Inside-space

Create
a frontal sculpture that evokes the interior space of a researched work of art using
found objects, collage, and mixed media.  

 

In this project, you will research works form artists on the provided list. After looking through and selecting at least three artists, pick one single work to focus on. You will then create a frontal sculptural work that gives a look into what you imagine the interior of the sculpture might be. Your work does not have to be a literal look at the physicality of the interior space, it can expand upon, expound upon and extend the work from the outside in. What odes it mean to look inside something? How do you picture the interior space of an idea?  

 

Use this space to create a work that implies a large,
dynamic interior space.

Approach

Brainstorm

What are some qualities of your selected work you can explore?

• Physical
• Functional
• Contextual
• Subject Matter

How do you use your available resources to evoke these spaces?

Write these things down, and the associations that go with them.

Make a chart where you draw lines from objects to descriptions and
think about the complexity and variability of the associations you can
evoke

What are some of the strategies you can use? Extension, inversion, structural, emphasis, contrast

Gather Materials

Materials

• Shoe Box
  Suitcase
  Trunk
  Drawer
  Loaf Pan
  Cigar Box
  Basket
  Constructed Box
  
• Found objects
• Papers and images
• Knick knacks 
• Tape, glue, art supplies

 

Sketch and Build

Document

• Lighting- How can you get light into the work so the viewer can see how you want them to see?
• Battery powered lights inside
• Openings on top or side of the box
• Soft frontal Lights
• Use light to finish and define the work
• Highlight sections of your composition

Use the photograph as a space for your head in class video call

Goals

• Create a space that is not just a physical copy of the work, but an extension
• Identify and exploit attributes of the work
• Craft equal to your level and circumstances
• Innovative use of your available resources.

 

Rubric

Did the student thoughtfully collect items and materials?

Is the work crafted to the best ability (both in terms of skill and current workspace situation)?

Is the work related to the original in an interesting way?

Is the amount of work time evident in the final product?

Are the material associations dynamic and interesting?

Has the student manipulated and modified the objects? 

 

Artists:

 

Tom Friedman
Los Carpenteros
Rachael Whiteread
Fred Tomaselli
Tom Sachs
Do-Ho Suh
Joana Vasconcelos
Tara Donovan
Dennis Oppenheim
Chris Burden
Anne Hamilton
Rebecca Horn
Fischli and Wiess
Tim Hawkinson
Louise Bourgeois
Tony Cragg
Anthony Caro
Mark di Suvero
Andy Goldsworthy
Anish Kapoor
Yayoi Kusama
Robert Lazzarini
Richard Long
Sol LeWitt
Ron Mueck
Isamu Noguchi
David Nash
Louise Nevelson
Kiki Smith
Tony Smith
Kenneth Snelson
Richard Serra
Erwin Wurm
Arthur ganson
Fichel and weiss
Rebecca horn
doug aitken
Jean tinguley
Marcel Duchamp
Chris Bürden
Alexander Calder
Joel Shapiro
David Smith
Carl Andre
Eva Hesse
Anish Kapoor
Mark DeSuervo
Duane Hanson
Magdalena Abakanowicz
Sarah Sze
Barbara Hepworth
Roxy Paine

 

Some Examples: