Relief Sculpture

Name: Date: Per

Relief Sculpture:

Sculpture that is on a flat surface but raised to different levels

Jen Stark

-artist who uses colorful paper and many cuts to create a paper relief sculpture (video).

Frank Stella• Began as a painter & slowly his artwork became 3-Dimensional

• Creates smaller relief sculptures that sometimes become large scale public sculptures.

Abstract • Recognizable forms that have been changed from realty

Negative Space

• The empty spaces inside and around an object or shape

Collage:a design created by attaching mostly flat elements (newspaper, wallpaper, text, photos etc) to a surface.

Contrast:• a principle of art; strong

differences within an artwork to create interest

• Examples: opposite colors, geometric vs. organic shapes, big or small etc

Elizabeth Murray• Chicago born artist• Uses flat, painted shapes

pieced together• Artwork is often playful,

cartoonish and bold in color

• Uses images objects found in the home to emphasize her ideas about domestic life

E. Murray starts out with sketches:

Samples of her work

Overlap• When something is partially

in front of something else

Composition• The organization of elements

to make an ineresting arwork

Your Project

• You will be making a paper relief sculpture that utilizes collage (magazines, drawing & painting)

• The sculpture will be about someone you care about (this can be yourself!). It can be abstract.

• “Emphasize” an area in your sculpture• Use “negative space” (everything shouldn’t be

jumbled together)• Thoughtful and organized “composition” using

some overlapping