Hello Beautiful Sculpture students!

Get ready to make a FIGURATIVE sculpture.

FIRST:

Find an OUTSIDER artist (an "untrained" artist) and FIGURATIVE SCULPTOR (An artist who makes sculptures of people.)

Dr. Charles Smith

OR

Nek Chand Saini

on this museum's website:
http://www.jmkac.org/Artist-EnvironmentBuilders

IN YOUR SKETCH BOOK,

1. Describe 3 things about the artist that you find interesting.

2. Then explain why they are called an "OUTSIDER" artist.

IN YOUR SKETCH BOOK,

Pick one of their figurative sculptures to look at:
1. What are some physical characteristics of the person in the sculpture? (look at their body position)
2. What are some emotional characteristics of the person in the sculpture?
3. Imagine 3 things about the life of that person based on your above answers.

NEXT:
Find a CONTEMPORARY figurative sculptor who is not an outsider artist.

Try these artists:

Juan Munoz
http://www.diacenter.org/exhibs/munoz/abroad/
OR
Magdalena Abakanowicz
http://www.blogger.com/OR%20%20Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20http://www.abakanowicz.art.pl/index.php
OR
Jeff Koons
http://www.artnews.com/issues/article.asp?art_id=1829
OR
find your own...

IN YOUR SKETCH BOOK,
1. Describe 3 things about the artist that you find interesting.
2. Then explain why they are called an "CONTEMPORARY" artist.

IN YOUR SKETCH BOOK, Describe their artwork and then pick one figurative sculpture to look at:

1. What are some physical characteristics of the person in the sculpture? (look at their body position)

2. What are some emotional characteristics of the person in the sculpture?

3. Imagine 3 things about the life of that person based on your above answers.

IN YOUR SKETCHBOOK:

DEFINE THESE VOCABULARY-

1. FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE

2. OUTSIDER ART

3. CONTEMPORARY ART

NEXT:

Find any figurative sculpture that shows some emotion with it's body. (do they look scared? sad? excited?) The sculpture can be REALISTIC OR ABSTRACTED.

IN YOUR SKETCH BOOK: DRAW IT.

LAST: (DO THIS ACTIVITY AFTER WE READ THE STORY IN CLASS!- ON MONDAY 4TH AND 6TH PERIODS AND TUESDAY 5TH PERIOD)

Who do you respect or admire? (Maybe someone you know? Someone historical? Someone you'd like to be?)

IN YOUR SKETCH BOOK, List 2 people:

1. What are some physical characteristics of the person? (male or female? old, young etc.)

2. What are some emotional characteristics of the person? (what is their personality like?)
3. List 3 things about the life of the person. (explain what they have done to earn your respect?)

YOU WILL BE MAKING A LIST OF 5 QUESTIONS TO "ASK" YOUR CHOSEN PERSON IN ORDER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM.

START THIS IN YOUR SKETCH BOOK NOW.