Hershey Road Yard Art

Kristin Lorei

And

Mary Newara

Close-ups

Close-ups cont.

Close-ups cont.

Using Our Senses to Observe

Questions About The Works of

Art

How are the pieces standing?

Where did the ideas for the pieces come from?

Did he have influences or inspiration from anything in particular?

How long have you been making these pieces?

Do they take a long time to create?

What are they made out of?

Where did you get the materials?

How many art pieces have you made?

Are there going to be more pieces in the future?

Did you make all of the pieces by yourself or did you have help making them?

Questions About The Works of

Art Cont.

Answers to Questions

The pieces are standing because part of

them are buried.

“Rocket ship”- “It just is!” “Crazy the wind

hasn’t knocked it down.”

He just comes up with ideas.

He has been making these pieces for

awhile now. They take awhile to make and

he does them mostly on his own,

sometimes with help from friends.

Answers to Questions Cont.

They are all made from car parts, (boats),

and metal. Most of which he got from the

junk yard.

He has made the ones that are in the

pictures plus others that have rusted too

much to keep over the years. “Things have

come and gone”

He might make new pieces in the future, but

at the moment wasn’t sure. “Possibly in the

fall”

Other Works of Art Made from

Car Parts

http://www.thedesignblog.org/entry/old

-car-parts-salvaged-into-beautiful-

sculptures/

http://artsyspot.com/amazing-

sculptures-made-out-of-car-parts http://chrocodiles.blogspot.com/2010/1

0/amazing-sculptures-made-from-old-

car.html

Social, Cultural, Historical

Context

The Rocket Ship which has “USA 2000” written on it was created for the new Millennium.

On New Years Eve the family brought a TV outside and watched the millennium turn while the Rocket was lit.

The artist placed 49 Flame Throwers into parts of the rocket to make it appear as if it was ready for lift off.

Possible Lines of Inquiry/ Key

Ideas

Line of Inquiry

•From looking at

the art on Hershey

Rd. what would

you make from

car parts if you

had the chance

to?

• What is your

opinion on the

pieces of art?

Key Ideas

•Every piece of art

seen here is made

from old car parts.

•Done for enjoyment.

•Creativity played a

large role in creating

these pieces.

Experiential Activity Ideas

Art: Children will create their own sculptures with reused materials.

Math: Children will predict how tall the Hershey Road art is and describe what they would use to measure each piece.

Literature: Students will piece one piece of his work and create a fictional story about it’s origins.

Mind Map/ Flowchart

Hershey

Road Art

Work of Art

Noticing Questioning

Inquiry

Experiential Art

Making Activities

Expression

Curriculum

Personal

Reflections