BRIAN JUNGEN

Nike athletic footwear, human hairCollection of Joel Wachs, New York Photo: Trevor Mills, Vancouver

Retrieved from: http://www.banffcentre.org/blog/2011/06/17/brian-jungens-ghosts/

Background

: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_JungenPrototype for New Understanding #8, 1999Nike athletic footwear, human hair Retrieved from

1980, 1970, AND 1960, 2007.PHOTO BY CRAIG BOYKO, COURTESY ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO. Retrieved from: http://nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/jungen/files/strangecomfort.pdf

Social, cultural, historical content

Brian Jungen Shapeshifter, 2000 Retrieved from: http://artdatabank.blogspot.ca/2011/01/brian-jungen.html

Brian Jungun, Court 2004 Retrieved from: http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2011/12/15/a-basketball-court-like-youve-never-seen-before-now-at-the-national-gallery/

Brian JungenVariant I, 2002Nike athletic footwearCollection of Michael J. Audain and Yoshiko Karasawa, VancouverPhoto: Trevor Mills, Vancouver Art Gallery

Why Brian Jungen?

Lesson Plan

• Big Idea: Found Object Art• Grade: 5• PLOs: A5 Create 3-D images• Hook: slides of Brian Jungen’s work• Activity: Students will have the opportunity to create an 3-D image using found objects

David Edgar, "Shimmering Red Runner” Retrieved from: http://beautifuldecay.com/2010/07/21/green-art-10-artists-working-with-recycled-materials/

Materials: Found Objects

Wooden Utensils

CDs Bottle Corks

Spoons Broken Sports Equipment

Interdisciplinary Connections Art

•3D Sculpture• Found Object Art

•First Nations

Science

• Natural Resources

Math • Symmetry

Language Arts

•Composition

Dance

Social Studie

s

• First Nations • Economy• Advertising• Environment

Music

Brian Jungen, The Prince, 2006 Retrieved from:http://www.coastalartbeat.ca/?s=jungen&searchsubmit=

Retrieved from: http://www.askart.com/askart/j/brian_jungen/brian_jungen.aspx

Example Images

Retrieved from: http://www.recyclart.org/category/art/ Retrieved from: http://artinspired.pbworks.com/w/page/13819582/Found%20and%20Recycled%20Art

Resources

• http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=113840238

• http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113840238

• http://nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/jungen/index.html

• http://nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/jungen/files/strangecomfort.pdf

• http://www.recyclart.org/category/art/

Prototype for New Understanding #3, 1999Nike athletic footwearCollection of the Vancouver Art GalleryPurchased with the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance Program and the Vancouver Art Gallery Acquisition Fund, 1999Photo: Trevor Mills, Vancouver Art Gallery