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Unit of Study
IV.
Rob Fisher - Sculpture with Air and Water
Lesson 2
*The duration of this lesson could extend for several class periods.
Objectives
Students will
- create an original kinetic sculpture. (thinking skill: Application)
- install the sculpture either at home or in another identified location. (thinking skill: Application)
- evaluate their completed sculpture according to specific criteria. (thinking skill: Evaluation)
 Rob Fisher, Skyharp: Osaka, Aluminum, Stainless Steel, 40' x 15' x 15', 1986, Osaka Hilton Hotel International, Osaka, Japan. |
Materials
The following list is suggested based on materials selected by the students. Students were given no restrictions on the materials they could gather. These are the materials they selected:
- metal tooling foil
- glass shapes (i.e. circles, squares, diamonds)
- plastic
- wire and/or fishing line
- styrofoam
- wooden shapes and cutouts
- glue
- paper
- tools
- hammers
- awls
- drillshears
- variable speed electric fan
*PLEASE NOTE: A camera is required if the finished sculpture is installed at home or in any location other than the school.
Vocabulary
- No additional vocabulary is required.
Teacher Preparation
- Familiarize yourself with the use of CAD and computers in art, specifically sculpture.
- Collect sample images of the distinction between kinetic sculpture and the subcategories of mobile and stabile.
 Student artwork: kinetic sculpture. |
Procedure
- Share images of kinetic sculpture with students.
- Ask students to identify a theme for their own sculpture.
- Select a location to install students' sculpture.
- Ask students to respond to the
following questions.
- What materials will you select?
- How will you arrange the elements to create a unified composition?
- What armature or support structure will you construct?
- Are there any particular engineering challenges posed by the architecture of the site? Consider the constraints of the location you selected for the installation of your sculpture (i.e., eaves, slanted roof)?
- Will there be air currents to activate your sculpture?
- How will the construction be lighted?
- Students should create a series of thumbnail sketches and then select one idea for elaboration. Annotate the final drawing with the answers to the questions indicated above.
- Instruct students to
- exchange drawings with each other to allow for peer review. Questions or concerns should be discussed between students.
- Have students select materials and begin the construction.
- Students can construct the sculpture in class only up to a point. The final work must be completed where the work will be installed.
- Instruct students to take photographs of the installed work.
- Ask students to describe any unexpected complications that occurred during installation.
Unit of Study IV.
Rob Fisher - Sculpture with Air and Water
Unit Overview | Lesson 1
| Lesson 2
Kinetic Sculpture Assessment | Extensions
Table
of Contents
About the Curriculum | Units of Study | Field Trip Activity | Resources
NJ Resources | Studying Contemporary Sculpture | Public Relations
Reference Chart for Standards | Extension Activities | Standards
Forming School Partnerships | Acknowledgements | Meet the Team
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About the Curriculum | Units of Study | Field Trip Activity | Resources
NJ Resources | Studying Contemporary Sculpture | Public Relations
Reference Chart for Standards | Extension Activities | Standards
Forming School Partnerships | Acknowledgements | Meet the Team
Click here to view outdoor art in parks and gardens
in the the United States and around the globe.
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