Packing Tape People Area of Interaction: Environment Colorado State Standard #1: Students recognize and use the visual arts as a form of communication. Guiding Question: How can my art impact the school environment?

Vocabulary Sculpture: Art work that incorporates 3 plains: height, width and depth Pose: A physical posture… demonstrating an attitude or a mood. Element of Design Form: Volume and mass, it takes up space and can be viewed from many angles. Form is the 3-demensional equal to the 2- dimensional element of shape. Principle of Design Unity: provides the cohesive quality that makes an artwork feel complete and finished.

The Caryatid Porch of the Erechtheion, Athens, 421–407 BC ErechtheionAthens

Contemporary Public Art: Athens, Greece Bronze

Henry Moore Draped Seated Women Plaster,

Duane Hanson: Traveller 1988, autobody filler fibreglass and mixed media with accessories life size

Mark Jenkins: culpture.html

Student Art Work

Assignment: Create a life size figure using packing tape, that will create interest in the viewer and affect the school environment.

Steps 1.Chose groups of On your assignment sheet: 1.Who is in your group? 2.What is the attitude or mood? 3.Where do you want your sculpture to be? 4.Draw a simple gesture (stick) figure showing your pose.

3.You are going to do the head first…. Make an opening in the plastic wrap so the model can breath… Wrap the head, top, chin, and neck with plastic wrap. 4.Wrap with packing tape 3 times…. This will make the form firm, you don’t want it to collapse when removed. 5.Cut the tape away from the face with one long opening, be careful not to cut hair or the model! 6.Repeat process on other body parts…. Make sure your model holds the pose you are creating.