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Abstract Subtractive Plaster Sculpture. Modern Art Movement. artistic works produced roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of experimentation - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Abstract Subtractive Plaster
Sculpture
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Modern Art Movement artistic works produced roughly from the
1860s to the 1970s usually associated with art in which the
traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of experimentation
experimented with new ways of seeing, and with fresh ideas about the nature of materials and functions of art
tendency toward abstraction is characteristic of much modern art
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Abstract SculptureArtists
Constantin BrancusiHenry Moore
Barbara Hepworth
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Constantin Brâncuşi Romanian 1876 – 1957 Internationally renowned
sculptor whose work blends simplicity and sophistication
led the way for numerous modernist sculptors
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Brancusi’s Studio
and Tools
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The Sleeping Muse, 1910
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Three Penguins 1911-12
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The Kiss 1916
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Bird in Space 1923 Marble
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Bird in Space 1932-1940
Polished brass
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A Muse 1918
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Henry Moore English 1898 – 1987 influenced by:
Michelangelo, Gothic art, Pre-Columbian art, and Toltec-Mayan art
felt a sense that art should return to its pre-cultural and pre-rational origins
specializes in abstractions and organic shapes
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Henry Moore’s Studio
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Seated Woman 1959
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Reclining Figure: Arch Leg, 1970
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Gosslar Warrior, 1974
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Henry Moore's Large Two Forms, 1966
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Oval With Points 1970
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Internal External Form
1981-82
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Knife Edge Two Piece 1965
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Three Piece Reclining Figure: Draped, 1975
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Barbara Hepworth English 1903-1975 abstract form, not
representational in origin worked both in wood and
stone described the
excitement of discovering the nature of carving as a source of inspiration in her work
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Barbara Hepworth’s Studio
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Monolith Empyrean at the Kenwood House
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River Form
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Pendour
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Activity Using a subtractive plaster carving
process, you will create a 3D abstract sculpture with open areas and texture.
Research abstract sculptors, record your research in your sketchbook.
Mix and mold your plaster block. Begin planning and carving your
plaster.
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Mixing & Carving Plaster
Form, Mass, Plane & Texture
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Mixing Plaster1.Fill container about ½ way up with warm water2.Sift plaster powder in slowly. Continue until there is
a "little mountain" that rises in the middle. Sprinkle in a few more teaspoons around the sides.
3. * Stir the mixture slowly with the stick without lifting it from the carton to keep as many air bubbles out as possible. Check the stick several times to see if any lumps appear at the end of it. Stop when the stick shows only a smooth, stirred mixture.
4.Tap the container on the outside from the bottom upward many times to release air bubbles. You can see them popping.
5. * Set containers aside to harden.
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• Must be open areas you can see through• Interesting from all view points• Texture added
Remember the Requirements
CARVINGSafety First:
please wear safety glasses & face masks
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• Using the artwork you researched as inspiration, sketch your design onto your plaster block. Be sure your design carries around the entire block.
• Using a fettling knife start carving to open the piece so that you may see through it.
• Round off some of the edges a little at a time…
• Remember: once the shape is cut, that piece is gone forever… you can’t add it back in later, work slowly
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Make shapes come forward (by cutting away whatever is around it)
or recede (by cutting it back)
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While the initial work is continuing, the block is kept wrapped in very damp paper towels, and placed in a plastic bag until it is needed again.
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TEXTURE ADDS DETAILS TO SCULPTURE
Can become part of the entire surface of the sculpture
or be especially limited to particular areas.
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Tips Keep the block wrapped in very damp paper
towels and a plastic bag between classes. Soak plaster in warm water to soften and
ease carving process. Work from general to specific when
sculpting – keep the form strong by having it generalized.
Sculpt and carve the plaster EVENLY throughout the process. If you have finished a fine detail area then work on an unfinished section you run the risk of breaking fragile areas.