Abstract Sculpture Examples (3 Artists) Art 3/D Comp I You need your SB. Information in italics you will need to record, as well as all sculptures.

Artists that used carving as a method to create sculpture Henry Moore Barbara Hepworth Constantin Brancusi

Henry Moore: look at these websites The Henry Moore Foundation Artcyclopedia

Henry Moore Biography British Sculptor Son of a coal miner

Henry Moore Biography Studied at the Royal College of Art in London until 1925 Attracted to African, Pre-Columbian, and Medieval art

Henry Moore Biography Worked in plaster, stone, and bronze Influenced by the contours of nature and the human figure

Henry Moore Biography Henry Moore is famous for working abstractly. He simplified objects by breaking them down into curves, angles, and shapes

Henry Moore Biography For example, his 1939 sculpture Reclining Figure is known for a series of holes that pierce the solid mass and transforms it into a kind of landscape of caves and tunnels

Reclining Figure by Henry Moore Carved from Elm (wood) 1939

Look at these images Wikipedia entry for Henry Moore

Two Piece Reclining Figure No. 5 Bronze

Family Group Carved Stone

Large Interior Form Bronze

Barbara Hepworth British sculptor Was close friends with Henry Moore and his art influenced hers. Her interest in sculpture began when she visited Italy in 1925 and learned how to carve marble.

Barbara Hepworth Was attracted to Egyptian and Greek art. She married British artist Ben Nicholson and they worked together to make successful art.

Barbara Hepworth In 1939 she began incorporating string into her sculpture.

Barbara Hepworth She also focused on working with wood. What would be the advantage to carving wood over stone?

Barbara Hepworth Title: Oval Sculpture Media: Wood with painted white interior

Barbara Hepworth Title: Garden Media: Bronze

Barbara Hepworth Title: Conoid Sculpture and Hollow II Marble

Barbara Hepworth Title: Wave Date: 1943 Media: wood with white painted interior and strings

Barbara Hepworth Title: Two Segments and Sphere Date: Media: Marble

Constantin Brancusi Born in Romania Lived from

Constantin Brancusi Ran away at age 11 and worked as an apprentice to a cabinet maker In 1904 Brancusi left to study art in Paris

Constantin Brancusi Worked in marble, plaster, and bronze Experimented with the form of the egg, human head, and teardrop

Constantin Brancusi He used the egg (as a metaphor) to concentrate on ideas of creation, birth, life, and death. Title: The Newborn

Constantin Brancusi He also focused on variations of abstracting the human face and body.

Constantin Brancusi Title: Mademoiselle Pogany III Date: 1931 Marble This sculpture lacks a mouth and the brows merge gracefully into the nose.

Constantin Brancusi Title: The Muse Media: white marble Date: 1912 What does the word muse mean?

Constantin Brancusi Title: Bird in Space Date: 1925 Media: marble, bronze, and wood

31 Brancusi exhibit in the Philadelphia Museum of Art 31

Sketchbook Assignment As other students are mixing and pouring their cups, work on this entry in your sketchbook Draw out 2 idea sketches that demonstrate the elements and principles of design. 32

Try to focus on abstraction—the shape & form of your idea can remind you of concrete objects, but shouldn’t obviously resemble them. Think back to the images of Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, and Brancusi—use them as inspiration!! 33

Your 3 idea sketches must include: A “negative space” carved through the sculpture that you can see through. Colored with colored pencils to show what you want your finished sculpture to look like. Front and back views. 34

Tomorrow you will finish your drawings; together we will choose the best one. You will create a maquette: a small, scale model of your sculpture idea, It is used to visualize and test shapes and ideas without producing a final product. You will use modeling clay to make your maquette. 35

Brainstorming You can start out by drawing a simple object, then simplifying it (removing detail, using simple shapes and curves). Or, you can think about combining simple shapes and forms: geometric or organic. 36