Surrealism: The Exquisite Corpse
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.
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?
Surrealism is a style of art and literature developed principally in the 20th century, stressing the subconscious or irrational significance of imagery arrived at by automatism or the exploitation of chance effects, unexpected juxtapositions, etc.
What Does Surrealism Look Like Today?
Your Exquisite corpse
Vocabulary:
Surrealism-- is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings. The aim was to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality". Artists painted unnerving, illogical scenes with photographic precision, created strange creatures from everyday objects and developed painting techniques that allowed the unconscious to express itself.
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.
Polychromatic-- having many colors
Surrealism-- is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings. The aim was to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality". Artists painted unnerving, illogical scenes with photographic precision, created strange creatures from everyday objects and developed painting techniques that allowed the unconscious to express itself.
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.
Polychromatic-- having many colors
Preparation Process:
- Use the 4 sketches that are 2" x 6" from the exquisite corpse homework.
- Cut a piece of tracing paper in to 4 strips measuring 2 " x 6" .Draw a line at the 2" mark on each strip; staple behind this line.
- Transfer your images to the book you assembled. Cut the book into 3 sections at the 2" mark. See example.
Greenware due by February 10th. 2017
Ceramic Process:
- (a) Extrude square "pipe" and cut into 3: 2" x 2" x 2" sections. (b) Attach 2" x 2" slab to the top and bottom of each section. (c) Smooth surface of cubes and square edges/corners. Remember to gently round your corners! (d) Center and place a 1/4" hole on cubes as follows: Two boxes 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. You may use mishima, sgrafitto or a combination of the two.
- Bisque fire. You may apply underglazes & a high fire clear glaze or a simple high fire clear glaze.
- (a)Build wooden base (2" x 2" x 0.75") with 1/4" rod cut to a length of 6". (b)Find the center of the base and drill a 3/16" hole. Spray paint your base black. (c)Cut the rod to 6" and thread the bottom 1/2". (d)Place a drop of polyurethane glue in the hole of your base and twist in the rod.
- Assemble completed cubes on base, placing the cube with a single hole on top.
Kinetic Ceramic Sculpture
Glazeware due by February 24th. 2017
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
• 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
Resource-- http://core77.com/blog/homeware/default.asp