One-of-a-kind Mini Clay Rockstars!

Extended lesson plan by Korinne HuberTaught by: Sarah and Kelly

What do you think of when you hear the word “army?”

Do you think that it can have many meanings?

Chinese terra-cotta soliders

Terra-Cotta Chinese Soliders

The soliders date around the late third century BC, and were discovered in 1974, by farmers

They were made for Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China

Funerary art

Why do you think these soliders were burried with him?

What purpose did this army serve?

Does this army show identity?

Matt Leavitt

Born November 4, 1977

Visual Artist based in Seattle

Caricature Sculpture

Best known for his “Art Army”

Army of Art

Hand-made action figures depicting visual artist, musicians, and entertainers

Started in 2002

Wants them to be bridges between pop and history

230 Figures since he has started

Shepard Fairy

Army of Art

Kara WalkerBanksy Jasper John

Why do you think Mike Levitt felt the need to create an “Art Army”? Do you think it is effective?

Adrian Arleo Contemporary artist

Enjoys combining elements of nature and figure of people

Also enjoys the transformation of animals and people

Combines the beauty and the ugly within her peices to reveal human nature

How does this inform us about identity?

Could this be seen as army?

Why or why not?

Rockstars and Musicians

What are some things that make up the identity of these rock star?

What About other musicians, what is their identity about?

Do you think that being a rockstar has a status associated

with it?

Instruments

What are the shapes of these instruments?

What about the designs?

Things to keep in mind:Proportions: make sure when building that the

arms, head and legs are not bigger than the body

Anatomy: How the body fits together in a correct fashion

Movement: How can you show movement with clay