Wire Sculpture Goals: Variation of line weight (thick, medium, thin) Stands on it’s own Represents happy moment Uses more than one technique
Contour line: refers to the outside edges, as well as the defined enclosed edges.
Line variation: challenge yourself to have a mixture of thick, medium and thin lines.
Benedict Radcliffe
Benedict Radcliffe
Tomohiro Inaba
Implied lines: Lines can be suggestive and gestural and still hint at or show the subject.
Movement: challenge yourself to show movement through wire lines.
Alexander Calder “Rouge Triomphant” 1959 Use of a strong color focal point. He is also known for Kinetic art: a form of art that depends on movement for its effect. Alexander Calder “Rouge Triomphant” 1959
Student example
Student example that shows movement and implied lines.
Ruth Asawa: Japanese-American artist who uses wire in her work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krZkKY4HmU8