Wim De Vos 2012 Tutor for CONTEXTART
WIM DE VOS studied Commercial Illustration and Fine Art at The Queensland College of Art and completed postgraduate studies in etching, lithography and book making at the Jan van Eyck Academie in the Netherlands. Wim has many years’ experience as an exhibiting artist, lecturer and workshop instructor and his work is represented in public and private collections in Australia, the USA, The UK and the Netherlands. Wim has used Perspex as a medium for the construction of Artists’ Books and sculptures for over 20 years, also incorporating paper, metal, wood and light into mixed media works.
Above: Wim De Vos in his studio
Workshops
2-DAY Workshop: 3-DIMENSIONAL PERSPEX DESIGN (Sat/Sun April 14 & 15). The aim of this two-day workshop is to develop skills in the medium of plastics. Participants will be taught how to use tools and manipulate materials including; cutting, drilling, finishing, engraving and Perspex construction. There will be a strong emphasis on design and students are encouraged to bring their own designs and other materials to incorporate within the plastics, eg. wire, wood etc. There is no prerequisite for this workshop. Materials fee of $25 per person, payable to the tutor in class. Enrol Now
Above:'Forest Garden' by Wim De Vos. 2004
4-DAY Workshop PERSPEX DESIGN: 2/3 DIMENSIONAL (from Mon afternoon April 16th to Friday noon, April 20th). The aim of this workshop is to teach participants the use of Perspex either as an art form on its own or incorporated with other art works. These may be 2- or 3-dimensional objects such as prints, drawings, textiles, found objects, collected objects or small antiques. There will be an emphasis on design and students will be required to bring along their own inspirational objects for use in their work. Participants will be taught the use of tools and manipulation of plastics including cutting, drilling, construction and finishing of surfaces. There is no prerequisite for this workshop.Materials fee of $50 per person, payable to the tutor in class. Enrol Now
Above:'Mini-Perspex Box' byWim De Vos
