Breadth
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All Breadth work due November 18th, 2016
1 Sculpture due every 2 weeks
12 works: Use of Elements & Principles (Breadth pieces 1-8 are to be chosen from previously completed works.)
The course enables students to develop mastery in concept, composition, and execution of 3-D design.
• Your work should demonstrate understanding of the principles of 3-D design, showing examples of unity/variety, balance, emphasis, contrast,rhythm, repetition, proportion/scales, and figure/ground relationship.
• You will be introduced to a broad variety of media and techniques and encouraged to experimentally use a variety of media and techniques. Breadth exploration must include a wide range of thematic explorations,formal design problems, concept-based works, expressive manipulation of subject matter, and the exploration of ideas within a social, political, or economic framework.
• You should include direct observational studies for 3-D design work.
1 Sculpture due every 2 weeks
12 works: Use of Elements & Principles (Breadth pieces 1-8 are to be chosen from previously completed works.)
The course enables students to develop mastery in concept, composition, and execution of 3-D design.
• Your work should demonstrate understanding of the principles of 3-D design, showing examples of unity/variety, balance, emphasis, contrast,rhythm, repetition, proportion/scales, and figure/ground relationship.
• You will be introduced to a broad variety of media and techniques and encouraged to experimentally use a variety of media and techniques. Breadth exploration must include a wide range of thematic explorations,formal design problems, concept-based works, expressive manipulation of subject matter, and the exploration of ideas within a social, political, or economic framework.
• You should include direct observational studies for 3-D design work.
Breadth 6 & 7: Wire Sculpture
Objective 1: Create a self-portrait out of wire. Focus on Line, Movement, Rhythm, Form and Proportion.
Objective 2: Create an animal figure in an action pose. Focus on Line, Movement, Rhythm, Form and Proportion.
Vocabulary:
Armature--the unseen support/framework for a sculpture
Contour line--a continuous line that creates the outline or shape
Linear--made of lines
Gauge--thickness of wire, the higher the number the thinner the wire
Shape--the outline of an object, 2-dimensional containing only height and width
Form--a 3-dimensional object containing height, width and volume or depth
Procedure
Research/Investigation #1--
Research/Investigation # 2-
Requirements:
• Wire portrait with a focus on Line, Movement, Rhythm, Form and Proportion.
• Wire-wrapped animal with a focus on Line, Movement, Rhythm, Form and Proportion.
• Research/investigation sketches
Objective 1: Create a self-portrait out of wire. Focus on Line, Movement, Rhythm, Form and Proportion.
Objective 2: Create an animal figure in an action pose. Focus on Line, Movement, Rhythm, Form and Proportion.
Vocabulary:
Armature--the unseen support/framework for a sculpture
Contour line--a continuous line that creates the outline or shape
Linear--made of lines
Gauge--thickness of wire, the higher the number the thinner the wire
Shape--the outline of an object, 2-dimensional containing only height and width
Form--a 3-dimensional object containing height, width and volume or depth
Procedure
Research/Investigation #1--
- With a partner use your smartphone to photograph a 360 degree view of yourself. Take a minimum of 5 photos.
- Using your photos as references, sketch out your self-portrait from the front and profile views.
- Using those sketches, you are going to 'draw' with wire. Build a 3 dimensional form using your reference sketches and create a self-portrait.
- Use the wire in such a way that it imitates your personal drawing style.Starting with the eyes and nose, begin a continuous contour "line" with the wire. You can begin building the rest of the details by attaching wire to this.
Research/Investigation # 2-
- Draw an animal in 4 different action poses.
- Then draw those poses with expressive line quality in those same 4 views.
- Choose the animal/pose that most appeals to you and use that sketch as the basis for your sculpture. Remember, you are working in 3 dimensions!
Requirements:
• Wire portrait with a focus on Line, Movement, Rhythm, Form and Proportion.
• Wire-wrapped animal with a focus on Line, Movement, Rhythm, Form and Proportion.
• Research/investigation sketches
Wire Sculpture
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Hari & Deepti: Light & Shadow
Breadth 8: Light & Shadow
Objective 1: You will develop a design based on a favorite story or a contemporary issue.
Objective 2: You will build your design based on an illustration of your story. Focus is on Shape, Form, Space, Texture, Balance, Movement and Unity.
Vocabulary:
Relief--extruding from a flat surface, meant to be viewed from front
Assemblage--made of different pieces/parts, meant to be viewed from all sides
Realism--art based on reality, recreating something as realistically as possible
Abstract--not realistic, art that uses shape, form, color and texture to achieve it's effect
Layering--overlapping multiple pieces within a relief sculpture to create volume/depth
Armature--the unseen support/framework for a sculpture
Contour line--a continuous line that creates the outline or shape
Linear--made of lines
Shape--the outline of an object, 2-dimensional containing only height and width
Form--a 3-dimensional object containing height, width and volume or depth
Requirements:
• Sketchbook questions/answers and sketches
• Practice pieces
• Final paper sculpture
• Self assessment
Materials:
Foamcore, paper, hot glue gun, x-acto knives, glue, LED light
Objective 1: You will develop a design based on a favorite story or a contemporary issue.
Objective 2: You will build your design based on an illustration of your story. Focus is on Shape, Form, Space, Texture, Balance, Movement and Unity.
Vocabulary:
Relief--extruding from a flat surface, meant to be viewed from front
Assemblage--made of different pieces/parts, meant to be viewed from all sides
Realism--art based on reality, recreating something as realistically as possible
Abstract--not realistic, art that uses shape, form, color and texture to achieve it's effect
Layering--overlapping multiple pieces within a relief sculpture to create volume/depth
Armature--the unseen support/framework for a sculpture
Contour line--a continuous line that creates the outline or shape
Linear--made of lines
Shape--the outline of an object, 2-dimensional containing only height and width
Form--a 3-dimensional object containing height, width and volume or depth
Requirements:
• Sketchbook questions/answers and sketches
• Practice pieces
• Final paper sculpture
• Self assessment
Materials:
Foamcore, paper, hot glue gun, x-acto knives, glue, LED light
Breadth 9: Abstract Wood Sculpture
Objective: Design and build an abstract, geometric sculpture using balsa wood. Focus on repetition and rhythm.
Vocabulary:
Positive space
Negative space
Geometric
Abstract
Notch
Rhythm
Repetition
Requirements:
• Define vocabulary
• Paper practice sculpture
• Sketches of final sculpture with a Focus on Shape, Form, Texture and Depth.
• Final balsa sculpture with a Focus on Shape, Form, Texture and Depth.
• Self-assessment
Materials:
Balsa wood, box cutter, X-acto knife, glue, paper, scissors, pencil, ruler
Objective: Design and build an abstract, geometric sculpture using balsa wood. Focus on repetition and rhythm.
Vocabulary:
Positive space
Negative space
Geometric
Abstract
Notch
Rhythm
Repetition
Requirements:
• Define vocabulary
• Paper practice sculpture
• Sketches of final sculpture with a Focus on Shape, Form, Texture and Depth.
• Final balsa sculpture with a Focus on Shape, Form, Texture and Depth.
• Self-assessment
Materials:
Balsa wood, box cutter, X-acto knife, glue, paper, scissors, pencil, ruler
Abstract Wood Sculpture Process
Breadth 10 & 11: Mishima & Sgraffito
Objective 1: Design 1 Mishima tile.Tile must demonstrate use of varied line, shape, pattern, variety and unity.
Objective 2: Design 1 Sgraffito box. The box must be carved on 5 sides with a unified drawing/design on all 5 sides and be able to hang from the wall. The box will demonstrate use of varied line, shape, contrast, value, variety and unity.
Bisque--First firing to remove excess water & organic materials from greenware in preparation for glazing.
must demonstrate use of varied line, shape, pattern, variety and unity.
must demonstrate use of varied line, shape, pattern, variety and unity.
Bisqueware-- Ceramic object that has undergone the initial firing.
Glaze--A combination of flux, alumina, glass & colorants/opacifiers to bisqueware for for decoration & function. This also vitrifies the surface.
Glazeware-- Ceramic object that has been glazed and undergone a second or series of firings thereby adhering glaze to the surface and vitrifying the object.
Vitrification--The transformation of a surface into glass, thereby making it impermeable
Slip-- A liquefied suspension of clay particles in water. Slip is usually the consistency of heavy cream. Slip is often used in decoration. It may be left the natural color of the clay body from which it is made, or it may be colored with oxides. It is applied to wet or soft leather-hard greenware.
Mishima-- A technique of inlaying slip, underglaze, or even clay into a contrasting clay body, the main clay body of the pottery piece. This technique allows for extremely fine, intricate design work with hard, sharp edges that can be difficult to reliably replicate in any other way. Although named after a Japanese city where it became popular in the 18th century, this technique originated in Korea.
Sgraffito-- (in Italian "to scratch") is a decorating pottery technique produced by applying layers of color or colors (underglazes or colored slips) to leather hard pottery and then scratching off parts of the layer(s) to create contrasting images, patterns and texture and reveal the clay color underneath
Objective 1: Design 1 Mishima tile.Tile must demonstrate use of varied line, shape, pattern, variety and unity.
Objective 2: Design 1 Sgraffito box. The box must be carved on 5 sides with a unified drawing/design on all 5 sides and be able to hang from the wall. The box will demonstrate use of varied line, shape, contrast, value, variety and unity.
Bisque--First firing to remove excess water & organic materials from greenware in preparation for glazing.
must demonstrate use of varied line, shape, pattern, variety and unity.
must demonstrate use of varied line, shape, pattern, variety and unity.
Bisqueware-- Ceramic object that has undergone the initial firing.
Glaze--A combination of flux, alumina, glass & colorants/opacifiers to bisqueware for for decoration & function. This also vitrifies the surface.
Glazeware-- Ceramic object that has been glazed and undergone a second or series of firings thereby adhering glaze to the surface and vitrifying the object.
Vitrification--The transformation of a surface into glass, thereby making it impermeable
Slip-- A liquefied suspension of clay particles in water. Slip is usually the consistency of heavy cream. Slip is often used in decoration. It may be left the natural color of the clay body from which it is made, or it may be colored with oxides. It is applied to wet or soft leather-hard greenware.
Mishima-- A technique of inlaying slip, underglaze, or even clay into a contrasting clay body, the main clay body of the pottery piece. This technique allows for extremely fine, intricate design work with hard, sharp edges that can be difficult to reliably replicate in any other way. Although named after a Japanese city where it became popular in the 18th century, this technique originated in Korea.
Sgraffito-- (in Italian "to scratch") is a decorating pottery technique produced by applying layers of color or colors (underglazes or colored slips) to leather hard pottery and then scratching off parts of the layer(s) to create contrasting images, patterns and texture and reveal the clay color underneath
Mishima Process
Requirements:
• Tiles must demonstrate use of varied line, shape, pattern, variety and unity.
• Sketches
• Minimum of 2 colors used.
• Self-Assessment
Materials:
Clay, glazes, various ceramic equipment
• Tiles must demonstrate use of varied line, shape, pattern, variety and unity.
• Sketches
• Minimum of 2 colors used.
• Self-Assessment
Materials:
Clay, glazes, various ceramic equipment
Sgraffito Technique
Requirements:
• Build a 6" x 6" x 2" box. Put a 1 1/2" strip across the back to use as a hanger.
• Box must be carved on 5 sides with a unified drawing/design on all 5 sides. The box will demonstrate use of varied line, shape, contrast, value, variety, balance and unity.
• The box must have an open back and be able to hang from the wall.
• 3 sketches
• Self-Assessment
Materials:
Clay,slip, various ceramic equipment
• Build a 6" x 6" x 2" box. Put a 1 1/2" strip across the back to use as a hanger.
• Box must be carved on 5 sides with a unified drawing/design on all 5 sides. The box will demonstrate use of varied line, shape, contrast, value, variety, balance and unity.
• The box must have an open back and be able to hang from the wall.
• 3 sketches
• Self-Assessment
Materials:
Clay,slip, various ceramic equipment
Breadth 12: The Exquisite Corpse
The phrase "exquisite corpse" originated with a Surrealist game of chance in which sentences were jointly created by a group of people, each person unaware of the words written by previous players. The Surrealists also played a similar game with drawings instead of words. Surrealist artists believed that imagination was most alive in the expression of unconscious or illogical thought. Some artists painted directly from dreams while others incorporated chance or the accident. Still others created impossible scenes by combining objects or events that had nothing to do with one another.
So What Is Surrealism?
Objective: Design and build a column of 3 rotating cubes with a different low relief sculpture on each side. The combination of the pieces should create a single sculpture that has Unity in form and theme.
Vocabulary:
Surrealism-- the principles, ideals, or practice of producing fantastic or incongruous imagery or effects in art, literature, film, or theater by means of unnatural or irrational juxtapositions and combinations.
Avant-garde-- a group of people who develop new and often very surprising ideas in art, literature, etc
Exquisite corpse-- is a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled.
Process:
Requirements:
• Cubes must demonstrate both additive and subtractive techniques.
• Cubes must demonstrate use of multiple glaze application techniques.
• Must show texture and pattern.
• All cubes must rotate freely on the axis.
• Attached to a finished wood base.
• Sketches
• Self-Assessment
Materials:
Clay, glazes, various ceramic equipment, wood, metal rod, plastic washers
Vocabulary:
Surrealism-- the principles, ideals, or practice of producing fantastic or incongruous imagery or effects in art, literature, film, or theater by means of unnatural or irrational juxtapositions and combinations.
Avant-garde-- a group of people who develop new and often very surprising ideas in art, literature, etc
Exquisite corpse-- is a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled.
Process:
- Fold a piece of sketchbook paper into 10 sections.
- You have 4 minutes to draw an image. Start in the top section of your paper and make a tiny part of the drawing overlap the crease.
- When time is up, the first section is folded backwards so only blank paper and the tiny overlapping part is visible. Rotate.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 with the next section, moving down the paper. No peaking! You can use the tiny visible part of the drawing to influence their drawings.
- Assemble three slab built boxes with the dimensions of 3" x 3" x 3" , two with a 1/4" hole in the center of the top and bottom and one box with a 1/4" hole only in the bottom.
- Transfer your images to the 4 sides of each cube. Do not put anything on the top or bottom.
- Apply surface treatments. Use any of the techniques you have learned thus far to do this.
- Assemble completed cubes on base, placing the cube with a single hole on top.
Requirements:
• Cubes must demonstrate both additive and subtractive techniques.
• Cubes must demonstrate use of multiple glaze application techniques.
• Must show texture and pattern.
• All cubes must rotate freely on the axis.
• Attached to a finished wood base.
• Sketches
• Self-Assessment
Materials:
Clay, glazes, various ceramic equipment, wood, metal rod, plastic washers
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