Informational presentation for beginning sculpture classes. Focuses on three sculptors who use abstraction in their work:
Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Constantin Brancusi. Students will use their work as inspiration to create their own abstract sculpture carved from plaster.
5. Henry Moore Biography
• Studied at the Royal College of Art in
London until 1925
• Attracted to African, Pre-Columbian, and
Medieval art
6. Henry Moore Biography
• Worked in plaster, stone, and bronze
• Influenced by the contours of nature and
the human figure
7. Henry Moore Biography
• Henry Moore is famous for working
abstractly.
• He simplified objects by breaking them
down into curves, angles, and shapes
8. Henry Moore Biography
• For example, his 1939 sculpture Reclining
Figure is known for a series of holes that
pierce the solid mass and transforms it
into a kind of landscape of caves and
tunnels
14. Barbara Hepworth
• British sculptor
• 1903-1975
• Was close friends with Henry Moore and
his art influenced hers.
• Her interest in sculpture began when she
visited Italy in 1925 and learned how to
carve marble.
15. Barbara Hepworth
• Was attracted to Egyptian and Greek art.
• She married British artist Ben Nicholson
and they worked together to make
successful art.
28. Constantin Brancusi
• Title: Mademoiselle
Pogany III
• Date: 1931
• Marble
• This sculpture lacks a
mouth and the brows
merge gracefully into
the nose.
32. Sketchbook Assignment
• As other students are mixing and pouring
their cups, work on this entry in your
sketchbook
• Draw out 2 idea sketches that
demonstrate the elements and principles
of design.
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33. • Try to focus on abstraction—the shape &
form of your idea can remind you of
concrete objects, but shouldn’t obviously
resemble them.
• Think back to the images of Henry Moore,
Barbara Hepworth, and Brancusi—use
them as inspiration!!
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34. Your 3 idea sketches must include:
• A “negative space” carved through the
sculpture that you can see through.
• Colored with colored pencils to show what
you want your finished sculpture to look
like.
• Front and back views.
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35. • Tomorrow you will finish your drawings;
together we will choose the best one.
• You will create a maquette: a
small, scale model of your sculpture
idea, It is used to visualize and test
shapes and ideas without producing a
final product.
• You will use modeling clay to make your
maquette.
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36. Brainstorming
• You can start out by drawing a simple
object, then simplifying it (removing
detail, using simple shapes and curves).
• Or, you can think about combining simple
shapes and forms: geometric or organic.
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