail at (Vaugelsclp@aol.com).
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