Abstract: The purpose of this project in lieu of thesis is to create a sculpture curriculum resource for art teachers. Sculpture offers a spatial engagement with depth and form to students that other artistic practices cannot. After reviewing art education literature for a pilot study conducted in 2009, it I recognized that sculpture resources were not as available to 6 grade to 12 grade art educators as to drawing, painting, or other 2-D resources were. Since then, my research has focused on addressing the limited availability of sculpture resources for 6-12 art educators by developing an online curriculum resource with project outlines, project examples, and links regarding bringing sculpture into their classroom.
This supplemental report is based on my thesis exhibition and is an investigation into the influences that drive me to create sculpture. The work stems from a fascination with nature's ability to deconstruct what mankind builds, transforming something new in its place. Through the use of juxtaposed structure, materials and surfaces I explore these relationships. Images of the sculpture and references have been included.
This project researched the one hundred year history of geometric abstract painting and its origins in utopian ideas and non-representational object-hood. Employing predetermined rules and working methods, commercial and industrial materials, cloth tape was used to create ‘paintings’...