Lighted Reed & Tissue

Paper Sculpture
Element of Art - Line
Christo & Jean Claude Working
with Volume
1. How does Stretching fabric
around a three-dimensional object
unify it?
1. We become aware of its volume without become
distracted by its function, material or surface.
2. What important idea did Christo
introduce with purple store front?
2. Physical Space can create an
emotional response
3. How did Christo and Jean-Claudes Wrapped
Monument Contrast with the statue inside?
3. The abstract, geometric planes of the industrial fabric
contrast with the organic curves of the bronze statue.
4. What does site specific mean?
It means the sculpture is designed for its location.
5. In the Surrounded Islands project, how did the
fabric transform our perception of the islands?
5. The artist makes us aware of the
roughly textured positive forms of
the islands.
6. How does Running Fence linear
form function in the landscape?
6. The linear form creates a line for the eye to foolow
and calls attention to the lands rises and falls.
7. What were Crhisto and Jeanne-
Claude trying to show with The
Umbrellas?
7. They wanted to show how space
was used differently in Japan and in
the US.
8. Why did they use umbrellas?
The artists selected umbrellas because they resemble
houses.
9. What did their color choices
represent?
9. Blue symbolized the lush green countryside of Japan.
Yellow represented the sunbaked grazing lands of
California.
10. How did Christo and Jean-Claude
change the silhouette of the
Reichstag?
10. The fabric & cages altered the buildings contours,
transforming flat, vertical facades into dynamic fragmented
surfaces made up of angular and geometric planes.
11. How would you describe Lucy
Ortas Body Architecture?
11. The organic shapes of the
bodysuits contrast with the closed
geometric pyramid.
In David Hansens sculpture, how do
the tree and the box relate to each
other?
The outside is static wood and the inside is dynamic
growing wood.
Element of Art - Line
Ask Yourself:

-Do we interpret different lines differently?

-How might vertical line affect the viewer differently from

horizontal lines? Diagonal? Curvy? Jagged?

-How do artists use line to express emotion or feeling?

Lines from Van Gogh Starry Night
1889
Armature:
in sculpture, anarmatureis a framework around which
the sculpture is built. This framework provides structure
and stability, especially when a plastic material such as
wax, newspaper or clay is being used as the medium.
Negative Space
is thespacethat surrounds an object in a image. Just as
important as that object itself,negative space helps
todefinethe boundaries of positivespace and brings
balance to a composition.
Requirements
Sculpture must be at least 12 inches in one direction.

Use reed to make the armature underneath your sculpture.

Use white tissue paper in paper mache glue on top of your armature.

Create negative space in your sculpture by making some open areas.

Use a led tea light to make part (or all) of your sculpture a lamp.
Plan your sculpture (25 pts)
Today is a planning day...
On the paper provided make 6 thumbnail sketches of
ideas for this sculpture.
And make at least 2 large (full page) sketches of ideas
for your sculpture. They can be abstract!!!
Provide two reference pictures from the internet.
You may play around with the materials to get a feel for
what is or is not possible for the medium...