February 26, 2014 You need: –Vocab booklets –Something to write with Today’s activity: –Introduction to next project –Choose Partner & floor –Begin “floor plans” –Take home Comic Page to complete by Monday 3/3
Tiny Town Date:2/26/2014
Ana Serrano LA artist (32 years old) Created “Cartonlandia” Artwork relates to economy, customs, architecture, fashion
Three Dimensional An object that has height, length and width
Sculpture: 3 dimensional (3D) artwork
Volume: Space occupied; measured in 3 dimensions; length, width and height
The possibilities with cardboard!
Corrugated Cardboard: 2 pieces of paper that surround ridged and grooved paper; creates a strong board
Miniature Art…
Model a 3D representation of something, usually typically much smaller than the original
Thorne Room: Permanent exhibit space at the Chicago Art Institute. Contains extremely detailed model rooms from different times in American history.
Little People Project
Your Project: Become an Interior Designer Create a tiny “interior” of a specific place Each team will get “1 Floor” in our town Materials: –Cardboard –Cardstock (thick paper) –Color Paper –Collage materials for flat surfaces/Photos –Paint –Air Dry Clay –Other Craft materials YOU BRING IN
Interior: The inside of a space
Interior Designer: a person who specializes in designing interior architectural structures, layout & function. Note: This is different than an Interior DECORATOR: Decorates the interior with furniture, color & accessories
Floor Plan: a scale diagram of the arrangement of rooms in one story of a building
Tiny Tower App One HUGE tower community with homes, stores, restaurants, services & recreation all stacked up.
NOW: Turn in your notes Sit with a partner Randomly select the category of “floor” you will create as per “Tiny Tower” –Residential (homes) –Service (bank, police, library etc) –Recreation (park, pool, gym etc) –Retail (stores etc) –Creative (music, photo, artists, design etc) –Food (restaurants) BEGIN A FLOOR PLAN for your idea: Average Size Person is 3”!!