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Essential Question: What is Additive Sculpture?

Monday: View Power point on Additive Sculpture and discuss Alexander Calder's work - Homework: Go home and brainstorm ideas for a Calder Inspired sculpture - your ideas need to fall under the Formalistic Aesthetic Stance. Bring images to use for sketchbook tomorrow.

Tuesday: Working in Sketchbooks on ideas

Wednesday: Demo on Calder Sculptures - begin a maquette using cardstock and thin wire

Thursday: Working on maquette

Friday: Maquette due today

Essential Question: What is Additive Sculpture?

Monday: View Power point on Additive Sculpture and discuss Deborah Butterfields work - Homework: Go home and brainstorm ideas for a Butterfield Inspired sculpture - your ideas need to fall under the Realistic Aesthetic Stance. Bring images to use for sketchbook tomorrow.

Tuesday: Working in Sketchbooks on ideas

Wednesday: Demo on Butterfield Sculptures - begin a maquette

Thursday: Working on maquette

Friday: Maquette due today - when finished, begin larger sculpture

Essential Question: What is Sculpture?

 

Monday: Syllabus and Expectations

Tuesday: Art Rahrah in the auditorium

Wednesday:  View and discuss powerpoint on What is Sculpture?

Thursday: ART WALK!!!  We will be discussing what decides a "good" sculpture and how can that opinion be proven?  We will walk around and take a look at the sculptures in the building and on campus.

Friday: Discuss the History of Sculpture

Sculpture parent sig sheet.docx

Hope everyone had a great summer!! 

On Monday,8/15, we will be going over the syllabus and classroom expectations. We will also discuss the upcoming semester and what students can expect.

 

 

Essential Question: How do you work with clay? What are the "rules" of working with clay?

Monday: Finish reading Chapter on Modeling -  View powerpoint of expressive portraits

Tuesday: Quiz on Modeling Chapter - take reference pictures of 4 views of head

Wednesday: Demo on how to begin clay busts - take reference pictures of 4 views of head

Thursday: Begin working on clay busts

Friday: Working on clay busts

Essential Question: How can you use an abstract drawing as inspiration for your plaster carving?

Monday: Carving plaster - staining wood base
Tuesday: Carving plaster - staining wood base
Wednesday: Critique - self assess work using rubric
Thursday: Working in sketchbook
Friday: Working in sketchbook

Essential Question:  How can you take a small part of your observational plant drawings and use it as inspiration for your plaster sculptures?

Monday: Working on plaster carvings

Tuesday: Working on plaster carvings

Wednesday: Working on plaster carvings

Thursday: Working on plaster carvings

Friday: Working on plaster carvings

Essential Question:  How can you create an interesting form that makes use of both positive and negative space?

 

Monday: Carving demo - begin mini lab - carving in soap

Tuesday: Carving soap - mixing plaster

Wednesday: Carving soap - mixing plaster

Thursday: Soap carving due - mixing plaster - plaster carving demo

Friday: Begin plaster carvings

Essential Question: How can you create an assemblage work that is inspired by Louise Nevelson but also make it your own style?

Monday: Working on Assemblage
Tuesday: Working on Assemblage
Wednesday: Working on Assemblage
Thursday: Working on Assemblage - due today
Friday: Read about Subtractive Sculpture - Quiz Monday

HW - Due Monday:  Research a sculptor that does subtractive work - Print a couple of images that you like and write a brief  bio - bring in on Monday - This will be graded and will not be accepted late!!