Create an object that will float in Lake Tahoe for a least 30 minutes. Good ideas are usually a combination of ideas. Challenge yourself to be innovative take your first idea and add something to it.
- Must be 24" in at least one direction
- Be creative in design
- Color and Design should work together
- Must float for 30 minutes.
Assignment 1 (Spring): Slip and Slide
Create an object that will slide on snow. It must slide at least 15 feet. Good ideas are usually a combination of ideas. Challenge yourself to be innovative take your first idea and add something to it.
________________________________________________________________________________ Create an object that will slide on snow. It must slide at least 15 feet. Good ideas are usually a combination of ideas. Challenge yourself to be innovative take your first idea and add something to it.
- Must be 14" in at least one direction
- Be creative in design
- Color and Design should work together
- Must slide 15 feet
Assignment 2: Found Object Abstraction
Create a list of 5 like, 5 dislikes, 5 things you do well and 5 things you do poorly. Bring 5 objects to class that relate to an item on your list. These objects will be destroyed so do not use items that are important to you. The thrift store is a good place to find good cheap objects.
These objects will be hot glued together in a formal construction. Focus on the silhouette of this form. These objects will then be covered in plaster.
We will focus on the abstract nature of these objects and discuss abstract art and art history while covering basic design principles.
Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.[1] Western art had been, from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century, underpinned by the logic of perspective and an attempt to reproduce an illusion of visible reality. The arts of cultures other than the European had become accessible and showed alternative ways of describing visual experience to the artist. By the end of the 19th century many artists felt a need to create a new kind of art which would encompass the fundamental changes taking place in technology, science and philosophy. The sources from which individual artists drew their theoretical arguments were diverse, and reflected the social and intellectual preoccupations in all areas of Western culture at that time.[2]
Artist to look at: Arthur Simms http://arthursimms.com
In this assignment students will be introduced to wood working techniques and tools.
We will use traditional African door locks as a jumping off point to create a wooden sculpture. This object maybe a wall piece or a free standing sculpture.
Please address:
Balance ( symmetrical or asymmetrical)
Texture ( must have three different surface variations)
Color ( inherent or added)
Use your list of likes and dislikes to help adorn theses objects.
Examples:
 Animal Doorlocks |
 BAMANA Doors |
 BAMANA Doorlocks |
 Doorlocks 2 |
 Doors |
Wood Fasteners: Can you name them?
Assignment 4:Steel Line and Plane
In this assignment students will be introduced to basic metal fabrication techniques. Students will make a scaled model of their piece using wire and tar paper while focusing on design principles covered in class. The MIG welders, oxy/acetylene torch and bending/ forming tools will be the primary techniques cover in this assignment.
Assignment 5: Trashin' Sculpture
Create an object that incorporates re-purposed materials. Focus on the material and its form to help drive the design. The object created does not need to function but must be well crafted. Think about how the material are connected.
Assignment 5: Class as Medium
This assignment introduces students to the
realm of performance-based art and how it relates to sculpture. Students are
asked to use the other students in there class as a sculptural medium.
- Write out a one paragraph description to explain the feel, mood or emotion that you expect to create.
- Draft a prompt for students. Must have a least three different actions incorporated into your piece.
- This is due the class before the the day the project/action is due .
- Intermediate and advanced students must have props made or orchestrated them.
Assignment 6 :Watch and Respond
This assignment ask students to watch
the movie Baraka while taking notes and drawing in their sketchbook. Students will then take these notes and translate them into a sculptural object using any techniques gained in this course or any other technique you would like to incorporate.
Watch on Vimeo http://vimeo.com/39584545
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