Wrapped Sculpture Preparation Activities
Collaborative Task #2
Group Members: Hayley, Bella, Lucy and I.
Group Members: Hayley, Bella, Lucy and I.
Step 1 - The Brief
In your groups you are to create an Wrapped sculpture.
You are to adopt the artmaking practice of CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE to create your sculpture. The following rules apply:
· You must choose a SITE/ OBJECT that is available within the school environment
The quadrangle and tree.
· You may use materials of your choice for example; paper, fabric, toilet paper, masking tape, string etc.
· Some materials will be made available, however, you may also need to source some materials yourself.
Wool string.
· You cannot make a permanent mark on the environment. All components of your sculpture must be deconstructed and the site left exactly as it was prior to the creation of your sculpture.
Themes your group should consider in order to reveal a link to the artmaking practice of Christo and Jeanne-Claude:
· Create your sculpture in a site already prepared and used by people, managed by human beings for human beings. Use what the site is used for as inspiration for your ideas/comment you are trying to make.
· Beauty and joy
· Scale
The quadrangle is used for school assemblies and for people to sit in during recess and lunch.
Photographs MUST be professionally printed.
You are to adopt the artmaking practice of CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE to create your sculpture. The following rules apply:
· You must choose a SITE/ OBJECT that is available within the school environment
The quadrangle and tree.
· You may use materials of your choice for example; paper, fabric, toilet paper, masking tape, string etc.
· Some materials will be made available, however, you may also need to source some materials yourself.
Wool string.
· You cannot make a permanent mark on the environment. All components of your sculpture must be deconstructed and the site left exactly as it was prior to the creation of your sculpture.
Themes your group should consider in order to reveal a link to the artmaking practice of Christo and Jeanne-Claude:
· Create your sculpture in a site already prepared and used by people, managed by human beings for human beings. Use what the site is used for as inspiration for your ideas/comment you are trying to make.
· Beauty and joy
· Scale
The quadrangle is used for school assemblies and for people to sit in during recess and lunch.
Photographs MUST be professionally printed.
Step 2 - Research
In your group:
1. Select THREE Christo and Jeanne-Claude sculptures that appealed to your group the most. Copy and paste these into your brief (within title, date, materials).
1. Valley Curtain 2. The Gates 3. Reichstage
1. Select THREE Christo and Jeanne-Claude sculptures that appealed to your group the most. Copy and paste these into your brief (within title, date, materials).
1. Valley Curtain 2. The Gates 3. Reichstage
2. Identify the concept/theme they are attempting to explore within these sculptures (see brief above for hints).
These sculptures all focus on the concept of space and they also focus on creating a statement about what the area/building is used for. The use for this area provokes thought in the audience and encourages them to question the meaning of the sculpture.
3. Explain why these sculptures work well within the site.
These sculptures work well within the site because they use the space, shapes and colours to their advantage and to have a bigger effect on the audience.
4. Discuss how your group might use one or more of these sculptures as inspiration for your own sculpture.
We like the idea of the size of the Valley curtain and how it curtains over the mountains. We were thinking of using the same effect with our design – having string that curtains over the quad and intertwines with the tree.
These sculptures all focus on the concept of space and they also focus on creating a statement about what the area/building is used for. The use for this area provokes thought in the audience and encourages them to question the meaning of the sculpture.
3. Explain why these sculptures work well within the site.
These sculptures work well within the site because they use the space, shapes and colours to their advantage and to have a bigger effect on the audience.
4. Discuss how your group might use one or more of these sculptures as inspiration for your own sculpture.
We like the idea of the size of the Valley curtain and how it curtains over the mountains. We were thinking of using the same effect with our design – having string that curtains over the quad and intertwines with the tree.
Step 3 - Ideas
1. Produce THREE different design concepts that you may like to explore through your wrapped sculpture.
- Covering the cross
- Spider Web
- Wrapping the pillars
2. Create a concept sketch for each design concept.
- Covering the cross
- Spider Web
- Wrapping the pillars
2. Create a concept sketch for each design concept.
3. Name each of these design concepts and explain how you think you will go about exploring and creating these design concepts.
- Wrapped Cross – we would use string and wrap it around the cross over and over.
- Spider Web – we would use string to create a spider web-effect over the whole quad.
- Wrapped Pillars - We would wrap string in a figure-eight around each of the pillars in the quad.
Select the concept design your group will explore in your wrapped sculpture. Your final design may include design features from any of your previous design concepts.
Spider Web
1. Label the materials within your design concept.
Wool string
2. Justify your groups’ selection of this design concept.
We thought this would be a good idea because it uses the space of the quad very effectively. It would be interesting to see the reactions and interactions of people walking through the quad.
- Wrapped Cross – we would use string and wrap it around the cross over and over.
- Spider Web – we would use string to create a spider web-effect over the whole quad.
- Wrapped Pillars - We would wrap string in a figure-eight around each of the pillars in the quad.
Select the concept design your group will explore in your wrapped sculpture. Your final design may include design features from any of your previous design concepts.
Spider Web
1. Label the materials within your design concept.
Wool string
2. Justify your groups’ selection of this design concept.
We thought this would be a good idea because it uses the space of the quad very effectively. It would be interesting to see the reactions and interactions of people walking through the quad.
Step 5 - Planning and Production
1. Photograph the site you will be working with.
2. List the tools, materials and resources you will need in order to create your sculpture.
Scissors
Wool string
3. Explain how your sculpture explores a theme similar to that of Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
We are essentially wrapping the entire quad, similar to how Christ and Jeanne-Claude wrap large areas.
4. Describe how your sculpture transforms the original site and provokes a change in thought about the original site.
Originally, our site would have seemed like an average school playground. However, once we had added the wool string to the quad, it evoked thoughts of nature and space. The audience questioned its similarity to a spider web and marveled at its size.
5. List the steps your group will follow to create the sculpture within the 1-hour lesson provided.
- Tie wool to a branch on the tree.
- Stretch wool to the opposite side of the quad and tie it to something.
- Cut the string off.
- Repeat the process multiple times.
6. State how you intend to document your sculpture- during the physical making stages, the finished product and the deconstruction of your sculpture. How do you intend to present your documentation?
We intend to take photographs as we are making it and once it is being taken down.
Scissors
Wool string
3. Explain how your sculpture explores a theme similar to that of Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
We are essentially wrapping the entire quad, similar to how Christ and Jeanne-Claude wrap large areas.
4. Describe how your sculpture transforms the original site and provokes a change in thought about the original site.
Originally, our site would have seemed like an average school playground. However, once we had added the wool string to the quad, it evoked thoughts of nature and space. The audience questioned its similarity to a spider web and marveled at its size.
5. List the steps your group will follow to create the sculpture within the 1-hour lesson provided.
- Tie wool to a branch on the tree.
- Stretch wool to the opposite side of the quad and tie it to something.
- Cut the string off.
- Repeat the process multiple times.
6. State how you intend to document your sculpture- during the physical making stages, the finished product and the deconstruction of your sculpture. How do you intend to present your documentation?
We intend to take photographs as we are making it and once it is being taken down.
Step 5 - Making
During the allocated lesson, demonstrate that you are following safe work practices and can work well in a team.
Your final sculpture may change slightly during the making process to account for site changes, weather conditions etc. With this said, the link to the practice of Christo and Jeanne-Claude must still be evident. Use the camera provided to document your artmaking process. |
Step 6 - ICT/Documentation
Step 7 - Evaluation
Each group member must complete an evaluation of your wrapped sculpture.
This is to be completed individually.
Evaluation of our Wrapped Sculpture
The Sculpture.
1. In our wrapped sculpture we used the following materials…
Wool string
Tree/Quadrangle
2. We chose to use these materials because they symbolise the following ideas in the following ways…
Wool string symbolizes delicacy and fragility because it seems so easily breakable and thin. We decided to tie the string to a tree because the tree symbolizes nature and provokes thoughts about nature.
3. We attached these materials together using…
Wool string
4. We chose to use the site we did because…
It was a large space that is used by many people.
5. This site enhanced our ideas because…
We were able to create a huge spider-web shape because of the shape of the quad.
6. In our design we transformed the original site in the following ways…
We changed the site from being an ordinary school playground into a strange giant web.
7. Changing the site in this way aimed to provoke the following changes in thought…
We hoped that people would think about nature and the fragility of nature. We hoped that people would see that when you pull a part of the web, other parts would come down or stretch too, it would create a wave effect on the surrounding environment. This symbolized the delicate balance of nature.
8. Our final sculpture changed from our original design concept in the following ways…
It did not change
9. What areas of the sculpture do you think work the best? Why?
I think the really long strings that attached the tree to the buildings worked best because they were the most delicate. If one of them was broken, all the string attached would fall down too.
10. If you had the opportunity to create the sculpture again, what areas of the sculpture would you attempt to improve? Why?
I may attempt to create a neater web shape, so that it resembled a spider web more.
11. How do you think you could go around improving these features?
By spending more time and focusing on the sculpture more I would be able to improve this.
Documentation.
12. How do your photographs (and video) enhance the ideas you were exploring in your sculpture?
We were able to take a photo from a story above the ground, which was able to enhance the size and vastness of the sculpture.
13. In what ways could these be improved?
Perhaps we could work on capturing the sculptures from more angles.
Working collaboratively.
14. What were the challenges of working in a team?
Sometimes a challenge would be clashing ideas between members.
15. How could these be addressed (and eliminated) in the future?
By talking about the ideas and coming to an agreement we were able to solve the problem of clashing ideas.
16. What were the positives of working in a team?
There were more opinions and ideas for the sculpture. Diversity is very useful in art.
17. What strategies did you find helped promote positive working relationships and productivity when working collaboratively?Working as a team, listening to each other and helping each other helped us work productively and collaboratively.
1. How did you approach to this collaborative task change from your last task?
My last task only involved two people so there was not as much diversity and not as many ideas, I feel that this actually limited our work because there were only two of us coming up with ideas.
2. How would you approach a collaborative task in the future?
I would very much enjoy another collaborative task in the future and I would approach it with confidence and listen to other members as much as possible.
This is to be completed individually.
Evaluation of our Wrapped Sculpture
The Sculpture.
1. In our wrapped sculpture we used the following materials…
Wool string
Tree/Quadrangle
2. We chose to use these materials because they symbolise the following ideas in the following ways…
Wool string symbolizes delicacy and fragility because it seems so easily breakable and thin. We decided to tie the string to a tree because the tree symbolizes nature and provokes thoughts about nature.
3. We attached these materials together using…
Wool string
4. We chose to use the site we did because…
It was a large space that is used by many people.
5. This site enhanced our ideas because…
We were able to create a huge spider-web shape because of the shape of the quad.
6. In our design we transformed the original site in the following ways…
We changed the site from being an ordinary school playground into a strange giant web.
7. Changing the site in this way aimed to provoke the following changes in thought…
We hoped that people would think about nature and the fragility of nature. We hoped that people would see that when you pull a part of the web, other parts would come down or stretch too, it would create a wave effect on the surrounding environment. This symbolized the delicate balance of nature.
8. Our final sculpture changed from our original design concept in the following ways…
It did not change
9. What areas of the sculpture do you think work the best? Why?
I think the really long strings that attached the tree to the buildings worked best because they were the most delicate. If one of them was broken, all the string attached would fall down too.
10. If you had the opportunity to create the sculpture again, what areas of the sculpture would you attempt to improve? Why?
I may attempt to create a neater web shape, so that it resembled a spider web more.
11. How do you think you could go around improving these features?
By spending more time and focusing on the sculpture more I would be able to improve this.
Documentation.
12. How do your photographs (and video) enhance the ideas you were exploring in your sculpture?
We were able to take a photo from a story above the ground, which was able to enhance the size and vastness of the sculpture.
13. In what ways could these be improved?
Perhaps we could work on capturing the sculptures from more angles.
Working collaboratively.
14. What were the challenges of working in a team?
Sometimes a challenge would be clashing ideas between members.
15. How could these be addressed (and eliminated) in the future?
By talking about the ideas and coming to an agreement we were able to solve the problem of clashing ideas.
16. What were the positives of working in a team?
There were more opinions and ideas for the sculpture. Diversity is very useful in art.
17. What strategies did you find helped promote positive working relationships and productivity when working collaboratively?Working as a team, listening to each other and helping each other helped us work productively and collaboratively.
1. How did you approach to this collaborative task change from your last task?
My last task only involved two people so there was not as much diversity and not as many ideas, I feel that this actually limited our work because there were only two of us coming up with ideas.
2. How would you approach a collaborative task in the future?
I would very much enjoy another collaborative task in the future and I would approach it with confidence and listen to other members as much as possible.