One of the major lessons I taught to both of the
7th grade classes, during my Practicum, was a multi-stage motion
sculpture project. This was a lesson created by my supervising
practitioner Ed O’Gilvie and the purpose of said lesson was to motivate
students to begin thinking about how still art, like sculptures, can still create
a sense of movement. Students started
out by creating a colorful brainstorming drawing of a figure in motion; this
could be something simple like a person walking (legs stretched, arms swinging)
or complex like a Quarterback leaping through the air to catch a football. Once
their idea was set they could begin to build the internal structure of their
sculpture (an armature); which consisted of aluminum foil sheets that were
twisted into long thin coils.
This skeleton and it's cardboard base were
then covered in a layer of plaster strips. Students were encouraged to use extra water and their fingers to smooth out the plaster so that it would better adhere to the skeleton. After the sculpture was completely covered (no gaps) and dry, the
students then painted their personal creations with acrylic paint.
These two classes showed great creativity and
extra effort by adding many additional details to their expressive projects.
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