Wire 2D or 3D scuptures

Artist inspiration: Alexander Calder

  

YOUR TASK

Objectives: 

• Explore animal symbolism throughout various cultures. 
• Apply knowledge of the Art Element Line and begin exploring Space and Form to create a 2 or 3-dimensional wire sculpture of a chosen sea animal. 
• Gain experience utilizing simple wire techniques. 

Procedures: 

1. Participate in one-liner drawing activity and challenge.

2. Create 8-10 thumbnail sketches of chosen sea animal using only ONE continuous line.

3. Using appropriate materials and techniques, manipulate wire into desired position.

4. Creatively mount wire sculpture on base and display.

Grading Criteria:

• Sculpture must resemble chosen animal.
• Effort
• Quality
• Creativity

Watch the videos below to learn a little bit about creating a 3-dimensional wire sculpture using the appropriate tools.

Elements of Art: LINES

Visual Elements: LINE from Rosa Fernández

Lines in Art: IMPLIED LINES, simplicity to complexity.

TASKS

A.- Lines create forms:

Use an A4 sheet of paper and draw a shape with a pencil.You will have to work as the following example with a felt pen. When finished, erase the pencil. Do not use a ruler!.

Here you will find another example: La línea y la almeja.
Last course assignements: Lines creating hands and Lines creating 3D shapes.

B.- Lines create shapes:

 

Take a sheet of paper and create drawings using a continuous line (outline), similar to those you have seen in the video.

Have a look at last year's assignments.

• HOMEWORK. At home: PRINT THIS BOOK, pages 6, 7 and 8. Bring them and stick them in your notebook.
• The ARTIST's Toolkit: LINE. Work in Line and Edge and Outline. 

• Line design. Learn about lines and afterwards, draw lines with feelings. Draw these kind of lines:

• Artist: Pablo Picasso. Have a look to this slideshow: Dibujos de un solo trazo: PICASSO.

• Create your own drawing only with ONE LINE with this online tool: trazotool.
• Another tool to use: Dibujator.
• ArtPad. You will use a special mouse depending on the line size. And replay!
• Brushster: Have a look to this presentation. Now, you can create your own non-representational (abstract) piece of art with Brushster.

• Artist: Keith Haring. Look at these videos: 

 

Let's play with the semaphor disks:

keith Haring for kids from nivaca2

Now you can play with Haring.

• Artist: George Seurat (pointillism). Click here to go to a new game. You will learn about line types and composition.

• Artist: Robert Delaunay. Click here to play.

Pointillist fish

SKETCHES

Fish Sketches on PhotoPeach


FISH

Rosa Fernandez de Slidely by Slidely Slideshow

Pointillist and Foil fish

Foil fish - undersea art. By Mollymoo - Nature store.

The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds

Story by Peter H. Reynolds, motion Piece by Pat Malley

Now... it's your turn:

DOT QUIZZ

Everything starts from a DOT... Kandinsky

Kandinsky art lit 91 from Jennifer Gingerich

Open your minds - Knowing imaginary sea animals

Based on matching in groups

CLIL - Matching game on PhotoPeach

PBL Oceans 2 - Warm up

Link to videos and worksheet

Aitor, the artist - 1st D

Imaginary people and animals on PhotoPeach