Interactive learning: sculpture.The front page asks "What is sculpture?" and then invites the visitor to "See for Yourself!" This new interactive Web program, a collaboration between the Saint Louis Art Museum The Saint Louis Art Museum is rated as one of the principal art museums in the United States and is visited by up to a half million people every year. Admission is free.[1] Located in Forest Park in St. and Laumeier Sculpture Park The Laumeier Sculpture Park is a 98 acre outdoor sculpture park within the St. Louis, Missouri area, featuring over 80 sculptures. The open air museum is currently under the directorship of Glen Gentele. External links
The site also includes teaching suggestions developed for grades 5-8 in accordance with Missouri standards for performance and content. The suggestions can be adapted for all ages and used either in the classroom or in conjunction with field trips to view the sculpture. Targeting Middle School The museums chose students in the middle grades as the target audience, citing their fascination with technology, ability to grasp concepts of contemporary art, and the fact that they are often neglected in art museum programming. Initial planning meetings for the project included museum educators, curators, information technicians, marketing and development staff, a local design firm, and teachers from community schools. The project is now part of the Web sites of the Saint Louis Art Museum (www.slam.org/sfysculpture) and Laumeier Sculpture Park (www.laumeier.org/sfysculpture). Artful art·ful adj. 1. Exhibiting art or skill: "The furniture is an artful blend of antiques and reproductions" Michael W. Robbins. 2. Web Learning The "Gallery" section features twelve sculptures. Students can view images and access basic "tombstone Tombstone, city (1990 pop. 1,220), Cochise co., SE Ariz.; inc. 1881. With its pleasant climate and legendary past, Tombstone is a well-known tourist attraction. The city became a national historic landmark in 1962. " information they might need to do further research or to plan a trip to the museums. In the section "You are the viewer," lively sequences introduce concepts through animation and simple written text. "Scale" compares the size of a human body to various sculptures, ultimately dwarfing everything with an image of the Gateway Arch, a St. Louis icon. "Balance" explores movement and implied movement through symmetry and asymmetry. "Shape/space" explores exterior and interior as well positive and negative space. In "Line," straight and curvy, horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines are superimposed su·per·im·pose tr.v. su·per·im·posed, su·per·im·pos·ing, su·per·im·pos·es 1. To lay or place (something) on or over something else. 2. on a variety of sculptures. The sequence culminates in an image of a kinetic sculpture kinetic sculpture Sculpture in which movement (as of a motor-driven part or a changing electronic image) is a basic element. Actual movement became an important aspect of sculpture in the 20th century. whose lines actually move through space. The final segment, "Texture," illustrates how light affects the surface of an outdoor sculpture as the sun moves across the sky. "Meet the artist" is a slide and video show that introduces two sculptures and the artists who made them. Jackie Ferrara uses math to create wooden pyramid-like sculptures. Students can watch the construction of Ferrara's site-specific work, Laumeier Project, in a series of photographs. Roxy Paine's stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. tree, Placebo, is assembled from pipes and rods of various sizes. A fast action video clip A short video presentation. shows the 56' (17 m) tree being installed under the direction of the artist. Activities with Artworks After learning about sculpture, students are encouraged to choose two works from the gallery to compare and contrast. A printable print·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of being printed or of producing a print: printable negatives. 2. Fit for publication: printable language. template is provided. An online student gallery invites students to create sculpture at school or at home, photograph it, write a label or artist's statement An artist's statement is a brief text composed by an artist and intended to explain, justify, and contextualize his or her body of work. Artists often have a short (50-100 word) and a long (500-1000 word) version of the same statement, and they may maintain and revise these , and submit the work to the Web site. This gives an exciting opportunity for students to display their work in a public forum where it can be viewed by parents and peers. See for Yourself: Sculpture was conceived and written by a team from the Saint Louis Art Museum and Laumeier Sculpture Park. Dr. E. Louis Lankford, Des Lee Foundation Endowed en·dow tr.v. en·dowed, en·dow·ing, en·dows 1. To provide with property, income, or a source of income. 2. a. Professor in Art Educnation at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, provided valuable input. The project was produced by Schwartz & Associates Creative, and funding was provided by the Aronson Foundation, Judith Aronson representing; the Employee's Community Fund of Boeing St. Louis; and the Regional Arts Commission. Louise Cameron is Head of Interpretation at the Saint Louis Art Museum. Louise. cameron@slam.org WEB LINKS slam.org/sfysculpture www.laumeier.org/sfysculpture |
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