Monday, March 8, 2010

Materials

Look through the sculptures found on this website. Stop when you are looking at the aero mint candy bar. (It's not a sculpture, just yummy candy.) Notice what materials they are made from. Please answer these questions in paragraph form, not question and answer when you've looked through the sculptures.

Do you think the material enhances the sculptures or distracts from the sculptures? Why?
Are some materials better for making the sculptures than others?
Which sculpture from the group do you think is the most successful? Why?

Lastly, describe a sculpture to me that you could make from ANY material you have access to. What material would you use? Why?
With what materials would you put the sculpture together? How?

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Imagine




Imagine you are in the gallery, looking at these sculptures by artist Ron Mueck and answer the following questions. Please answer in paragraph form, not question and answer. Remember this is just your opinion so there is no wrong answer!

How do they make you feel? Why do they make you feel that way? If they were life sized how would they make you feel? Smaller than life size? Why?
What message do you think the artist was trying to convey with these sculptures?