Seventh Grade Sculpture Unit
Seventh Grade Sculpture Unit
• Lesson One: Mobiles inspired by Alexander Calder
• Lesson Two: Plaster Animal Sculptures
• Lesson Three: Foam Robot Sculptures
Vocabulary
• Kinetic- movement, motion
• Mobile- type of kinetic sculpture in which an ensemble of balanced parts capable of motion are hung freely in space.
• Balance- refers to the ways in which the elements of a piece are arranged. May be symmetrical or assymmetrical.
Kinetic Sculpture
• The moving parts are generally powered by wind, a motor or the observer.
• “Bicycle Wheel” by Marcel Duchamp is said to be the first kinetic sculpture.
Mobile
• constructed to take advantage of the principle of equilibrium
Balance
• Not just physical balance
• Symmetry- think of your eyes in relation to either side of your nose.
• Asymmetrical balance occurs when elements are placed unevenly in a piece, but work together to produce harmony overall.
Alexander Calder1898-1976
Alexander Calder
Biography
• Born in 1898, died 1976
• Both parents were artists- father was a sculptor and mother was a painter
• Moved to Paris in 1926 and became interested in the circus
• After visiting Piet Mondrian’s studio, was “shocked into abstraction”
Snow Flurry
Black White and Ten Red
The S-Shaped Vine
Works Cited
• Arthistory.About.com
• Calder.org
• Wikipedia.com
Images
• http://www.meguimaraes.com/subrosa/arquivo/cat_arte.html
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