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6th Grade

Nylon, Wire, Wood, Acrylic Paint. April 2005

 

IntroductionObjectiveVocabularyMaterials~ResourcesIntro Gallery
ProceduresTechniquesWriting Prompts (SCR's)In-Progress Analysis
Artist StatementFinal CritiqueAssessment ~ RubricStudent Gallery

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"I'm interested in mediating between a feeling of massiveness and fragility
to reach a point of extreme vulnerability."

    

Sculptor (American, b.1941)

 

 

(Write in Sketchbook)

Create an ABSTRACT sculpture which moves RHYTHMICALLY through SPACE through my use of LINE and SHAPE; a form which has BALANCE, UNITY & HARMONY; to paint the surface, add COLOR, TEXTURE, PATTERNS, IMAGERY, that enhances, EMPHASIZES SHAPE and LINE as the FORM moves through SPACE

(Write in Sketchbook)

ABSTRACT: (adjective) art with little or no recognizable or realistic forms from the physical world; focus on formal elements (colors, lines, or shapes); nonrepresentational: not aiming to depict (show) an object but composed with the focus on internal structure and form.  (Artists often "abstract" objects by changing, simplifying, or exaggerating what they see).

ARMATURE: (noun) framework for model: a framework that supports a sculpture while it is being modeled.

BALANCE: (Principle of Design);

EMPHASIS: (

HARMONY: (Principle of Design);

IMAGERY: (

MOVEMENT (Visual Movement): (

ORIENTATION: (noun) the positioning of something, or the position or direction in which something lies; arrangement; alignment.

PATTERN: (

RHYTHM: (

TEXTURE: (Element of Art);

UNITY: (Principle of Design);

Wood Block Base (3x3)
Wire Hangers
Acrylic Paint
Plastic Palettes
Paint Brushes
Aprons
Water Containers


 

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Martin Puryear (American, b.1941)

Horsefly, 1996-2000

Wire, Mesh, Tar, Glass, Wood ~ Museum of Modern Art, NYC

"I'm interested in mediating between a feeling of massiveness and fragility

to reach a point of extreme vulnerability."

 
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Wood block base with hole drilled for wire hanger armature.