Arts Alive: Room 2 Protestors - Our Final Sculptures!

OUR ART CHALLENGE:

To create a sculpture, in the style of Alberto Giacometti. Each person's figure would represent a protestor supporting a cause or issue that was important to them.

Check out the poster below made by Maddy, Nesi, Nevaeh and Sonnia that shows the steps we took to make our Giacometti style protestors:

We made a lot of mess - with paint and plaster all over the desks, the floors, the walls, our uniforms and ourselves (a big SORRY to our awesome cleaners and our parents!) but... we had a lot of fun getting creative and finding out that we ALL had some pretty cool art skills! See our Room 2 whanau artists in action! 

Here is Room 2's final Arts Alive exhibition display:

Arts Alive! Alberto Giacometti - Reinvented sculptures!

Today we got the chance to start a new set of art rotations - this time we get to make an art piece based on the artists we have been learning about. 

In Room 2, Ms. Tapuke has introduced us to a famous Swiss sculptor called Alberto Giacometti - read Valessa's poster for facts about the artist.

Giacometti's sculpture pieces were mostly made from bronze - instead we used wire, masking tape and tin foil to try and recreate the tall, slender figures that he is famous for!

Starting with a sketch... then bending 3 pieces of wire into a frame. We used masking tape to fix the head in place and moulded a head shape out of tin foil. 

Watch how Madison folds tin foil around her wire frame to finish off her sculpture and checkout the details in Simon's sculpture in the video below:

                                               Man Pointing (1947) - Bronze.                              

Not bad for our first attempt. Next time, we're going to try covering the wire figures in paper mache or  bandages soaked in plaster of paris. Please check back in a couple of weeks to see more of our reinventions of Giacometti's famous sculptures!

Art Alive! - Alberto Giacometti - Swiss Sculptor - VALESSA

This term we will learn about 6 different artists and their style of work. In Room 2, Ms. Tapuke is teaching us about a famous Swiss sculptor called Alberto Giacometti. He developed a unique style to convey his feelings about the human experience of World War II. 

Check out the poster that VALESSA made below with key information about Giacometti and his most famous works. Feel free to leave a comment on her blog.