Art installation: sculpture you can walk through
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can create a collective sculpture by exploring a variety of materials and approaches
Key learning points
- Repurposed materials can be shaped to look alike or contrast with each other.
- Artists can use repetition and transformation to change meaning.
- Sometimes artists will create parts of an artwork separately before linking them together.
- Collective artworks can change the way a space feels and functions.
Keywords
Materials - the things we use to make art, like paper, paint, fabric or clay
Repurposed - old or used items that are given a new use
Link - connections between objects or ideas
Common misconception
Some materials are too simple to be art.
Remind pupls that artists like El Anatsui use simple, reused materials to make powerful work about memory, movement and transformation.
Teacher tip
For Task B, it maybe helpful for pupils to work with similar sized peices of cardboard. This will make joining the pieces for Task C more managable.
Equipment
cardboard, tin foil, range of recycled materials, string, fabric scaps, hole punches, pencils
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What did Romuald Hazoumè use to make his big artwork called 'La Bouche du Roi'?
Q2.What is a press print?
Q3.What is the name for the texture or shape left behind when you make a print?
Q4.Match the Arte Povera idea to the correct sentence:
They used wood, rocks, and soil
Their art could grow or disappear
They wanted people to think differently about art
Q5.Put these steps in order to make a sculpture with balance:
Q6.What word means it won’t last forever?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is an art installation you can walk through?
Q2.What does repurposed mean?
Q3.Why might artists use different materials in a sculpture?
Q4.Match the object to how it could be used in an installation:
As a wall or base
To connect or hang pieces
To build shapes or tunnels
Q5.Put the steps in order to start building an installation:
Q6.What do we call things like paper, cardboard, or string used in art?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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