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