Cardboard animal sculptures.Our three-dimensional art forms course is designed to help students expand their ability to create and communicate through three-dimensional art media. After several sequential lessons that focused on the basic concepts involved in the creation of three-dimensional forms and the language for this area, I introduced a technique that allowed the students to synthesize To create a whole or complete unit from parts or components. See synthesis. what they had reamed with an emphasis on the effects of scale as well as address their developmental needs. A Large Assignment After beginning the year with some basic sculpture design problems, I had to offer a problem that allowed the students to make use of what they had learned. As most students of this age are eager to participate in the world of adult activities, the for mat had to be one associated with practicing adult artists. Because much of the sculpture we are familiar with is of near life-size or larger, near life-size sculpture was the format chosen. So that my students could experience the distinct effect created by large-scale sculpture in an environment, I had to find a technique that could safely and relatively quickly allow them to create works of greater spatial presence. I introduced the problem of creating some large-scale works to display in the school lobby. The class was excited about the idea but apprehensive about the size and new technique. To alleviate Alleviate To make something easier to be endured. Mentioned in: Kinesiology, Applied this apprehension The seizure and arrest of a person who is suspected of having committed a crime. A reasonable belief of the possibility of imminent injury or death at the hands of another that justifies a person acting in Self-Defense against the potential attack. , I asked that the students work toward the creation of the large sculptures in several steps. Experimenting with Models The students were divided into groups before being asked to decide on a subject for their sculpture. The only restraints were that the sculpture be made entirely of cardboard Cardboard is a generic non-specific term for a heavy duty paper based product. Paperboard
Paperboard is a paper based material. It is often used for folding cartons, set-up boxes, carded packaging, etc. , near life-size, and fit through the artroom door. The groups addressed these restraints by choosing mostly animal subjects such as a cow, alligator alligator, large aquatic reptile of the genus Alligator, in the same order as the crocodile. There are two species—a large type found in the S United States and a small type found in E China. Alligators differ from crocodiles in several ways. , pig, and others. With the subject selected the students moved on to plan their sculptures. They first created models or maquettes. They used 9 x 12" (23 x 31 cm) sheets of white paper and white glue glue: see adhesive. glue Adhesive substance resembling gelatin, extracted from animal tissue, particularly hides and bones, or from fish, casein (milk protein), or vegetables. to assemble their models. The models allowed the sculptors This is a partial list of sculptors. A
Applying Scale They translated the three-dimensional models into a set of plans. I demonstrated methods they could use to connect the pieces of cardboard to yield secure joints. The most versatile method was "tab in slot" where a small rectangle is left projecting off one piece of cardboard that fits into a corresponding slot on the surface it is to be joined to. The finished plans showed the size, shape, and number of pieces needed. We then scaled the plans to a minimum 5' (1.5 m) overall length. Under Construction After reviewing the plans, the students moved on to construct the final sculptures. Each group selected pieces of cardboard from the community cardboard stack and decided what would be cut from each piece. The students then copied and enlarged the shapes they drew on the plans to the cardboard pieces. They were careful to trace the lines on the printed side of the cardboard to keep the outside clear of marks. After marking the cardboard with pencil the students used art knives knives n. Plural of knife. knives Noun the plural of knife knives knife and scissors scissors Cutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends to cut the pieces out and shape them for assembly. Once the pieces were cut out, the groups worked cooperatively to glue the parts together into finished sculptures. The finished sculptures were placed near the front entrance to the school. The students felt a sense of accomplishment and reamed a great deal about the way scale affects sculpture in the solutions they came up with for this challenging and difficult problem. The faculty was impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: by the student's clever solutions and voiced many encouraging comments. Ross kowalski is an art teacher at Duxbury Junior/Senior High School in Duxbury, Massachusetts For the place in England see Duxbury Woods Duxbury is a coastal town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Although not located in the same county as Boston, Duxbury is considered to be a Boston suburb, located approximately 35 miles to the south of the . |
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