Archive for September, 2009
Soft Sculpture – Objects from the home
Soft sculptures are made by using fabric to construct 3-dimensional objects. Claes Oldenburg was one of the first artists to use fabric as a sculptural material in the 1960’s. Margarita Cabrera is a contemporary artist who works with soft sculpture taking everyday objects and recreating them using fabric.
Here are some pupil examples of soft sculpture using objects from the home as inspiration…
Pupil example: Bobby 2009
Pupil example: Lauren 2009
Scott Mutter
Scott Mutter creates surreal and improbable photomontages using images from natural and man made environments.
In the city – Supersampler 35mm
Here is a Flickr Slideshow of students photographs collected on the theme of ‘In the city’ using a Supersampler camera with 35mm colour film.
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch works throughout his career including his iconic work entitled ‘The Scream‘ have been influenced by myth, anxiety and human emotion. You can view a BBC documentary about this iconic work using these links: 1 2 3 4 5
Alternative Portrait Project
Pupil Example: Larry 2007
Live Art Performance: Derek 2004
