Ram Samocha

Ram Samocha











 

 

                   For the next part of this special presentation we will talk about Ram Samocha. Ram Samocha put a very strong emphasis on physical drawing. He has also came to a consensus that by drawing lines in dynamic and repetitive ways he would make the construction of his images a lot more clearer. In those variety of ways, he opens many doors that led to him range over new ideas and lighten up the struggle that leads to the final product.  Time, rhythm, and movement are essential to his works and it shows as they emphasize progression and movement. Some of his most recent works have showed more interest in the concept of metalpoint which slows down the drawing act which tells the artist Ram Samocha himself to be careful because anything added by the metal is permanent. The metals used to make the metalpoint art can suggest gold, silver, bronze, and copper. The finished drawing's notion of "finished" is very temporary and the emphasis returns to the performative utterance. In other words the drawing does the talking where the artist left off regarding it's execution. His education stemmed from 1988-1992 where he earned the Bachelor of the fine art degree from Bezalel academy of arts located in Jerusalem and 2007-2009  where he earned the degree of Master of Fine Art from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. The locations of some of his exhibitions can be found here: http://www.samocha.com/shows.html.

Here's the image of the project I chose:

The piece's title is Heavy Duty, 3D metalpoint drawing

Silver solder on rock paper

2011

30 " x  35 "  x 4 "

                    I chose this image and the respective artist because of the image's overall design. One element of interest is the texture, in one way the art piece looks like it was created using aluminum foil when in fact it was rock paper that was used to emphasize the texture which give a since of visual deception. The lighting also played a part in making the image stand out because it further made the art piece look like it was made from aluminum foil as it reflected the light. It also gives the art piece a sense of looking at a rocky silver cliff. You can find more of his drawings and sculptures at http://www.samocha.com/. So enjoy his creativity as you can.