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Figure in Motion - Abstract Sculpture
Submitted by: Maria Lengauer
3-D Design and Sculpture Teacher
Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts.
This lesson was a collaborative effort with Maria and her student teacher, Christina Despinis. Motivation for this project was sculpture by Brancussi, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore.
The Idea process: Examine a figure in motion, define line of gesture, zoom in on specific area of figure, generalize or simplify forms. Make clay maquette for model to follow.
Materials:
Flat head screwdrivers for chiseling (from dollar store!)
as make shift chisels, plaster rasps
Finish: Metallic Spray Paint
Resources
Book: Celebrating Moore: Works from the Collection of the Henry Moore Foundation
- The core of the book consists of a selection of 278 works from the Foundation's Collection, illustrated in colour and with full catalogue information.
Book: Constantin Brancusi
- This book is divided into categories, following the chronological development and illustrating his analysis with his own photographs of the sculptures.
Book: Barbara Hepworth: The Plasters
- Celebrating the generous gift of Barbara Hepworth's plasters to The Hepworth Wakefield by the Hepworth Estate, this groundbreaking publication combines a fully illustrated catalogue of the sculptor's surviving prototypes in plaster.
Technique:
Subtractive method, chiseling
In progress photographs
Left: Blocking out sculpture with screwdriver "chisel"
Center: Using Riffler Rasp
Right: Using Plaster rasp to smooth (Click images for larger views)
Left: Subtractive sculpture with clay maquette
Right: Applying shoe polish patina - see finished sculpture below
Finished Sculpture (multiple views)
Click images to see larger views
See detailed Lesson Plan for this unit
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