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Ideas for making a sculpture based on oceanic art.

Ideas for making a sculpture based on oceanic art. . Oceanic art refers to the creative works made by the native peoples of the Pacific Islands and Australia, including areas as far apart as Hawaii and Easter Island.

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Ideas for making a sculpture based on oceanic art.

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  1. Ideas for making a sculpture based on oceanic art.

  2. Oceanic art refers to the creative works made by the native peoples of the Pacific Islands and Australia, including areas as far apart as Hawaii and Easter Island.

  3. The subject matter of Oceanic art typically carries themes of fertility or the supernatural.

  4. Egyptian carving from a stone block. Early Egyptians carved out figures from hard stone. The figures look static (still) The figure stays within the block shape. This work is stylised (simplified)

  5. You will learn to carve. • Have a design drawn up in pencil so you have an idea in your head about what you are going to make. • The design must show what you will make from the front, back and profile.

  6. Negative space. In this work the negative space is important. The negative space is the space in between the stone. The positive space is the stone area

  7. Simplified designs are often more successful

  8. “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free”. Michelangelo There is an art work trapped in every block of stone. It is up to the artist to set it free.

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