Today's Class- We opened with a critique of the foam core relief sculpture panels project, which combined a skeletal image and one the student made up. After that I showed a few slides that emphasized suggested shapes and concave and convex surfaces. That was followed with a portfolio exercise using pulp cardboard coffee trays as raw material for sculpture. Those sculptures were looked at toward the end of class, along with a visit to the Howe Gallery to see the current student art show. The relief panels were returned graded at the end of the day.
How to make this up- Acquire two or three pulp cardboard coffee trays, usually available wherever cups of coffee are sold. These humble objects include an interesting combination of molded shapes, curves, and transitions between them. Spend a few moments looking at both top and bottom sides, noting the kinds of shapes that are involved.
When you are ready, use scissors or x-acto knife to cut the trays into pieces, and glue them together to make a sculpture. There is no specific assignment today, so you may make something representational or go for a pure abstract design. Try to make use of both inner and outer surfaces. Above and below are examples from today and last year. Additional student examples, and more specific instructions can be found here.
This is a portfolio exercise and must be completed by the end of the semester to receive full credit. Graded projects will become more time consuming as the semester progresses, so I recommend not waiting to long to make up any of the exercises.
Homework- The graded project involving using cast off found objects (plastic, garbage, etc) is due a the beginning of class on March 24, 2015.
****spring break from March 16th to March 20th****
****no class next week****
For next class 3/24/15- We will begin a new graded project relating to proportions of the human figure. Bring some foam core and some bristol board, along with pencil and eraser, scissors or knife, and glue.
