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naked statues of aphrodite and male gods in cast gallery

To coincide with Cambridge Visual Culture's lecture from Dominic Blake, life model and art writer, we are hosting two life drawing sessions in partnership with Cambridge-based artists Issam Kourbaj and the Museum of Classical Archaeology.

Participants will be guided by Kourbaj to craft works on paper that respond to the body of a life model whilst being inspired by the surroundings of an exceptional cast gallery.

(Image: Alice Boagey)

 

Instructor Biography

Issam Kourbaj comes from a background of fine art, architecture and theatre design. He was born in Syria and trained at the Institute of Fine Arts in Damascus, the Repin Institute of Fine Arts & Architecture in Leningrad (St Petersburg) and at Wimbledon School of Art (London). Since 1990, he has lived and worked in Cambridge, eventually becoming an Artist in Residence at Christ’s College, a Bye-Fellow (2007-2011) and a Lector in Art.

 

 

Access Information

 

Booking: Booking essential (please use your @cam email address)

£££: Free

Date: 
Wednesday, 1 March, 2023 - 17:15 to 19:15
Contact phone: 
01223 330402
Event location: 
Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology

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