1. Constructions
Ppt By Mrs. Peachee

4. Tradition Historically preferred methods for 3-D sculpture
Subtractive method
Carving of stone or wood.
Additive method
Modeling and working in clay or wax
Casting

5. Ancient References:
Girl on a Swing, Minoan (terra cotta - ca 1500 B.C)
Compare to: Venus of Willendorf (limestone)

6. What constitutes sculpture?
3-D art object
Encompasses all types of sculpture
Michaelangelo's Pieta (Mary holding the crucified body of Christ)- High Renaissance 1499
Oldenburg and den Bruggen1988

7. What is a construction? Building of sculpture Examples:
Building from metal
Building with wood and nails
Assembling found pieces
Not molding or subtractive

8. 20th Century Modern Construction Principles: How is it still art?
Rise of industry
Rise of pre-made goods
Principles:
Imagination
Space
Line
Material
Form
How is it still art?

9. Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty
Could you imagine if the Statue of Liberty were not green?
Sculptures must be in tune with the materials they are using.
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
1886
Constructed of copper plates
Gift from France

10. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
1889
Wrought Iron
Built for the World's Fair as a grand entrance.
French considered it ugly since it was not able to be finished due to war.

11. Naum Gabo “Father of String Art”
Russian born lived in Conneticut
Rotterdam, Holland nearly 6 stories tall. (1956)
Concrete and metal
Plays off negative space
Awarness of form!!!

12. Kinetic Artists Calder Kinetic: movement George Rickey Mobiles Stables
In art it is necessary for the viewer to get the full effect if the piece is moving.
George Rickey
Large metal sculpures that move

13. Alexander Calder 1898-1976 “Father of Mobiles”
Metal mobiles and stables (kinetic art)
Often used primary colors
Flamingo (53' tall)
Lobster Trap & Fish Tail (1939)
Stable: mobile with a base.
Emphasized the sense of line and balance in his pieces

14. George Rickey American Kinetic artist Wrote:
American Kinetic artist
Constructivist geometric engineering
Large metal constructions
Wrote:
“Constrictivism- Origins and Evolution”
South Bend Indiana

15. “Assemblage”
Collection of different found objects put together for another purpose.
Differs from a collage in that a collage could be a combination of the same parts such as photographs.
Picasso’s Bull’s Head,

16. Picasso “The Goat” 1969 “Bull’s Head” 1943
“Father of Cubism”
(Spain/ France)
Known for his cubist paintings using splintered perspectives
First to incorporate found objects into his art.
“The Goat” 1969
“Bull’s Head” 1943
1968 Daily Plaza “Woman” donated by Picasso to Chicago

17. Louise Nevelson 1899-1988 Ukrain- New York
Assemblages using found wood shapes primarily
Monochromatic
Sky Cathedral (1950)
Dawn’s Wedding Chapel (1960)
Femal artist creating work that was very masculine.

18. Space The power of positive and negative space in sculpture is vital.
Often the negative space is the most important.
Example: Jose de Rivera ’s Construction No. 8

19. David Smith 1906-65 American sculptor of stainless steal.
Created geometric shapes in various unique patterns.
Balance is the key in his work. Balancing many small against one large.
Cubi XIX, 1964

20. Deborah Butterfield 1949-
Constructs animal sculptures from wood, metal, and other found material
California

21. Nancy Graves
Famous for her Camel sculptures from her travels
Feather like Polychrome bronze casted sculptures from found objects.

22. Marisol Escobar 1930 Paris- Currently living in New York
Family & other groups from large wood timbers, carved, assembled and painted.

23. John Chamberlain 1927- 2011 American Abstract Expressionist
Created large installations using crushed cars and carparts.
Branched out into other media including painting, foam, and other found objects.

24. Joseph Cornell
American Sculptor who created shadow boxes for his disabled brother.

25. Robert Indiana
His constructions were considered “Sculptural Poems”
Indiana Sculptor
Most famous for his “Love sculptures”

26. Your Assignment Handout 10 Points (completion)
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27. Joking, John. (2015) www.anasazi spoof.com
Artist Name
By: Mrs. Peachee
Pueblo Potter, Jane Doe, is famous for her works with earthworms in clay. The organic matter creates an interesting pattern that is reminiscent of her ancestors the Anasazi Indians (Joking, 2015)
Joking, John. (2015) spoof.com
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