1. Wire Sculpture

2. Alexander Calder 1898-1976 Calder with Myxomatose, 1953 (A08122), Paris. Photograph by Agnès Varda, 1954

4. Goldfish Bowl, 1929 Wire 16" x 15" x 6" Calder Foundation, New York

5. “Calder utilized his innovative genius to profoundly change the course of modern art. He began by developing a new method of sculpting: by bending and twisting wire, he essentially "drew" three- dimensional figures in space. He is renowned for the invention of the mobile, whose suspended, abstract elements move and balance in changing harmony. Calder also devoted himself to making outdoor sculpture on a grand scale from bolted sheet steel.” -http://calder.org/home.html

6. Joan Miro, c. 1930 Wire 11 7/16" x 10 5/8"

7. Fernand Leger, 1930 Wire 16" x 14" Private Collection

8. Vertical Foliage, 1941 Sheet metal, wire, and paint 53 1/2" x 66" Calder Foundation, New York

9. Calder Websites: http://calder.org/home.html http://www.artknowledgenews.com/Alexa nder_Calders_Paris_Years.html http://www.artknowledgenews.com/Alexa nder_Calders_Paris_Years.html

10. Elizabeth Berrien http://www.wirelady.com/index.html She’s a contemporary artist who began working with wire in 1968 when given an assignment in high school art class. “Animals have always been a presence in Elizabeth Berrien's life. She lives on a farm on California's rugged north coast with cats, dogs and horses, and occasional visits from foxes, raccoons, bears and mountain lions.” -http://www.wirelady.com/about.htmlwww.wirelady.com/about.html

12. 2-D Wire Pygmy Goat

13. Pegasus, Louisville Airport

14. Naomi Grossman She is a contemporary artist working in New York. “My wire sculptures and mixed media installation pieces reference the female form and become drawings in space. The wires change in thickness as a drawn line might. Words like thoughts appear. The wire creates a tension- “wired”- while also conveying both strength and fragility.” - http://www.naomigrossman.com/statement/ - http://www.naomigrossman.com/stateme

15. Freefall

17. Student Work

22. Vocabulary: define these terms in your journal. contour outline expressive gauge crimping

23. Art Elements and Principles of Design Line Shape Form Space (positive and negative) Movement Balance Proportion Emphasis (focal point)

24. Bring in an actual object or several photographs of an object from different angles to use as a reference for your wire sculpture. It is best to have an actual 3d object to look at as a reference! Ideas: shoe, gumball machine, instrument, camera, microscope, clothes iron, wooden figure, pumpkin or gourd, sea shell Draw some preliminary sketches to break the object into basic contour lines and shapes. Consider the positive and negative space you’re creating.

25. Main Objectives: The level of craftsmanship in the creation and finishing of the work is exemplary. The sculpture shows a comprehensive understanding of your referenced object. The sculpture is creative and inventive with the way in which you use line, shape and space.

26. Vocab Answers Contour- lines that define edges and surface ridges of an object (helps to create 3- dimensional look) Outline- lines that shows outer edges of a shape (flat; 2d) Expressive- conveying ideas or moods (feelings) Gauge- the thickness of wire (lower number = thicker diameter) Crimping- pressing and pinching wire together

27. Shape vs. Form Shape = two-dimensional (2d), height and width Form = three-dimensional (3d), height and width and depth

28. Proportion = size relationship of one part to another

29. Emphasis = making one part dominant