Unit of Study II.
Marisol - The Language of Art: Communicating With A Critical Eye

Marisol, General Bronze, 1997, cast and fabricated bronze, 1/3, 102''x109''x 55'', Courtesy of The Sculpture Foundation, Inc. on exhibition at Grounds For Sculpture.

"When visiting Marisol's studio to select work for the (Spring 1997) exhibition, one of the sculptures I wished to include was a sculpture of a seated male figure made of wood and plaster, Portrait of My Father, 1977. When I inquired about the availability Marisol replied that she 'would miss him too much.' This comment poignantly illustrates the strong and very personal relationship Marisol has with her sculpture and the almost autobiographical nature of her work."

Brooke Barrie, Director/Curator
"Acknowledgements," Marisol by Nancy Grove
Hamilton, NJ: Grounds For Sculpture, 2000

Marisol Escobar was born in Paris to Venezuelan parents. She attended the École des Beaux-Arts and Ácademie Julian in Paris. She subsequently moved to New York , studied with Hans Hofmann in Provincetown, and the Art Students' League in New York. Marisol was associated with Pop Art in the 1970s. Marisol worked extensively with assemblage. She is frequently remembered for her wooden sculptures with box-like torsos and cast faces. Her work has been widely exhibited in galleries, major arts festivals and museums throughout the world.

Unit Overview

Whether an art program is discipline based or studio based, the students' ability to communicate about art is critical. An understanding of artistic process, the function of art, the choices an artist makes while making art, and the influence of culture and society all have a direct impact on the student's own production.

Beyond the use of art criticism for their own personal production, students explore the function of professional art criticism. Art criticism, one of four disciplines (production, aesthetics, criticism, art history), is a system designed to describe, analyze interpret, and evaluate art. There are several excellent formats currently in use throughout the United States (See Resources.) What separates this unit of study from a standard textbook exercise in art criticism is that students search reputable art criticism sources to see what is written about Marisol and her work by experts in the field of art history and criticism.

• National Art Standards for Visual Arts Education referenced to this unit: 3, 4, 5
• New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards referenced to this unit: 1.1, 1.4, 1.5
• New Jersey Cross-Content Workplace Readiness Standards referenced to this unit: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Marisol, General Bronze(detail), 1997, cast and fabricated bronze, 1/3, 102''x109''x 55'', Courtesy of The Sculpture Foundation, Inc. on exhibition at Grounds For Sculpture. Art © Marisol/Licensed by VAGA, NY, NY

Unit of Study II.
Marisol - The Language of Art: Communicating With A Critical Eye
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