The Art of Pure Observation of Things

Spend an evening brushing up your observation and sketching skills in the beautiful Watson Gallery beneath the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences. Be inspired by the work of Agostino Scilla, a 17th century Renaissance artist and pioneer in the study of fossils, and have a go at creating your own observational masterpieces with some of the Museums most beautiful objects as your subject. Agostino Scilla, often thought of as one of the founders of modern palaeontology, observed that the fossils he collected were actually the remains of livings things. Learn more about his work, and his connections to the Sedgwick Collection before embarking on your own exclusive evening of the ‘Pure Observation of Things’. Plus get the chance to see beautiful examples of his work and handle 3D prints of this unique fossil collection. All sketching materials provided

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Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000379?id=EVENT551980