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Styrogami

The art of a styrofoam cup

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Purpose:

Learn about artists who look at space in interesting ways such as Jules Vitali, founder of Styrogami. Demonstrating how positive and negative space depend on each other to make the space interesting. Use repetition and balance to unify their sculptures.

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Artist Examples

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Art Made from Styrofoam

It takes 500 years for styrofoam to degrade.

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Knot

Kathyrn E. Martin

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Made from 40,000 Styrofoam cup bottoms

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Flotant

Kathyrn E. Martin

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Rings cut from over 50,000 cups

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Tara Donovan

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The Playing Fields by Craig R. Wedderspoon

Made from Styrofoam, plaster, epoxy

Styrofoam Mona Lisa by Fabio

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Styrofoam Tree

Dio Mendoza

Styrofoam Cups Ceiling Light

Paul Cocksedge

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Today’s Assignment

Using ideally 1 cup design your own Styrogami.

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Utilize your time wisely. Consider your design.

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DON’T FORGET TO PHOTOGRAPH AND SAVE IT FOR YOUR BLOG!