An interesting interpretation of flags using food. This could be extended to a number of visual outcomes: http://www.thisismarvelous.com/i/52-National-Flags-Made-From-Each-Countrys-Traditional-Foods Can you guess them?
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Came across these pattern off cuts used by my wife for designing a dress and thought it would make a good resource for creating cubist style relief collages. Could roll various materials around a pole and then cut up and stick down (in a carefully composed arrangement, of course - nothing ad hoc!). Might also be a good experimental process for designing futuristic architecture.
I was not aware that chess was such a popular game with artists, but this Guardian article explains more about its attraction to some of the great artists of the 20th Century: It might make an interesting project to design large scale chess pieces in response to other artists or a shared theme.
The act of sorting and defining objects could be an interesting starting point for a discussion around the functionality of objects versuses their formal and aesthetic qualities. Marcel Duchamp's infamous sculpture 'Bicycle (see below) is a combination of everyday objects used to create a new art form, part of a collection that he calls 'Assisted Readymades, which he used to shock the art world in 1915. As a traditional painter, his status meant that people took his art work seriously and where forced to ask questions about the very nature of how art was defined. You could also look at Still Life as a genre and get them to think about how objects are often used as symbols and to associate with a particular belief. Hans Holbein's portrait of 'The Ambassadors' is at the National Gallery in London and contains many objects that symbolise different meanings. Some questions you may wish to pose to pupils: • What words would you use to describe the sculpture 'Bicycle'? • What alternative title would you give the sculpture? • How is this different to traditional Still Life paintings? • Can an everyday object be a work of art? • What objects would you like to combine that you think would make an interesting sculpture? Make a quick sketch of what your sculpture might look like. Task 1Using some of the photocopies of objects sourced by your teacher (or research and print your own), cut out and combine to create a collage of 2-3 objects combined to make an 'Assisted Readymade' sculpture. Practice making 3 different collages and give each one a title. Be prepared to describe our sculpture to other pupils in the class. Task 2Take a walk around the local area and collect as many different man-made objects that have been discarded. You could visit a local scrap/junk yard to a more exciting range of objects. Combine these objects in the studio to create temporary Assisted Readymade sculptures, which can be photographed and put on your e-portfolio blog. Teacher Note: If resources permit, it is a good time to introduce them to basic construction techniques (depending on their age) such as drilling, screwing, bolting together, use of knots using rope and wire, etc. ExtensionThere are many other artists, post-Duchamp, that have used everyday objects both man-made and natural that could be used as reference towards getting pupils to interact with objects in a new and meaningful way, drawing out their artistic/formal qualities. Below are a few examples, but encourage them to do their own research:
Using Michael Craig-Martin's famous graphic paintings of everyday objects as inspiration, students will photograph their own everyday objects or trace the outlines to create a layered composition on tracing paper that can then be photocopied and worked into I.e coloured in using a fixed palette of colours. Craig-Martin uses industrial style colours. Alternatively, it could just become a formal still life study. First Hand Studies To challenge the students, you might start by getting them to sketch out their objects individually as line drawings from first hand observation, which can then be traced. Abstract Composition There are further opportunties to cut up the photocopied traced drawings and reconfigure into an abstract composition that could be the basis of a painting. Examples of Student Work |
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