SCULPTURE

"Above all, sculpture is a conquest of space, a space that is delineated by forms."
Henri Laurens
Milk Jug Skulls
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​Sculpture Figures
  • Assemblage
  • Cardboard
  • Wire
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as·sem·blage   əˈsemblij/
noun
  1. a collection or gathering of things or people.
    "a wondrous assemblage of noble knights, cruel temptresses, and impossible loves"
    synonyms:collection, accumulation, conglomeration, gathering, group, grouping, cluster
  2. a machine or object made of pieces fitted together. 
    1. "some vast assemblage of gears and cogs"
    2. a work of art made by grouping found or unrelated objects.
Assemblage Assignment
You will create an  assemblage sculpture using found/recycled or junk objects.  
Using found and re-purposed objects, students will gain experience with composition and
communication using objects that already exist.  

Alexander Calder
​ Wire sculpture

Journal Assignment:  Examine the works of Alexander Calder and create one page (left) with thumbnails of his work, and the other page (right) with a brief history of the sculptor, with emphasis on the body of work he left behind. 
Vocabulary :  Sculpture, Mobile, Stabile, Kinetic, Organic, Equiibrium.
Calder Mobiles- Calder Official Site
Calder Mobile Step by Step Directions
More step by step directions- mobile
Wire Sculpture Art*****
Wire Portrait Lesson- look at rubric and powerpoint!
Pinterest- Wire Sculpture Papier Mache
Wire Creations
 Wire Papier Mache Sculpture Person
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