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Multiple Viewpoints for Sculpture

Classroom Resource Information

Title:

Multiple Viewpoints for Sculpture

URL:

http://artsedwashington.org/curriculum/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Fourth-Grade-Lesson-8.pdf

Content Source:

Other
ArtsEd Washington

Type:

Lesson/Unit Plan

Overview:

Students will compare and contrast two-dimensional and three-dimensional art. They will construct a sculpture using chosen geometric shapes. Class will discuss ways to display full-size sculptures. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.

Content Standard(s):

Arts Education
ARTS (2017)
Grade: 4
Visual Arts

3) Generate ideas and employ a variety of strategies and techniques to create a work of art/design.

Unpacked Content

Artistic Process: Creating

Anchor Standards:

Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Process Components: Investigate, Plan, Make

Essential Questions:

EU: Artists and designers experiment with forms, structures, materials, concepts, media, and artmaking approaches.
EQ: How do artists work? How do artists and designers determine whether a particular direction in their work is effective? How do artists and designers learn from trial and error?

Concepts & Vocabulary:

Constructed environment
Cultural traditions
Digital format
Engagement
Tertiary color
Preservation
Proportion
Principles of design

Unity

Shade
Style
Tints & shades

Skill Examples:

Create a list of multiple ideas, sketches, or thumbnail-sketches before beginning the final version of an artwork.
Identify, select, and vary art materials, tools and processes to achieve desired results in their artwork.
Brainstorm (alone or with others) potential art styles for a given piece of art, such as Monet's Water Lilies.
Create an artwork from direct observation (still-life, self-portrait, figure drawing, etc.).
Design a two-dimensional drawings of a futuristic art room, town, or planet
Use wood, found objects, wire, paper, or clay-based materials to construct a three-dimensional form.
Locate business logos in the community and explore the visual arts skills and materials that were used to create these works.
Engage in group critiques of one's work and the work of others.
Experiment with art materials by using them in unusual and creative ways to express ideas and convey meaning.
Use and care for materials, tools, and equipment in a manner that prevents danger to oneself and others.
Mix equal parts of a primary and a secondary color located beside each other on the color wheel to create a tertiary color.
Use the design principles of repetition and alignment to add visual unity to an artwork.
Create a painting using a monochromatic color scheme by using one color (red) adding white to create a tint (a lighter value--pink) and adding black to the color (red) to create a shade (darker value).

Arts Education
ARTS (2017)
Grade: 4
Visual Arts

8) Discuss various locations for presenting and preserving art, in both indoor and outdoor settings, and in temporary or permanent and physical or digital formats.

Unpacked Content

Artistic Process: Presenting

Anchor Standards:

Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Process Components: Select, Analyze, Share

Essential Questions:

EU: Artists, curators, and others consider a variety of factors and methods including evolving technologies when preparing and refining artwork for display and or when deciding if and how to preserve and protect it.
EQ: What methods and processes are considered when preparing artwork for presentation or preservation? How does refining artwork affect its meaning to the viewer? What criteria are considered when selecting work for presentation, a portfolio, or a collection?

Concepts & Vocabulary:

Constructed environment
Cultural traditions
Digital format
Engagement
Tertiary color
Preservation
Proportion
Principles of design

Unity

Shade
Style
Tints & shades

Skill Examples:

Compare the way artwork was viewed before the camera was invented with the technology and images that are available today.
Communicate the processes used to preserve and present visual artworks.
Research and share how artwork can be restored, transported, and installed safely for display in museums.
Select and prepare different types of artwork for display in different venues, taking into account the context and physical characteristics of each exhibit space.
Discuss why one does not touch a famous piece of art in a museum exhibit, such as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris, France.
Look at examples of museums, galleries, and public sculptures and murals in the surrounding community and compare and contrast how people interact with art in different spaces/ places.

Tags:

2D, 3D, display, sculpture, shapes

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Multiple Viewpoints for Sculpture