Throw your arms to the sky, and do not fear where they may land

UNIT 1V: Mass and Form

OBJECTIVE: To introduce both traditional and non-traditional approaches to the concept of mass as applied to three-dimensional form.

PROJECT: Throw your arms to the sky, and do not fear where they may land

PROCESS:

1. Using your rock and a feather, sketch support structures that utilize linear elements for each. The goal is to make the rock look light and the feather look heavy.
2. Build a support structure for your rock using 1/8” x 1/8” basswood. The structure should make the rock look light, elevate the rock 5 times its height off the ground, and consider balance.
3. Build a structure for your feather to make it seem impossibly heavy, also using basswood.

READING: Launching the Imagination Chapter 7, 12

VOCABULARY: mass, density, weight, gravity, form, simulation, surface, tactile, traditional/non-traditional, subtractive, synthetic, plinth, representational, nonobjective, pedestal, abstract

REFERENCES: Duchamp, Eva Hesse

MATERIALS: Rock, Feather, Glue, Matte Knives, Exacto Saws, Little Clamps, 1/8” x 1/8” Bass Wood.

COMMUNITY:

DUE: 9/15

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