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Building A Monument: Large Shapes

Before we make our monuments, let’s look at some examples of how artists �use design elements and principles to express their message and idea.

Look at the artworks on the following slides and consider how the artist �used shape, proportion and scale in their personal monument.

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Inspiration: A Monument to an Event

A Monument to an Event: �Social Distancing

This is a monument to social distancing, something we have all experienced during the pandemic of 2020-2021. It is an abstract monument. What do you think this monument shows about social distancing? What choices did this artist make to express those ideas?

How would a visual presentation of a group of people before the pandemic �be different?

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Inspiration: A Monument to an Idea

A Monument to Ideas: �Life, Growth, Strength

This monument represents an idea. �A tree connects the earth and the sky. �It represents life, growth, and strength. What choices did the artist make to communicate these ideas?

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Inspiration: A Monument to an Idea Process

This artist began with a sketch, cut out the main shapes with slots, and assembled the tree using the slotting technique.

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Scale and Proportions

Look closely at these silhouettes of monuments �and their pedestals. How did the artists use placement, scale and proportion to communicate these big ideas?

How will you use placement, scale and proportion to communicate your idea? �What other elements will be important to your design? �Will you use repetition, movement or balance?

Action

Power

Balance

Movement

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Remote Arts Learning Partnership

Module Two �

Studio in a School NYC Team

Julie Applebaum, Senior Director

Remote Arts Learning Partnership Project DIrector

Writing Team Project Team

Anne-Marie McIntyre Josef Zutelgte Belinda Blum Nicola Giardina Paul Urevitch

Jamie Powell Andrea Burgay Katherine Huala

Graphic Design

Don Giordano

NYC Department of Education OASP Team

Karen Rosner, Director of Visual Arts

Amber Lodman, Arts Program Manager Kaitlin Trammell, Remote Arts Learning Partnership Project Coordinator

NYC Department of Education Visual Arts Teacher Team

Maria Bonilla Susan Bricker Amie Robinson Lara Tyson

These educational materials were created through a partnership with Studio in a School NYC and The New York City Department of Education Office of Arts and Special Projects (OASP) and made possible by the generosity of The New York Community Trust.

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Constructing Monuments

Lesson 7

Part 2

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Building A Monument: Large Shapes

Over the last several weeks, you have thought about monuments, made sketches, learned construction techniques and developed a pedestal for your monument.

Today, you will use all of these skills and begin to build your own monument with cardboard, using your sketches as a guide. You will begin by building the large shapes first, details will come later.

How will you use the principles and elements of art to express your message �and idea?

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Materials

You will need:

Cardboard

Scissors

Tape

Glue

Ruler

Found box or your prepared pedestal

Optional: stapler, hole puncher, string, wire

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Trace or Draw Your Shapes

Trace or draw the shapes that you will need for your monument.

Think about the size of each shape and how you will arrange them. How will you use placement, scale and proportion to communicate your idea? Will you make a base or pedestal for your sculpture?

Consider what kind of cardboard to use for each. Thicker cardboard is stronger and may stand more easily, but it may �be harder to fold or roll.

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Building Forms and Making Your Shapes Stand

Choose techniques such as folding, slotting, notching, stacking, adding tabs, and rolling to attach and extend your shapes. Make sure your sculpture is stable. Use glue and/or tape to make the connections strong.

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Building Forms and Making Your Shapes Stand: Examples

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Building Forms and Making Your Shapes Stand: Examples 2

Roll

Loop

Fringe

Curls

Tabs

Spiral

Cone

Folded

Fold & Cut

Extrusions

Slotted

Paper Building Techniques

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Composition

Once your base and monument are connected, take a minute to evaluate �the composition.

Composition in art is the arrangement of �visual elements, such as your shapes. �A well-composed sculpture will interest the viewer and help communicate the artist's intention.

Important things to consider:

● Size and proportion

● Placement of shapes

● Positive and negative space

● Movement, rhythm and balance

● Repetition

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Reflection

Turn your sculpture �around. Is it interesting �from all sides?

How did you use scale or proportion in your design?

Which is the largest shape in your design? Which is the smallest? Do their sizes match their significance?

What visual elements �repeat in your design?

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