Wrapping a sculpture: hidden stories
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can create a wrapped sculpture that shows hidden stories.
Key learning points
- A sculpture can show feeling, memory or a story without using faces or details.
- Wrapping a form can protect, hide or express something personal.
- Simple shapes can be transformed into powerful and symbolic sculpture.
- Skills in sculpture techniques can be applied to expressive art.
Keywords
Sculpture - a three-dimensional piece of art made by shaping or combining materials
Wrap - to cover by circling or folding something around
Form - to take or make something take a particular shape
Identity - all of those things by which a person or thing is known or is considered as being
Common misconception
My sculpture needs to show action or be realistic.
Our sculpture can be still, soft, or bulky. It doesn't need to move or look like a real person to hold meaning. Wrapping and shaping can show something inside you, a memory, a feeling or a story, without using words.
Teacher tip
Encourage pupils to think about why they are wrapping, not just how. Explain that wrapping can hide, protect or reveal parts of a sculpture.
Equipment
large sheets of paper including A3 and A4, drawing medium, (optional music), masking tape, scissors, paper cups, cones, fabric strips, string, wool and yarn.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.A sculpture is a three-dimensional piece of art you can see from all sides.
Q2.What does it mean to wrap a sculpture?
Q3.Why might an artist choose soft materials like fabric or string to wrap with?
Q4.Artists choose materials that match the __________ or feeling of their sculpture.
Q5.The way you wrap a sculpture can help tell a story or show emotion.
Q6.Put these sculpture steps in the correct order:
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does the word wrap mean?
Q2.What does artist L R Vandy’s sculpture Dancing in Time: The Ties That Bind Us help us remember?
Q3.Artist Judith Scott wrapped everyday objects to express her feelings and ...
Q4.Why did Judith Scott wrap her sculptures?
Q5.Artists wrap sculptures to show hidden __________ or memories.
Q6.Put these steps for wrapping a sculpture in the correct order:
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