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December 9, 2009. Get your folders!. Assignment #1 Answer these questions about the “I SEE ME” project. Use complete sentences!. How do your new glasses represent your personality? What do you think were your successes with this project? How could you have improved upon it?.
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December 9, 2009 Get your folders!
Assignment #1Answer these questions about the “I SEE ME” project. Use complete sentences! • How do your new glasses represent your personality? • What do you think were your successes with this project? • How could you have improved upon it?
Wire Sculpture Name: Date: Per:
Alberto Giacometti1901-1966 • Born in Switzerland & studied art in Paris • Known as one of the leading ‘surrealist’ sculptors. • “Surrealism” focused on subconscious thoughts and dream like visions
Giacometti worked obsessively on his figures until he had all but carved them away
Ivan Lovatt • Known for his artistic use of chicken wire of famous people
Ruth Asawa • Nationally known for her wire sculpture • Called the “fountain lady” because of all her public fountains
Corinne Okada • Artwork uses mixed materials and raises ideas about culture, fragments of memories, and the materials themselves • Also a fashion designer
Pliers Wire Gauge Contour • tool used for turning, bending and sometimes cutting wire • how thick or thin the wire is. 16 gauge wire is thicker than 20 gauge wire. • a line that creates the outside edge of a shape
Nakisha • Seattle artist who makes “animal art” including sculpture, drawings and videos • www.nakisha.com
Your assignment: • Draw a detailed and ‘to scale’ drawing of an animal. It should be drawn from a real animal but feel free to add your own creative designs and shapes. (1-2 classes) • Using wire and your drawing, you will create a 3 dimensional animal that has character and details. • If you know what animal you’d like to work with, bring in a book or picture of it. Otherwise you will have to use what I have available. Bring those pictures in ASAP!