Paper Sculptures

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create an original Paper Sculpture using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use form (two dimensional, three dimensional), shape (free form, organic, geometric), and space (positive, negative) inspired by Street Artist (1984-Present) Mademoiselle Maurice
• Use folding techniques (free form, organic, geometric) and design principles (repetition, emphasis, movement) based on Contemporary Art
• Define Origami (Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start 

1. Art For Tibet (2019) Mademoiselle Maurice

2. Read Look! Look Look! At Sculpture by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace 

3. Discussion Questions "How can you make something three dimensional? How many different ways can you fold paper? Can can you work as a team to complete your sculpture? What do you think is happening in this composition? How does this work make you feel? What do you see in this sculpture? How would you describe the composition? Does this work look natural, representational, or is it stylized? What materials were on hand for the creating of this work? What does this tell us about the environment in which it was made?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose Three 12" by 12" Colored Construction Paper

2. Use three compositional elements (shape, color, texture) to represent a memory, place, or event

3. Use line variation (wavy, straight, curved) as a design principle (balance, movement, repetition) within the Paper Sculpture

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Paper Sculpture for Assigned Table 

2. Indonesia- Blue Village (2018) Mademoiselle Maurice

3. Discussion Questions "Who is the artist of each sculpture? What do you know about him or her? What is the subject matter? When was this sculpture completed and for whom (if known)? What medium was it done with? Why was it made, is it known? For what purpose or use does the sculpture have? How are these sculptures similar or dissimilar? What feeling was each artist trying to convey? How did the artist accomplish this composition? What doe these sculptures reveal about the artist and his or her style? What doe these pieces reveal about the society in which they were created? What does the sculpture represent? What do you think is happening in this sculpture? What action do you see and how does it contribute to the feeling of the piece? How is the artist telling us a story?"

Lesson Activities

1. Use compasses, protractors, and texture plates to add symmetrical shapes and expressive lines to Paper Sculptures

2. Use complementary colors (red green; blue orange; yellow purple) to fill in the negative space (background) of the Paper Sculptures 

3. Use complementary colors (red green; blue orange; yellow purple) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the Paper Sculptures 

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Paper Sculpture for Assigned Table

2. Set Up Studio Area (glue sticks, construction paper, markers)

Lesson Activities

1. Use scissors to cut out two dimensional symmetrical shapes to create a three dimensional paper sculpture

2. Glue down three dimensional symmetrical shapes to create a simplified paper sculpture

3. Use sharpie markers to add beautiful patterns (hearts, swirls, dots) within ones own Paper Sculptures

Artist Examples

Student Examples