1. Wire Sculpture Goals: Variation of line weight (thick, medium, thin)
Stands on it’s own
Represents happy moment
Uses more than one technique

2. Contour line: refers to the outside edges, as well as the defined enclosed edges.

3. Line variation: challenge yourself to have a mixture of thick, medium and thin lines.

4. Benedict Radcliffe

5. Benedict Radcliffe

6. Tomohiro Inaba

8. Implied lines: Lines can be suggestive and gestural and still hint at or show the subject.

9. Movement: challenge yourself to show movement through wire lines.

10. 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

12. Student example

13. Student example that shows movement and implied lines.

19. Ruth Asawa: Japanese-American artist who uses wire in her work.