Tuesday, October 22, 2024

RUTH ASAWA HANGING SCULPTURES

Ruth Asawa Hanging Sculptures
Learning Targets

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Create an original Ruth Asawa Hanging Sculptures using sculptures techniques learned in class
Use line types (meandering, twisting, curving), geometric shapes (polyhedron, face, edge, prism), and space (positive, negative) inspired by Modernist Sculptor (1924-2013) Ruth Asawa
Undestand sculpture techniques (carving, cast, modeling, assembling) and design principles (balance, emphasis, harmony) based on Modernism
Define Basket Making (the process of weaving or sewing pliable materials into three dimensional artifacts)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. S.467 Hanging Four-Lobed Continuous Form With A Sphere In The Second Love (1951) Ruth Asawa

2. Read A Life Made By Hand: The Story Of Ruth Asawa by Andrea D'Aquino

3. Discussion Questions "Can a line go anywhere? Have you heard of the sculptor Ruth Asawa? Did you know her sculptures are made of wire, stone, and bronze? Does this artwork appear transparent to you? How do these lines interlock and interweave? Di you know she had dreams of becoming an art teacher but became an artist instead? Did you know Japanese American animators from Walt Disney Studio helped her improve her drawing skills? Did you know Ruth Asawa helped to fund and start public arts in high schools in San Francisco? Does this artwork remind you of a spider web, insect wings, or water drops? What are different ways we could bind materials together? What was the best technique for creating these shapes? What sources of inspiration could we use from everyday life? What might the lobes represent in her artwork?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 3 12" X 12" Colored Yarn

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

3. Use line variation (curved, straight, wavy) as a design principle (balance, movement, repetition) within the Ruth Asawa Hanging Sculptures

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Ruth Asawa Hanging Sculptures from Assigned Tables

2. S. 645 Hanging Three-Lobed Single Layer Continuous Form (1958) Ruth Asawa

3. Discussion Questions "Who is the artist of each sculpture? What do you know about this artist? What is the subject matter of this artwork? When was this sculpture completed and for whom (if known)? What medium was this sculpture made with? For what purpose or use does the sculpture have? How are these sculptures similar or different? What feeling was the artist trying to convey? How did the artist accomplish this composition? What does this sculpture reveal about the artist and her style? What do 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? 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 the Ruth Asawa Hanging Sculptures

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

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

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Ruth Asawa Hanging Sculptures for Assigned Tables

2. Set Up Studio Area (glue bottles, balloons, string, yarn, brushes, scissors)

Lesson Activities

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

2. Glue down three dimensional symmetrical shapes (cylinder, cube, prism) to create a simplified hanging sculptures

3. Use sharpie marker to add beautiful patterns (stripes, swirls, hearts, dots) to the positive space (foreground) of the Ruth Asawa Hanging Sculptures

Artist Examples

Student Examples

American Modernism , American Sculptor , basket making , female artists , hanging sculptures , modern art , Modernism , Ruth Asawa , sculpture , third grade

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

RUTH ASAWA HANGING SCULPTURES