Sculpted or Carved Object

Minnesota 9-12 Visual Art Standards
Used in this Lesson

  • 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the foundations of the arts area.
  • 1A. Analyze how the elements of visual art including color, line, shape, value, form, texture and space; and principles such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast and balance are combined to communicate meaning in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks.

  • 1b. Evaluate how the principles of visual art such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast and balance are used in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks.

  • 1c. Analyze how the characteristics of Western and non-Western styles, movements, and genres in art contribute to the creation of, presentation of, or response to artworks.

  • 1d. Apply understanding of the health and safety issues related to creating in art.

  • 2. Demonstrate knowledge and use of the technical skills of the art form, integrating technology when applicable.
  • 2a. Integrate the characteristics of the tools, materials and techniques of a selected media in original artworks to support artistic purposes.

  • 3. Demonstrate understanding of the personal, social, cultural and historical contexts that influence the arts areas.
  • 3a. Analyze how visual artworks influence and are influenced by personal, social, cultural or historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.

  • 3b. Synthesize and express an individual view of the meaning and functions of visual art.
  • 4. Create or make in a variety of contexts in the arts area using the artistic foundations.
  • 4a. Create a single, complex artwork or multiple artworks to express ideas.

  • 4b. Revise artworks based on artistic intent and using multiple sources of critique and feedback.

  • 4c. Justify an artistic statement, including how audience and occasion influence creative choices.
  • 5. Perform or present in a variety of contexts in the arts area using the artistic foundations.
  • 5a. Present, exhibit, publish or demonstrate collections of artworks for different audiences and occasions.

  • 5b.Revise presentation based on artistic intent and using multiple sources of critique and feedback.

  • 5c. Justify artistic intent, including how audience and occasion influence presentation choices.
  • 6. Respond to or critique a variety of creations or performances using the artistic foundations.
  • 6a. Analyze, interpret and evaluate works of visual art by applying self-selected criteria within the traditions of the art form.

  • 6b. Justify choices of self-selected criteria based on knowledge of how criteria affects criticism.

    • Additional Tie-ins

  • Sculpting techniques
  • Vocabulary: Monolithic
  • How to hollow out a monolithic clay piece
    • The teacher demonstrates how he sculpts a portrait. (Click here for a video) (And click here to see how the sculpture in the video link above looks when it's nearly finished.) Hollowing out a carved object is also demonstrated in class.

    Students are encouraged to bring in a 3-d object that they want to try to duplicate in clay. Having a model in front of them will make it a million times easier to sculpt that object.



    Bear sculpture above by Jameson M.

    7 inch tall Chess Knight sculpture above by Ava V.



    Evaluation:
    3 points -- 3-D, interesting from all angles
    3 points -- Quality and details included (wrinkles, folds, etc.)
    2 points -- Base integrated nicely
    2 points -- Hollowed out properly (Show Teacher)
    10 points total

    Students also have the option of carving a generic Ball on a box. If they choose to do that the evaluation is as follows:
    Evaluation:
    3 points -- Neatness/clean
    3 points -- Hollowed out correctly
    4 points -- Accurate shape

    10 points total
    (After a little dry-time, students are shown how to cut a "pie" shape out of the back and how to hollow out the project.)