Examples of working drawings by sculptors

Rachel Whiteread:

Kara Walker:

Michael Heizer:

Bruca Nauman:

Kiki Smith:

Martin Puryear:

Richard Serra:

Joel Shapiro

Tony Cragg:

Tara Donovan:

Project #7: : Natural Wood & Picture Frames Sculpture

NWSA: Art 3-D Comprehensive

Fall 2019 /Friday 1:10pm - 3:45pm / Room 5102

Instructors: Hans Evers & Lauren Shapiro

Project #7: Natural Wood & Picture Frames Sculpture

Due date 1/10/20

Create a floor or wall sculpture combining natural wood and picture frame profiles. We have a TON of picture frame profiles in the wood shop for you to use. For the natural wood elements you will have to collect many of the same type of item for this project and figure out how to join those items together to make a sculpture 

Natural wood suggestions: twigs, driftwood, branches, tree pods, roots, bamboo, caning, etc.  

Possible solutions for joining: sewing, tying, bending, piercing, weaving, joining, glueing, stacking, using dowels, or whatever technique you come up with to make an object from your chosen materials. You can NOT use hot glue!

The Sculpture must be three-dimensional and stand and support itself on the floor or must project from the wall. At home and during the in-class workday you will try different techniques of arranging or joining your objects together to make one unified form.

Size Requirement:The sculpture must be a minimum of 4 feet long in at least one dimension.

November 29                           2 fully developed sketchbook drawings and 1 3D model due to instructors via reminds

                                                Must indicate how you intend to construct the piece  & what materials you will use.    

                                                

December 6                            No class –At Basel 

                                                Work at home!               Photos due of work in progress via reminds

December 13                          Bring sketches and work in progress and materials to class, Studio work day  

December 20                          Studio work day bring materials to class

January 10                              Final Critique

Artists to research:

Spencer Byles , Nils-Udo, Sally J. Smith , Martin Hill , Doris Salcedo, Andy Goldsworthy, David Nash_Martin Puryear_ Mike & Doug Starn_Giuseppe Penone

Project #6: Inflatable Sculpture

Project #6 GIANT INFLATABLE Sculpture

DUE 11/22

Create an full-size inflatable form. Your sculpture can be a representation of a single object,
or an imagined combination of 2 or more creatures/objects. In addition to basic craft/fabrication skills,
the conceptual idea we will be focusing on is:

1.How volume and mass can be impermanent or temporary.

2.How volume and mass can be made up of something that is not solid.

3. How abstraction can be applied to form as both simplification and description.

Choose a a form to create that has multiple extremities and features. ( legs,tails, antlers,ears,) Imagine
the slow transformation of deflated nonsense into a recognizable animal form.
Where is a good spot to vent in air ?( legs/ tail?)

Projects will be constructed in and out of class with the project  

Project requirements

1.Minimum size 6 feet long  

2.Design and construction are well-planned

3.Recognizable form ( when inflated)

4. Made of plastic ( recycled)

Considerations:

What will the scale be? full size? What are your material choices? are they ironic? what colors?
How do the extremities connect to the body?  Can you embellish the surface? Draw on details/ patterns/ markings?
Does the sculpture have to be airtight? Does the method of connecting seems have an aesthetic appeal?

11/1-  Presentation and discussion (before soft sculpture crit). 

Homework: sketch ideas and gather materials.

11/8-  MATERIAL DISCUSSION/ WORK AND DEMO DAY ( preceded by the soft sculpture critique) :
plastic bags/ garbage bags/ plastic sheets etc. ( recycled materials) clear packing tape ( you will need at least 3 rolls)
supplies to embellish and mark the out side? Sketches made of how to make animal, supplies to work on inflatable animal.  

GRADE ASSIGNED FOR COMPLETING THE CONNECTION CUPPLING THAT CONNECTS YOUR SCULPTURE
TO THE FAN.

11/15 Studio day

11/22 - Critique day. PROJECTS DUE!

RUBRIC FOR GRADE:

1.Consistency of finish.

2.balancing levels of detail and abstraction.

3.the ability to hold air / the ability to hold form.

Example: Max Streicher

Project #5: Soft Sculpture

Assignment #5 Soft Sculpture

DUE 11/1

Project Description

Like Claes Oldenberg, build an oversized soft version of an everyday object that is normally hard.

In addition to basic craft/fabrication skills, the conceptual idea we will be focusing on is: 

How shifts in scale and material can transform an object and our relationship to it. 

Choose an object to recreate that has interesting overall shape, details to emphasize , and lots of facets/contours.
Choose an object that will present an interesting transformation when you shift the scale and material.
Objects that work best tend to be hard (metal, plastic, wood), machine-made, and hand-sized. 

NO TOYS, DOLLS, OR ANIMALS

Project requirements

Minimum size 3'x3'x3' ( thats 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet! )

No glue!  Sewn together. 

Design and construction well-planned 

Considerations

What are your material choices? (textures, patterns, prints, color, flexibility, etc)

How will it be filled/stuffed? (packing peanuts, feathers, fluff, etc)

How will you deal with surface details?  (You can finish the sculpture however you want, by adding
things to the surface, using different materials, buttons, painting, etc.) 

Artists to look at:

Claes Oldenberg
Sheila Hicks

Katie Stout

Yayoi Kusama

SCHEDULE:

10/11- Project Assigned, begin sketches and brainstorm

Homework: Create a pattern from paper. Collect fabric, needles and materials for sewing. Come to class prepared to work!

10/18- Sketches and materials due- In class work day. COME TO CLASS PREPARED!

10/25- No class- Progress skecthes due via remind for a GRADE

11/1- Final Critique

Assignment #4: Planar wood displays and 2D Elements

Assignment #4: Planar wood displays and 2D Elements (4 weeks)

Due date:  October 11th

4 weeks

Create a floor or wall sculpture using planar wood elements and 1 or more 2-dimensional visual
elements (NO PAINT).  Planar wood elements can be strips of cut plywood and must be constructed
using a nail gun and glue. The 2D visual elements must be generated from photos that you have taken
and printed.  You must print in unusual ways and/or on unusual surfaces. Consider stacking,
bending, folding, tearing, cutting, hiding, layering, distressing etc., the 2D elements/i

mages. Think about your images and how they go with the wood elements in a way that is
consistent with your concept, feeling, or ‘story’! Make is as personally significant as you can.

No one dimension can be more than 3 feet.

Do NOT use images, which can in any way be interpreted as “TRITE”, so no cute animals,
pretty flowers, etc., unless you are doing something very interesting with them!!

Homework: Comprehensive sketches with measurements and 3D mockup in cardboard

Sept 20                  TOOL DEMO DAY, Sketches due and 3D mock in cardboard

Sept 27                 Studio day

October 4              Studio day 

Oct 11 Final Critique

William Kentridge -cardboard and cast bronze from cardboard