Artistic seminar on modeling goetheanistic forms, March 27–29, 2026, in Prague

We cordially invite you to a seminar led by academic architect Oldřich Hozman, where we will focus on artistic work: modeling goetheanistic* shapes. Everyone will choose work according to their experience. The aim of the seminar is to gain a deeper understanding of the formation of shapes and their transformation between each other. When you model objects, you learn to feel and capture shapes. You realize that one follows the other. You strive to make the transitions between shapes smooth. You will learn the basics of organic sculpture with elements of the goetheanistic concept. One of these elements, for example, is gradually changing shapes, the so-called metamorphosis of shapes. In practice, this can then be used in the transformation of motifs in sculpture, organic architecture, ceramics, or in the design of furniture and utility objects.

A series of art seminars is being held to support the establishment of an independent Waldorf school, Vlastina, in Prague 6 and to support the initiative of teachers and parents. The seminar is open to the public and is also intended for beginners. The working methods will be based on the etheric and mental-spiritual levels. It will be goetheanistic artistic work in the field of plastic arts. Plastic goetheanistic art deals with the metamorphosis of forms. One develops smoothly into the other, but the same formative force is always in the background. It is similar to Waldorf education, which works with the metamorphosis of forces that act as formative forces in childhood and gradually transform into the forces of living thinking that act in adulthood. In anthroposophy, these formative forces are called etheric forces or also forming forces. When these forces are allowed to flow smoothly and vividly in a child during childhood and promote the healthy growth of the body and bodily organs, they transform into living and fluid forces of thinking in later life. When you indulge in the kind of modeling we will be doing as an adult, it will help you get into this lively, expansive mood. In addition, the entire course of the workshop has a regenerative and therapeutic effect. This is because you relax mentally when doing artistic work. You engage other senses. You also warm up, both mentally and physically. The main goal is to cultivate an understanding of the transitions between shapes and a feel for soft and fluid forms. The basis of modeling in this course will be polarities and transitions between convex solid shapes and concave shapes.

*) The term “goetheanistic” has gradually become established as a reminder of the source and philosophical views of J.W. Goethe, who was also a natural scientist and careful observer of nature and natural phenomena. His view of the world of nature describes the changing phenomena of forms and points out the origins and sources of this artistic perspective.