Over/Under

Learning Objectives

To know how to design public art pieces using a variety of materials in line with the theme Over/Under

To be able to use materials effectively and think about innovative design ideas

To understand about layering of materials (Over/Under) , pattern and use of texture in initial design work

Key words:Pattern: A recurring

shape/pattern, it can be seen in decoration or a motif

Texture: The feel of a the textures on a canvas, such as paint and

colouring pencils Hooded grasshopper

Examples of Art and Artists who have created Public art pieces

Anthony Gormley Angel of the North  Gateshead Steel According to Gormley, the significance of an angel was three-fold: first, to

signify that beneath the site of its construction, coal miners worked for two centuries; second, to grasp the transition from an industrial to information age, and third, to serve as a focus for our evolving hopes and fears.

Andy Goldsworthy

Claes Oldenburgand Coosje van Bruggen

Spoonbridge Cherry 300x250 Minneapolis Sculpture Garden  Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

-Stainless steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel29 ft. 6 in. x 51 ft. 6 in. x 13 ft. 6 in. (9 x 15.7 x 4.1 m)

Juxtaposing everyday objects to transform a space, uplift and make the viewer experience and perceive a space differently

Jaume Plensa, Canada, ‘Wonderland’. Represents human potential and humanity.

Solar Powered public art Installation This temporary environmental public artwork, named Co2 Led art. By artists Jack Sanders, and Butch

Anthony was designed with Arlington’s environmental initiative FreshAIRE

-Five-hundred twenty-two solar-powered LEDs on rods, each topped with a reused plastic bottle

Task

Most – Will have added layering (Over/Under) textures and patterns and used the materials to do so in their designs

•All – will have completed a few design drawings, using the materials provided for public art pieces and thought about the key words; layering of materials (Over/Under) , pattern and use of texture

Some – will have reviewed, annotated and developed their drawings. Think of a title for your drawings.