tailieunhanh - Sculpture of the Twentieth Century

The prototype of the barbute may be seen in a basinet from Chalcis, dating from 4I 0 to I440, portrayed in the drawings. It retains vervelles along the edges for attaching a camail. Minus the camail, and with a rounded bowl to conform with the contour of the head, this helmet would qualify as a barbute. In fact, the transition from basinet to barbute is largely a change in propor- tion. Some basinets were so tall that they rested on . | Sculpture of the Twentieth Century Grade Level or Special Area Visual Arts Eighth Grade Written by Sarah C. Sykes Frontier Academy Greeley CO Length of Unit Four lessons approximately nine days one day 50 minutes I. ABSTRACT In the eighth grade students are to study an array of 20th century artists and their sculptures. In this unit we will review the sculpture artists from Auguste Rodin to Maya Lin through slides. Even though all these artists were sculptors their work varies extremely among one another. The students will be given an opportunity to compare and contrast the artists and make a sculpture with objects in a similar style to one of the artists. II. OVERVIEW A. Concept Objectives 1. Students will recognize and use the visual arts as a form of communication. Colorado Model Content Standard 1 2. Students will understand and apply the visual arts materials tools techniques and processes. Colorado Model Content Standard 3 3. Students relate the visual arts to various historical and cultural traditions. Colorado Model Content Standards 4 4. Students will understand how to analyze and evaluate the characteristics merits and meaning of works of art. Colorado Model Content Standard 5 B. Content from the Core Knowledge Sequence 1. Visual Arts Eighth Grade 20th-Century Sculpture p. 192 a. Examine representative artists and works including i. Auguste Rodin The Thinker Monument to Balzac ii. Constantin Brancusi Bird in Space iii. Pablo Picasso Bull s Head iv. Henry Moore Two Forms v. Alexander Calder Lobster Trap and Fish Tail vi. Louise Nevelson Black Wall vii. Claes Oldenburg Clothespin viii. Maya Lin Vietnam Veterans Memorial C. Skill Objectives 1. Students will identify and experiment with sculpture materials tools techniques and processes. 2. Students will evaluate the selection and use of sculpture materials tools techniques and processes used. 3. Students will create art based on personal interpretation of various historical and cultural contexts. 4. Students