Art One- 3rd Quarter
Relief Sculpture on Sheetrock Panel
What is a relief sculpture?
Look at the following websites and
click here for a type-able or written page that you will turn in!
1. Develop a good definition, in your own words.
2. What are some of the different types of relief sculpture?
3. What are some notable relief sculptures? Print off three of them, tape them
to your page
and write a description about each.
4. How was this type of sculpture introduced in America, who were some of the
early pioneers of this technique?
5. Find 5 different artists who are currently working in the relief or
bas-relief sculpture technique.
Find at least 2 different works from each of these artists, print off tape them
to your page
and write a description about each.
6. Your project will be based on an historical building or structure, what are
some of the most famous
buildings or structures? List at least 5 of the most iconic buildings or
structures? Include pictures of
your ideas. Pursue one of these as an idea for your project, try to find
close-ups of details of cool architectural
wonders or unique qualities of the structure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief
http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/r/relief.html
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/amrs/hd_amrs.htm
http://www.craftyartworld.com/reliefsculpture.php
http://images.google.com/ or
http://images.google.com/images
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001328.html
http://www.greatbuildings.com/
http://www.famousbuildings.net/
Technique-
Great Reference
Website
Dan
MacPhail- Artist who creates sculpture on site
Learning Objectives
Identification:
- Students will learn about relief sculpture and architectural elements.
Historical:
- Students will talk about Egyptian heiroglyphics (picture words) and
relief sculptures that can be seen on Roman and Greek structures.
Creation:
- Students will create a relief sculpture using drywall.
Appreciation:
- Students will learn to appreciate the art created not only by them, but
by others as well.
What You Need:
- Drywall. (12"x12" or smaller)
- Water and spray bottles (empty glass cleaner bottles are great)
- Popsicle sticks, pencils, glue and paint if you have it.
What you Do:
- Make the drywall damp and peel the top layer of paper off. You can
soak the drywall in a shallow sink of warm water for about 2-5 minutes
or you can spray the surface with water until the paper peels away.
- Remember, the wetter the drywall, the more easily it will break or
crack.
- Once you have the paper all or mostly removed, you can carve
directly into the drywall using a popsicle stick. You may choose to
outline an image in pencil first. If the drywall is too hard, soften it
by spraying water on it.
- When you carve, make sure you don’t go too deep because the drywall
will lose its strength in areas that are too thin.
- When you have your design fully carved you can either leave it as is
or paint it using whatever paints you have available to you.
Tips:
- Always make sure that the drywall is wet, so that you are not
inhaling dust!!!
- To seal the drywall, mix up a mixture of glue and water (80% white
glue, 20% water) and spray the drywall with the mixture. You could
instead use hair spray or a spray varnish to seal the drywall as well.
- The top of a piece of drywall is the side which tapers down at the
edges. The bottom of a sheet of drywall tends to have the manufacturers
name stamped on it and there are usually little holes here and there.
- After you have peeled the top layer of paper away and your drywall
has had a chance to dry, glue it to a piece of cardboard or wood for
added strength.
- Before you start carving, draw out a few sketches first, deciding
which areas will be carved away and which areas will stay put
