Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:25 26/11/97 -0500, you wrote: >>>I feel that owning Michaelangelo's chisel would not make one a great >scupturer.<< > >But surely even Michaelangelo had a number of chisels of different >sizes, widths and shapes. As a master craftsmen he most certainly knew >which chisel worked best with different types of stone, and for giving >different texture or form etc. >He may even have had a favorite chisel made at the until recently >undiscovered Chiselwerks GMBH in Wetzlar. In fact, a little known fact >is that Michaelangelo has recently been credited with being the first >artist to utilize bokeh in sculpture. >On that note >Duane Birkey In fact it's easy to get "good bokeh" in sculpture- just use a wide chisel in low light... Joe Berenbaum