sculpture basics: “eye” get it!
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Sculpture Basics: “Eye” Get It!. Name: Date: Per:Sub:. Three-dimensional. An object that has height, length and width. Sculpture. A work of art that has 3 dimensions. Form. (element of art) three dimensional shapes. Volume. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Sculpture Basics:
“Eye” Get It!
Name: Date:
Per: Sub:
Three-dimensional
• An object that has height, length and width
Sculpture• A work of art that has 3
dimensions
Form • (element of art) three dimensional shapes
Volume• Space occupied & measured in 3
dimensions; length, width and height
Plaster of Paris
• A calcium sulfate powder that hardens when mixed with water
Plaster Wrap:
• Fabric that has been infused with plaster
Papier Mache
• glue mixture that uses newspaper, wheat paste and water
the inside support system of a structure
Armature
Balance • Feeling of visual stability
• Asymmetrical: uneven on both sides
• Symmetrical: even on both sides
• Radial: symmetrical around a center point
Motif: • A central design or theme
Unity • All the elements & principles are working together & the artwork looks finished.
Your project…• Sculpture: Individual projects only.
• Art 1:You may work ALONE or with 1 OTHER PERSON. NO EXCEPTIONS. – This means no groups of 3 so don’t ask.– If the partnership you choose isn’t going well
(no work getting done, arguing etc), you will be separated & work alone.
• You will create a pair of “Art glasses” that use a “Pun”
Pun:A joke using the different possible meanings
or sounds of different words; WORDPLAY
• Some easy “visual puns”
• What do you think the next 5 puns are? Write them down in your notes.• #1
• #2
• #3
#4
#5
#6
Let’s list all the words we can think of related to eye glasses & sight:
Write ALL of them down
You are strongly encouraged to think beyond the “frame.”
Consider making your glasses have more than one function
Materials available in class:• 1 pair of sunglasses per individual or pair (get it?!)• Plaster wrap• Plaster of Paris• Paint• Toothpicks• Popsicle sticks• Cardboard• Newspaper• Tape• Wire• Aluminum Foil
Grading:(Art 1: partners will not necessarily get the same grade):
• How well you express your idea & pun visually• Creativity of pun, motif & forms• Overall appearance (balance, unity)• Craftsmanship (neatness, durability, care &
pride in work)• Class participation (includes cleanup,
cooperation & partnership)
Visual puns “Eye” thought of…what could they look like??
• Highr-EYES (Highrise)
• “Eye-Eye, Captain” (Aye-Aye, Captain)
• See-Saw