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Metal sculpture. Inspired by books. A metal book sculpture. We will need to keep it simple You will work with metal You will approach the idea of ‘book’ in a way that is interesting to you. You will create something that interacts with space in three dimensions Let’s brainstorm a little….
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Metal sculpture Inspired by books
A metal book sculpture • We will need to keep it simple • You will work with metal • You will approach the idea of ‘book’ in a way that is interesting to you. • You will create something that interacts with space in three dimensions • Let’s brainstorm a little….
What are books? • What we read for school • What we read for fun • A kindle • Paper, glue, thread and ink… • Practical • Beautiful • Something else…?
What are ‘books’ to you? • What does a book need to have in order to be a book? • What do you have to say about books? • What feelings do you associate with books? • How could you create a sculpture that communicates your personal view of ‘book’? • Can you make a ‘book’ that is unlike any other book you have seen?
ART BOOKS Books as artistic inspiration
Metal book sculpture Our project
Undergraduate:: Beginning Jewelry and Metalwork Artist’s Book piercing, etching, texturing, riveting
Undergraduate: Beginning Jewelry and Metalwork Artist’s Book soldering, piercing, etching, texturing, riveting
Undergraduate: Beginning Jewelry and Metalwork Artist’s Book hollow construction, hinging, surface embellishment