1. Seventh Grade Sculpture Unit

2. Lesson One: Mobiles inspired by Alexander Calder Lesson Two: Plaster Animal Sculptures Lesson Three: Foam Robot Sculptures

3. Vocabulary Kinetic- movement, motion Mobile- type of kinetic sculpture in which an ensemble of balanced parts capable of motion are hung freely in space. Balance- refers to the ways in which the elements of a piece are arranged. May be symmetrical or assymmetrical.

4. Kinetic Sculpture The moving parts are generally powered by wind, a motor or the observer. “Bicycle Wheel” by Marcel Duchamp is said to be the first kinetic sculpture.

5. Mobile constructed to take advantage of the principle of equilibrium

6. Balance Not just physical balance Symmetry- think of your eyes in relation to either side of your nose. Asymmetrical balance occurs when elements are placed unevenly in a piece, but work together to produce harmony overall.

7. Alexander Calder 1898-1976

8. Alexander Calder

9. Biography Born in 1898, died 1976 Both parents were artists- father was a sculptor and mother was a painter Moved to Paris in 1926 and became interested in the circus After visiting Piet Mondrian’s studio, was “shocked into abstraction”

10. Snow Flurry

11. Black White and Ten Red

12. The S-Shaped Vine

13. Works Cited Arthistory.About.com Calder.org Wikipedia.com

14. Images http://www.meguimaraes.com/subrosa/arq uivo/cat_arte.htmlhttp://www.meguimaraes.com/subrosa/arq uivo/cat_arte.html