MARTA MINUJIN PAPER SCULPTURES

 Marta Minujín Paper Sculptures

Learning Targets 

I can...

• Create an original Marta Minujín Paper Sculptures using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal, curved), fluorescent colors (neon, orange, yellow, blue, pink, red), and texture (visual, actual, implied) inspired by Contemporary Artist (1943-Present) Martin Minujin
• Use sculpture techniques (carving, assemblage, modeling, casting) and design principles (movement, balance, harmony) based on Contemporary Art
• Define Energetic Lines (use curved, diagonal, or zigzag lines to give a painting a feeling of energy or movement)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start 

1. Bland Geometry (2014) Marta Minujin

2. Read Marta Minujín: Arte! Arte! Arte! by Darsie Alexander and Rebecca Shaykin

3. Discussion Questions "Who is Martin Minujin? Wha are other non-proper art materials (mattresses, cardboard boxes, sidewalk) could you use as an artist? What logos, advertisements, and texts appear to have influenced her work? Do you think you would enjoy visiting her artwork? Do you like the idea of art that you can interact with or play in or on? Do you think it changes how you think about art? Did you know for her seventieth birthday she decided to marry art? Why does the artist us many colors in her artwork?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12" X 12" Colored Fluorescent Paper

2. Use three compositional elements (shape, color, line, texture, value, space, form) to represent a important memory, place, or event 

3. Use line variation (horizontal, vertical, diagonal, curved) as design principle (balance, movement, repetition) within the Martin Minujin Paper Sculptures 

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Marta Minujín Paper Sculptures for Assigned Tables

2. Aura And Wind (2018) Marta Minujin

3 Discussion Questions "How can you make something three dimensional? How many different ways can you fold paper? 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 this composition? Does this work look natural, representational, or stylized? What materials were on hand for the creation of this artwork? What does this tell us about the environment in which it was made?"

Lesson Activities

1.  Use compasses, protractors, and texture plates to add symmetrical shapes (square, rectangle, trapezoid) and expressive lines (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) to the paper sculptures 

2. Use color combinations (analogous, complementary, fluorescent) to fill in the negative space (background) of the paper sculptures

3. Use color combinations (analogous, complementary, fluorescent) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the Marta Minujín Paper Sculptures

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Marta Minujín Paper Sculptures for Assigned Tables

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

Lesson Activities

1. Use scissors to cut out two dimensional symmetrical shapes (square, rectangle, circle) to create a three dimensional paper sculptures 

2. Glue down two dimensional symmetrical shapes (square, rectangle, circle) for a simplified paper sculptures

3. Use sharpie marker to add beautiful patterns (hearts, swirls, dots) to the positive space (foreground) of the Marta Minujín Paper Sculptures 

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