MonumentsProject

VanderBand|3DArt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07K0vod1HA Prompt:Thinkofamemorythatyouhave,oracollectivememory(anexperiencesharedby multiplepeople).Howwillyouhelpotherpeopleexperienceyourmemory?Youneedtocreatea monumentthatcanspeakforitself.Whenitiscreated,youmostlikelywillnotbetheretoexplain themeaningtotheviewer. Youmayworkaloneorinagroupofuptothreepeople. Youwillneedtopresentyourideatomebeforeyoustartbuilding. Thiswillbepresentedtotheclass! Objectives: Visualizeandhypothesizetogenerateplansforideasanddirectionsforcreatingartand designthatcanaffectsocialchange. Compareusesofartinavarietyofsocietal,cultural,andhistoricalcontextsandmake connectionstousesofartincontemporaryandlocalcontexts. Make,explain,andjustifyconnectionsbetweenartistsorartworksandsocial,culturaland politicalhistory. Part1:Research.(PickOne) Choice1:Findafamousmonumentormemorial.researchit,andanswerthequestions listedbelow. Choice2:Researchmonumentsandmemorialsofaspecificworldculture.

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Howdoyoudoit?
1. Writeanessaythatisatleast 1.5pagesinlength(double spaced). Makeapreziorapowerpoint. Createaposter Someothercreativewayto showresearch!Runideasbyme first.

WhatshouldIknow?(Choice1)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Whywasthemonumentbuilt? Whatisimportantaboutthe monument? Whobuiltit?When? Whatelsedidtheartistcreate? Howdidtheybuildit,andwhat wastheinspirationforthedesign? Arethereothermonumentsor memorialsthatarelikeorinspired byyourmonumentofchoice?

WhatshouldIknow?(Choice2)
1. Whatimportantinformation shouldyouraudienceknowabout thecultureyouchose? Whatmemorialsandmonuments doesthisculturehave?Give informationaboutthememorials. Whataresomeotherwaysthat thisculturerecordsmemories? Whatotherculturesmayhave inspiredorbeinfluencedbyyour culturesmemorials/ monuments?

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Part2:Create. Prompt:Createamonumentormemorialthatallowspeopletoexperiencesomethingthatis importanttoyou,amemorythatyouhave,oracollectivememorysharedbyagroupofpeople. Whatisrequired? Eachpersoninthegroupisresponsiblefortheirownresearchportion(part1)of thisproject. Amodelofyourmonumentmustbebuilt.Youcanuseavarietyofmaterials.Be creative! Arenderingofhowthemonumentormemorialwouldbeexperienced(detailed information,asifitwereaproposaltoacityplannerorurbandeveloper) Questionstoconsider: 1. 2. 3. 4. Whydodifferentculturesbuildmonuments? Whodecideswhateventsaregoodenoughtobememorialized? Howdoyouconveytheimportanceofyouridea? Howdoyoucreateasculpturalpiecethatcreatesanexperiencefortheviewer?

SculptureVocabulary: AdditiveSculpture:Additivesculptureistheprocessofcreatingsculpturebyadding materialtocreatethework. Plane(flatandcurved):Isdefinedasasurface.Sculpturallyplanesareareasofsurface definedbyamoreorlessabruptchangeindirection,andmaybeeitherflatorcurved. 3ElementsofGoodSculpture: Idea(subjectMatter):Primarilyevokesintellectualresponse Form(3dimensionaldesign):Evokesemotionalreactions TechnicalMeans(materialsandtechniques):Evokessensorystimulation Armature:Frameworkonwhichasculptureismoldedwithclayorsimilarmaterial.