Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Lesson 3: Paper Theatrics!




Paper folding techniques
More paper techniques
Artist Frank Stella
Artist Arturo Herrera




Question: How can paper be manipulated in order to create the forms you want?

Statement:  Learners will begin to understand and appreciate that there may be ways that paper can be transformed to achieve both conceptual and structural integrity in a work of art.

Key Terms/Concepts: manipulation, experimentation, forming, technique, craft, attach, bone folder

Studio Habits Emphasized: Stretch and Explore, Develop Craft

Related MA/NCAS Standards:

MA 22 (knowledge of materials and methods) and 25 (knowledge of the process of creating and development of craft)

NCAS Creating VA: CR1-7 a. (overcome creative blocks)

NCAS Creating VA: CR1-8 a. (early stages of the creative process)
NCAS Creating VA: CR2-6 (openness to new ideas) 

Question: How can form and space interact to tell the viewer what interests you?

Statement: Students will begin to learn and appreciate that there may be ways relationships between form and space can guide communication with the viewer.

Key Terms/Concepts: form, space (meaning of, positive, negative), closed, open, shape, perspective (sculpture as viewed from all angles), arrange/compose, edge (soft, hard), near/far, “What happens when two things meet?”

Studio Habits Emphasized: Observe, Reflect

Related MA/NCAS Standards:

MA 22 (elements of design)

NCAS Creating VA: CR2-7 c. (communicates info. or ideas)

NCAS Connecting 6 VA: Cn10-6 (generating ideas that could be investigated in art making)


Question: How can we think of ways to surprise viewers when they look at our paper sculptures?

Statement: Learners will begin to understand and appreciate that an element of surprise in a work of art may create shared understanding between an artist and a viewer.

Key Terms/Concepts: hidden, scale, movement, placement, humor in art, playfulness, unexpected, unusual

Studio Habits Emphasized:  Understanding Art Worlds, Envision

Related MA/NCAS Standards:

MA 26 (evaluating their own work and the work of others)

NCAS Responding 7 VA: Re8-7 (analyzing art-making approaches)

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