1. Unit 4 – Introduction to materials, processes and technical skills in art & design
Week 4 Wire Sculpture

2. Learning Outcomes List the tools utilised for wire manipulation
Use primary research to help in the creation of a sculpture
Create a 2 dimensional wire sculpture
Create a 3 dimensional wire sculpture
Evaluate the skills and materials from this lesson

3. Assessment Criteria Unit 4:
1.1 Critically compare a range of materials and processes used in art and design through experimental application.
1.4 Evaluate the use of materials, processes and technical skills to support own art and design activities
Unit 4:
1.1 Experiment with different materials and techniques within these taster sessions
1.4 Write about these sessions. What did you use? How did you use it? What are the materials like? What are they used for? Did you enjoy it? How did your test piece turn out? WHY?

4. Equipment used in today’s lesson

5. Pliers
Used to hold and manipulate. Their flat surface means that wire can be bent at an angle. They are also able to cut wire. Used by artisans, jewellery designers, electricians and other tradesmen

6. Side Cutters
Cutting tool for wire. Used by artisans, jewellery designers, electricians and other tradesmen

7. Long nose pliers
Excellent for intricate manipulation because of their shape and they are easier to create curves. They are also able to cut wire. Used by artisans, jewellery designers, electricians and other tradesmen

8. Chicken wire
Galvanised material that is used for fencing poultry live-stock. It can be used to support as a base to support concrete and cement in housing. Artists use it as an armature base for paper-mache, mod-roc and clay sculptures.

9. Aluminium Wire
Modelling material that is easy to bend and shape but holds its form. It is available in a variety of thicknesses and is used for armatures, jewellery and sculpture

10. Health and safety
Mind your fingers and hands with the pliers, cutters, mesh and wire
Watch the wire doesn’t unravel or go into your eyes

11. Creating a 2 dimensional form
Select a photograph from London and draw it onto A4 paper.
Use the tools to manipulate the wire and “trace” over your image using the wire in
Use one continuous piece of wire to begin with
Incorporate wire of a different thickness to give different linear qualities

12. Alexander Calder, 1928

13. Gavin Worth

14. Léa Mazet

15. Creating a 3 dimensional form
Select a photograph from London.
Use the tools to manipulate the wire and create a 3 dimensional sculpture
Use the wire in any way to create your sculpture
Incorporate wire of different thicknesses if required

16. Teresa Leung

17. Chris Moss

18. Chris Moss

19. Martin Senn

20. Huang Zen

21. Incorporating wire for unit 4: materials, processes and technical skills

25. Employment from skills used in today’s lesson
Wire sculpture

26. Craft & Jewellery

27. Armatures for animation

28. Armatures for sculpture and casting

29. Evaluation
Write an evaluation of today’s materials and processes lesson
Remember: What did you use? How did you use it? What are the materials like? What are they used for? Did you enjoy it? How did your test piece turn out? WHY?

30. Homework
Think about how you are going to create your final outcome using the skills from these taster sessions
Choose an image which you will use for your London project
Consider how the final outcome will look. Will it be a sculpture, jewellery, 2 dimensional, 3 dimensional, a water colour painting, embroidered part of a garment, or anything else you can think of
Use research to help you with ideas!

31. Learning Outcomes List the tools utilised for wire manipulation
Use primary research to help in the creation of a sculpture
Create a 2 dimensional wire sculpture
Create a 3 dimensional wire sculpture
Evaluate the skills and materials from this lesson