Sculpture 1: January 2011 Archives

Essential Question: How can you create an original sculpture out of a simple material like paper?

Monday:  Working on paper sculptures
Tuesday: working on paper sculptures
Wednesday: working on paper sculptures
Thursday: working on paper sculptures and planning assemblage
Friday: working on paper sculptures and planning assemblage

Essential Question: What is an Assemblage sculpture?

Monday: Sketchbooks due today - View powerpoint on Assemblage sculpture - discussion on new assignment
Tuesday:  Working in sketchbooks on plans for new assignment - HW:  collect found objects for assemblage sculpture
Wednesday:  Begin sculpture
Thursday:  Working on assemblage sculpture
Friday:  Working on assemblage sculpture

(Image by artist Louise Nevelson - example of assemblage sculpture)

Homework: Begin collecting found objects that you will be able to permanently add to your assemblage sculpture.  Try to choose objects that tell a little about yourself but be sure to get things that you are okay with attaching permanently to your sculpture. - you need these objects for Monday January 24th

Essential Question:  What is Sculpture? 

Monday: MLK Holiday - No School

Tuesday: Quiz over the History of Sculpture - View Power Point "What is Sculpture?" and complete worksheet along with it. 

Wednesday: Review/Discuss Aesthetic Stances - In sketchbooks, find images of sculptures that represent each element - in each image you find, name one principle that is used, trying only to use each principle once.  Student will label each sculpture as falling under the aesthetic stance that it is (emotionalism, realism, formalism)

Thursday:  Working in sketchbook

Friday:  View powerpoint "Assemblage" - discuss the process of Assemblage and the artist Louise Nevelson.  Sketchbook due today at the end of the period.

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EQ: What is Sculpture?

Wednesday:  We will be discussing the Syllabus and class expectations.  Afterwards we will have a discussion of why you choose this class and what to expect.

Thursday: Read in Beginning Sculputure book about the History of Sculpture.  Pages 3-21

Take notes for quiz on Monday.

Friday: Read about construction and Assemblage - pages 121-143 - Take notes for quiz on Monday