This book is intended to help the earnest student aim for that highest attainment: becoming a complete sculptor and free thinker in the arts. At the same time I hereby aim to encourage a resurgence of sculptors as hewers and carvers.

IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT A MASTER ARTIST puts pen to paper to describe in detail his theory of and approach to art.So Sculpture, Form, and Philosophy is a rare privilege,a glimpse into the mind and technique of a true artistic genius. The late Alexander G.Weygers began his career as an engineer and, through schooling and private apprenticeship,gradually developed into a multidisciplinary artist, with a focus on sculpting. His twilight years were spent compiling the hustrations, photographs, and text that would describe his life's work. As a teacher himself, he meant the book to be a hands-on instructional aid that would also encourage students to delve into the philosophy behind their art. In this,Weygers succeeded, for Sculpture, Form, and Philosophy delivers a personal, practical,and philosophical discussion of the fine art of sculpting.

Foreword

About the Author

1. Art Studies

2. The Theory of Form

3. Use of Clay as Study Material

4. Compound Forms, Three Dimensional Perspective,Textures, Design

5. Studies in Abstract Form

6. Optical Illusions and Low Relief

7. Plaster Casting

8. Stone Carving

9. Direct Carving in Stone or Wood

10. Preparing Wood for Carving

11. Carving in Plastics and Artificial Stone

12. Drapery over Forms

13. Collecting Heavy Stones and Logs for Carving

14. The Studio, Shops and House

15. Sculptures Analyzed

Malaya

Descent from the Cross

Embrace

Zephyr's Embrace

Family I

Family 2

Family 3

Cloud People

The Future

Ondine

Triptych

Self-Portrait from a Previous Life

Portrait of My Father

Thalidomides

The Prodigal Son

Enid

Bookends, Skewer Handles

A Smoker's Pipe

Photographs of Sculpture Collection

16. Anatomy for Artists

17. Artistic Reflections

18. Philosophical Reflections

Index