SOFT SCULPTURES -make something NORMAL into something STRANGE!!

This sculpture of CAKE (it is taller than me!) was created by a famous artist named Claes Oldenburg read this short bit about his work then answer the questions in the packet!

Claes Oldenburg creates metamorphoses in everyday life:

When a match or a lipstick grows into a monumental size, much bigger than the the size of the viewer, or when a hard and heavy tool becomes soft and squishy, the impression is inevitably comic. A sense of humour is one of the central elements of Claes Oldenburg’s art. But it is not only about making a visual joke. Surprising shifts in scale (size) and materials change and refresh the concept of art and public art in particular. For Oldenburg, any everyday object can serve as a beginning for his artwork: a machine, a used match, a baseball bat, a spoon, food- anything. He changes the shape of the original object into another material and scale (size), the result opens the viewer’s eyes to a new way of looking at both everyday objects and public sculptures.

• Follow the directions in the packet.
• Record all of your ideas, drawings and glue in any images you print out into your packet.
• Remember this sculpture will be donated to the Reading Room @ the Youth Center!

1. Look for inspiration for this project at the websites below. http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/index.php?em3106=218704_-1__0_~0_-1_1_2009_0_0&eM=

http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/1995/messager/penetra.html

http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/1995/messager/images/pescrol.jpg

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=soft%20sculpture%20oldenburg&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

2. Now list ides in your packet for images you want to create with fabric.

3. Look on line for examples of those images and print them out in the library- glue these pictures in to your packet.

4. Begin sketches of your ideas in your packet. (hint- You can combine images to make an interesting sculptures. For example- Cat body with a TV head?)