The Sculptor's Funeral is the only podcast dedicated to figurative sculptors living and working today. Art history, tech talk, news, and interviews for the figurative sculptor working in the Western European tradition of figurative sculpture, along with a social media forum and listener mail/questions/comments make this podcast required listening for any sculptor who knows the Fine Arts aren't dead, they just smell a little funny.
Episode 34 - Lanteri and Toft

Edouard Lanteri and Albert Toft wrote sculpture manuals in the early years of the 20th century, preserving a great deal of what we know know about 19th Century clay modeling techniques. At first glance these two books appear fairly similar, but dig a little deeper and we find two very different approaches, which may well illuminate the differences  in methodology between older Academic and younger 'Beaux-Arts' styles.

Direct download: Episode_34_-_Lanteri_and_Toft.mp3
Category:Shop talk -- posted at: 12:00am EDT
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Episode 33 - Public Monuments 2.0

What do NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden, The stock market, and Satan's minion Baphomet have in common? Well, besides the obvious, they have all been subjects of a new form of public monument that has arisen in recent decades- one whose creators know that sometimes, it's easier to be forgiven than to get permission.

Direct download: Episode_33_-_Public_Art_2.0_.mp3
Category:News and Notes -- posted at: 12:00am EDT
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Episode 32 - interview with Mark Jackson

Don't call him a military sculptor - Mark Jackson's career is more than that. But the British Army Major-turned-sculptor brings to his monumental military commissions an insight into his subject few artists can claim to possess. In fact, several of Jackson's public works are a direct reflection of his personal experience, and the various paths his life has followed so far. Jason discusses with Jackson his life and work in this interview, recorded in London in April 2015.

Direct download: Episode_32_-_Mark_Jackson_Interview.mp3
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Episode 31 - Rodin Part Two: Off the Pedestal

The Burghers of Calais, and the monument to Balzac - two highly controversial monuments commissioned from August Rodin at the height of his powers. Why were they controversial? What did they mean? And how did they forever change how we create and value public art? The exploration of Rodin's work and powerful legacy continues in the second of a two part podcast.

Direct download: Episode_31_-_Rodin_Part_Two_-_Off_the_Pedestal.mp3
Category:19th Century -- posted at: 12:00am EDT
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Episode 30 - Rodin Part One - The Force of Nature

The Last of the Old Masters, or the first Modern Sculptor? Yes, indeed. Auguste Rodin retains more influence over figurative sculpture today than any other sculptor in history. This first of a two-part discussion on the life and Work of Rodin wonders if figurative sculpture today is under the spell of Rodin, the way the Mannerist Era sculptors were held captive by the mighty Michelangelo.

Direct download: Episode_20_-_Rodin_Part_One_-_The_Force_of_Nature.mp3
Category:19th Century -- posted at: 12:00am EDT
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