Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Prehistoric Venus Sculptures
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The Venus of Willendorf, 24,000 BC
Our Beginning 3D class spent some time studying the Venus of Willendorf and other prehistoric "Venus" sculptures. Students then made their own "prehistoric Venus" sculptures. First, they made maquettes (clay models). They made their own plaster blocks in paper cups, carved their sculptures, and finally finished them with thinned out acrylic paint and shoe polish. (If you're going to try this finish, make sure that the paint is fully dry before applying the shoe polish. We used both paste and liquid shoe polish.) These sculptures are all approximately four inches tall.
The Venus of Willendorf, 24,000 BC
Our Beginning 3D class spent some time studying the Venus of Willendorf and other prehistoric "Venus" sculptures. Students then made their own "prehistoric Venus" sculptures. First, they made maquettes (clay models). They made their own plaster blocks in paper cups, carved their sculptures, and finally finished them with thinned out acrylic paint and shoe polish. (If you're going to try this finish, make sure that the paint is fully dry before applying the shoe polish. We used both paste and liquid shoe polish.) These sculptures are all approximately four inches tall.
Friday, April 27, 2012
We make a George Segal style plaster sculpture
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Sculptor George Segal is known for his plaster sculptures of people. Segal created his sculptures by wrapping models with plaster cloth. (This is the same material that you may have had a doctor put on your broken arm.)
I decided that I would like to try it with our Intermediate/Advanced 3D class. This was our first attempt at doing this. We started with each student making a cast of an individual body part. After they were made, we hung them on the wall of the art room. After that, we began work on a full figure. After some discussion, we decided to just do the front side of the model and mount the cast onto a board.
The photos below document our progress throughout the project, from start to finish and final installation. For a first attempt at doing this, were were all quite pleased with how it came out.
(Click on the photos to see them at a larger size.)
Sculptor George Segal is known for his plaster sculptures of people. Segal created his sculptures by wrapping models with plaster cloth. (This is the same material that you may have had a doctor put on your broken arm.)
I decided that I would like to try it with our Intermediate/Advanced 3D class. This was our first attempt at doing this. We started with each student making a cast of an individual body part. After they were made, we hung them on the wall of the art room. After that, we began work on a full figure. After some discussion, we decided to just do the front side of the model and mount the cast onto a board.
The photos below document our progress throughout the project, from start to finish and final installation. For a first attempt at doing this, were were all quite pleased with how it came out.
(Click on the photos to see them at a larger size.)
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| George Segal, 1962 |
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| Our Artist-in-Residence Diane Kramer gives some assistance. |
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Beginning 3D - Assignment: "Prehistoric Venus" Sculpture
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Assignment for Monday, April 9, 2012
Venus of Lespugue, 23,ooo B.C., 6 inches tall, ivory carving
This class did this assignment last year. (Most of the students really enjoyed it, and their sculptures looked great!) Please follow the link to the blog post that was made at that time. Read the entire post and follow the directions. You will be required to answer some questions by making a "comment" at the bottom of the post.
Click HERE to link to the original post.
Assignment for Monday, April 9, 2012
Venus of Lespugue, 23,ooo B.C., 6 inches tall, ivory carving
This class did this assignment last year. (Most of the students really enjoyed it, and their sculptures looked great!) Please follow the link to the blog post that was made at that time. Read the entire post and follow the directions. You will be required to answer some questions by making a "comment" at the bottom of the post.
Click HERE to link to the original post.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Plushies!
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One of the art courses that AAW offers is called Visual Art Studio. Students taking this class are embedded in our regular classes, and work more or less independently. They have to be approved by the art teacher to take this class. These kids are good artists, well-behaved, and highly motivated. Some of them do work similar to what we do in our regular classes, but others do things that we don't do but are of interest to them. Case in point: this student has made a "plushie" from scratch, and has done a beautiful job! She is also working on a complete fur suit (pics to come).
Student artist Angela Ulinski with her plushie
One of the art courses that AAW offers is called Visual Art Studio. Students taking this class are embedded in our regular classes, and work more or less independently. They have to be approved by the art teacher to take this class. These kids are good artists, well-behaved, and highly motivated. Some of them do work similar to what we do in our regular classes, but others do things that we don't do but are of interest to them. Case in point: this student has made a "plushie" from scratch, and has done a beautiful job! She is also working on a complete fur suit (pics to come).
Student artist Angela Ulinski with her plushie
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